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Govt assures to look into legislators' demand for hike in sanctioning limit

PATNA, July 22 -- Legislators in Bihar may soon get the power to sanction schemes without tenders upto Rs.25 lakh under the Mukhyamantri Kshetra Vikas Yojana (MMKVY) or CM area development scheme, as ... Read More


BJP petitions EC seeking ED probe into PK's poll spending

PATNA, July 22 -- Escalating the political battle ahead of the July 30 Bankipur by-election, the BJP has approached Election Commission, seeking a probe into the alleged source of funds behind Jan Sur... Read More


Nurse found dead at private clinic

BETTIAH, July 22 -- A 24-year-old nurse, who was missing since Sunday morning, was found dead on Tuesday with her body allegedly lying on a mattress at a private clinic in Bettiah, police said. Police... Read More


Retd bank employee, wife found murdered

PATNA, July 22 -- A retired bank employee and his wife were found murdered on different floors of their house at Ram Bagh Colony in Muzaffarpur late on Monday, police said on Tuesday. The incident cam... Read More


Row erupts as Bihar govt moves to paint551 newly-opened model schools saffron

PATNA, July 21 -- A political row erupted in Bihar over the state government's purported move to paint 551 newly-inaugurated Saraswati Vidya Niketan (model schools) saffron. Opposition parties like RJ... Read More


Goonda act to apply to cyber abuse, paper leaks in Bihar

PATNA, July 21 -- In a significant move to tackle evolving patterns of crime, the state cabinet on Monday approved amendments to the Bihar Crime Control Act, 2024, paving the way for stringent action ... Read More


4 killed in lightning strikes in separate places in Bhojpur

ARA, July 21 -- Four people died after being struck by lightning at different places in Bhojpur district on Monday, while some others sustained injuries, officials informed. The incidents took place a... Read More


Govt tables addl budget of Rs.87,383 cr in House

PATNA, July 21 -- Bihar's deputy chief minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav on Monday placed the first supplementary budget of over Rs.87,383 crore for the current financial year on the floor of the legisla... Read More


Man shoots Class 12 student dead for 'rejecting proposal'

PATNA, July 21 -- A motorcycle borne assailant allegedly gunned down a Class 12 student while she was on way to the school on the outskirts of Tejia-Vishnupur village under Vaini police station limits... Read More


Sooryavanshi's cricket exploits echo in council

PATNA, July 21 -- International cricket's "Boss Baby," the nickname given to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a young Indian batting prodigy from Bihar, echoed in the Bihar legislative council on Monday when cha... Read More