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RJD's chief whip loses MLC seat for 'mimicking' CM

PATNA, July 27 -- Chief whip of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Bihar Legislative Council, Sunil Kumar Singh, was on Friday disqualified as a member of the state's upper house for "mimicking" ch... Read More


Bihar gears up to fast-track execution of Rs.11,500-cr flood management plan

PATNA, July 26 -- A day after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs.11,500 crore flood mitigation plan, the Bihar government has swung into action to utilise the fund efficiently and ... Read More


Committee formed to expedite flood mitigation plan in Bihar

India, July 25 -- The Bihar state government has proposed to set up a dedicated cell to fast track execution of flood mitigation plan. The development comes two days after Union finance minister Nirm... Read More


Patna DEO gets show cause notice, DPO suspended

PATNA, July 22 -- Taking serious exceptions to casual approach in discharging their duties and proper upkeep of official records, additional chief secretary, education, S Siddharth on Saturday ordered... Read More


Oppn readies ammo for a stormy monsoon session

PATNA, July 22 -- Demand for the special status, inclusion of enhanced reservation under 9th Schedule of the Constitution, breakdown in law and order and regular collapse of bridges are a few major is... Read More


New scheme to boost urban infra gets nod

PATNA, July 20 -- The Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar on Friday approved a new scheme, "Mukhyamantri Samagra Shahari Vikas Yojna (CM's integrated urban development scheme) for holistic infrastructure de... Read More


Bagmati floods low-lying areas of Muzaffarpur; several rivers flow above danger mark in state

PATNA, July 15 -- Floodwaters of Bagmati river entered hundreds of houses in low lying areas of 18 panchayats, including Barri and Basghatta, and submerged roads leading to there villages in Muzaffarp... Read More


Many stranded, houses, schools submerged as Bihar floods worsen

Patna, July 15 -- Thousands of residents in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district were cut-off from the block and district headquarters on Sunday after floodwaters of the rapidly rising Bagmati river entered h... Read More


Atal Path-like road from Ganga Path to Patna Sahib okayed

PATNA, July 13 -- Decks were cleared for construction of the long-awaited extension of Lok Nayak Ganga Path to the commercial hub of Patna City on Friday, when with the Bihar cabinet gave its nod for ... Read More


Chirag-Paras fight for Bihar office lands in Patna HC

PATNA, July 11 -- The fight between Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party led by his estranged uncle and former union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras over t... Read More