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Nafed to buy 32,000 MTs of lentils from farmers at MSP

PATNA, March 26 -- Bihar's lentil growers are set to receive a major windfall as the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) prepares to procure around 32,000 metri... Read More


deputy cm gives ultimatum to revenue officers to end ongoing strike by today

PATNA, March 25 -- Deputy chief minister-cum-revenue minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday warned the circle officers (COs), revenue officers (ROs) and other revenue cadre officials to call off the st... Read More


Govt orders CAG audit of all urban local bodies

PATNA, March 25 -- In a move to enforce its "zero tolerance" policy on corruption, the Bihar government has decided to hand over the auditing of all urban local bodies to auditors empanelled by the Co... Read More


Jal-Jeevan success: Bihar's green cover surpasses 15.5%

PATNA, March 24 -- The state's total green cover, comprising the forested areas, has now crossed 15.5%, according to a statement released by the rural development department last week. The ongoing tre... Read More


Bihar bid to digitise, clean up land records set to miss March 31 deadline

PATNA, March 23 -- The Bihar government's high-profile push to digitise and clean up land records is collapsing under its own weight. Two flagship campaigns - Bhu-Mapi Mahaaviyan and Rajaswa Mahabhiya... Read More


Vikramshila Setu safe, says minister, Oppn cries foul

PATNA, March 22 -- Bihar's road construction department (RCD) minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Saturday declared the Vikramshila Setu over the Ganga in Bhagalpur 'absolutely safe' for traffic, even as ... Read More


3 revenue officers suspended amid strike

PATNA, March 19 -- Taking serious note of media statements over the strike, the revenue and land reforms department on Wednesday suspended three senior officers of revenue services. The officers suspe... Read More


Cong MLA blames RJD's RS pick for skipping polls

PATNA, March 18 -- A day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) wrested all five Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from Bihar, Congress MLA from Valmiki Nagar Surendra Prasad Kushwaha broke his silence thr... Read More


Oppn accuses BJP of using muscle, machinery, money

PATNA, March 17 -- Leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pursuing the politics of intimidation and resorting to misuse ... Read More


COs, ROs vow to intensify strike even as land record work suffers

PATNA, March 16 -- Officials from state revenue services, including circle officers (COs) and revenue officers (ROs), gathered in large numbers under the joint banner of the Bihar Revenue Service Asso... Read More