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Bihar tables Rs.3.47L-cr budget with focus on Saat Nischay-3

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- Finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, on Tuesday presented the Rs.347,589 crore budget of the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government for 2026-27 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Though t... Read More


j'khand minister to give Rs.2 lakh to u'khand man who protected muslim elderly

RANCHI, Feb. 4 -- Hailing the youth from Kotdwar in Uttarakhand for reportedly standing up to an unruly mob to protect a Muslim senior citizen, Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari on Tuesday announ... Read More


Budget seeks to push smart cities, housing, urban infra

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- The Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) emerged as a key beneficiary, with thousands of crores committed to housing, transport, drainage, sanitation and waste management p... Read More


Rs.21,270-cr injected into healthcare, plan to set up 10 new med colleges

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- Bihar finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said that Rs.21,270.40 crore have been allocated in the state budget for the health sector in the 2026-27 financial year, with ... Read More


Rs.23Kcr earmarked for lifting rural eco

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- Development of grameen (rural) hats in rural areas for giving rural economy a boost, covering five lakh new families under Lohia Swachh Bihar campaign for providing toilets and also p... Read More


Govt to introduce yearly Rs.3,000 each Karpoori perk for farmers

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- The state government will introduce Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to provide Rs.3,000 as minimum monetary support annually on the lines of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, ... Read More


NDA leaders, industry bodies applaud budget

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- The NDA leaders in Bihar hailed the budget for the financial year 2026-27 presented on Tuesday in the Bihar Legislative Assembly by finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav. Lauding the... Read More


Constructions of bridges and roads likely to pick up speed

PATNA, Feb. 4 -- The percentage share of road construction department (RCD) in the annual budget for 2026-27 has dipped by 0.02% vis-a-vis last fiscal year, even as overall allocation of the departmen... Read More


2 with Rs.50K bounty each held

GAYA JI, Feb. 4 -- The Gaya police on Tuesday arrested notorious criminals Vicky Manjhi and his associate Wakil Manjhi from adjacent Jehanabad district. Both wanted in several cases of murder, Arms Ac... Read More


18-year-old student shot while returning from exam centre

PURNEA, Feb. 4 -- An 18-year-old intermediate examinee was shot while he was returning from an examination centre in Bihar's Purnea on Tuesday. The student is undergoing treatment at the government me... Read More