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Chirag breaks ranks, asks CEC to clear air

PATNA, Sept. 26 -- In a clear departure from the defensive posture adopted by most BJP-led NDA constituents, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday called on ... Read More


Cong workers face water cannons

PATNA, Sept. 26 -- A protest by Congress workers escalated on Friday as police deployed water cannons to stop demonstrators marching toward the State Election Commission office, demanding the resignat... Read More


Chirag Paswan breaks ranks, asks CEC Gyanesh Kumar to clear air over 'dissent' within EC on SIR

India, Sept. 25 -- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday called on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to firmly and publicly clarify the Electio... Read More


bihar cabinet clears projects for univs named after maa sita and poet dinkar

PATNA, Sept. 24 -- The state cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal for setting up two new universities, marking a significant expansion of the state's higher-education map and paying deliberate ho... Read More


Univs named after literary icon, deity get cabinet nod

PATNA, Sept. 24 -- The state cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal for setting up two new universities, marking a significant expansion of the state's higher-education map and paying deliberate ho... Read More


Jamui MLA's remark stirs political bickering

PATNA, Sept. 23 -- A sharp political row has erupted in Bihar after sports and industries minister and Jamui MLA Shreyasi Singh's comments on the alleged harassment of two Class 10 students in her con... Read More


From deluge to drought: Bihar battles rain deficit after flood across districts

PATNA, Sept. 22 -- As the southwest monsoon edges toward withdrawal, Bihar finds itself caught in a familiar yet punishing bind. Large parts of the state are locked in drought-like conditions after re... Read More


Bihar's cities have to be engines of growth, not sprawl: Minister

PATNA, Sept. 20 -- Urban development and housing department (UDHD) minister Nitish Mishra has laid out a clear vision about future urban sector growth, stating that the state's cities must evolve as p... Read More


Petition filed in Patna HC against nat'l award to Kishore's biography

PATNA, Sept. 20 -- A biography of the late singer-actor Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography, which received the National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema has come under challenge at... Read More


Chouhan, CM tour villages hit by severe floods

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- Amid mounting political pressure and widespread devastation from the floods, a team led by Union agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday began a... Read More