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Cong appoints new district chiefs in major reshuffle in Bihar

PATNA, March 31 -- The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed new presidents for 53 restructured District Congress Committees (DCCs) in Bihar, marking a significant shake-up aimed at bolste... Read More


ASI excavations: Call for report on decades of digs and display of artefacts

PATNA, March 29 -- As the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) begins the fifth round of excavations at the ancient mound of Balirajgarh in Madhubani district, a growing chorus of historians and local... Read More


Landmark first: Nafed to buy 32,000 metric tonnes of lentils from Bihar farmers at MSP

PATNA, March 25 -- 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


Bihar govt orders CAG audits for all urban local bodies to root out corruption

PATNA, March 24 -- 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


Powered by Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali mission, Bihar's green cover crosses 15.5%

PATNA, March 23 -- 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 land drives head for deadline miss as strikes cripple revenue machinery

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 on viral video of damaged walls

PATNA, March 21 -- 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


Post-RS poll fiasco, Cong faces existential crisis in Bihar

PATNA, March 18 -- Barely two days after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept all five Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from Bihar, the Congress unit here is confronting an existential crisis marked by ... Read More


Cong MLA blames RJD's 'wrong candidate' for abstaining in RS polls

PATNA, March 17 -- 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


Opposition leaders accuse BJP of using muscle, money and machinery to win Bihar RS polls

PATNA, March 16 -- 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