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Bihar shuts down open meat shops near schools and temples

PATNA, Feb. 23 -- Barely a week after announcing a statewide ban on meat, fish and poultry from unlicensed outlets, Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha - who also looks after urban developme... Read More


Bihar assembly takes a sweet turn as MLAs push for GI tags for local delicacies

PATNA, Feb. 23 -- The state assembly took a flavorful detour from routine political debates on Monday, as lawmakers from both the treasury and Opposition benches rallied to secure Geographical Indicat... Read More


Bihar plans policy to battle 'invisible epidemic' of excessive screen time among children

PATNA, Feb. 23 -- The Bihar government is mulling a comprehensive policy to curb screen time and social media exposure for minors. The government shard this on the floor of the assembly during the ong... Read More


'Caste oriented' remarks spark war of words over UGC rules in Assembly

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- Tempers boiled over in the state assembly on Friday during zero hour when CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurav a remark in context with the Supreme Court-stayed UGC equity regulations which th... Read More


Govt vows to boost Arjun plant-based herbal industry, tapping North Bihar's natural wealth

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- State health minister Mangal Pandey has said that the government intends to turn the abundant Arjun trees of North Bihar into a major driver of rural employment and herbal medicine p... Read More


Cong's 'Sangathan Srijan' drive gets a boost, as RML vice president joins party

PATNA, Feb. 18 -- A day after the Congress party reviewed the progress of its Sangathan Srijan programme - an ambitious drive to revamp and strengthen the organisation from the booth to the state leve... Read More


Ruckus in assembly over RJD MLA's remark on Ram Vilas Paswan

PATNA, Feb. 17 -- Ruckus broke out in the Bihar legislative assembly on Monday as the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), a junior partner in the ruling NDA, launched a vociferous attack on the Rashtriya... Read More


Land disputes claim 800-1000 lives annually in Bihar: Deputy CM Sinha

PATNA, Feb. 16 -- Asserting land issues as a major source of violence, deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, who holds the revenue and land reforms portfolio, said that about 800 to 1,000 lives are... Read More


CM Nitish inspects Kurji, Anandpuri nalas in Patna, asks for speedy completion

PATNA, Feb. 16 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inspected ongoing construction work on two major drainage projects in the city - the Kurji Nala (also known as Rajiv Nagar Nala) along Ashiana... Read More


Fresh drive against illegal hoardings in Patna

PATNA, Feb. 15 -- The Patna municipal corporation (PMC) has kicked off yet another major drive to clear the city's skyline of unauthorised advertising billboards, with deputy chief minister Vijay Kuma... Read More