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Bihar plans new law to regulate ground water use

PATNA, June 24 -- The Bihar government is planning new legislation for the judicious use and conservation of groundwater due to declining levels across the state, officials in the minor water resource... Read More


EO suspended over 'security lapses' during CM's Buxar visit

BUXAR, June 24 -- The Bihar government has suspended the executive officer (EO) of the Buxar Municipal Council for "serious lapses and negligence" in security arrangements during chief minister Samrat... Read More


Teachers' shortage prompts Bihar government to widen hiring ambit for new degree colleges

PATNA, June 24 -- With the time running out for appointment of teachers in 211 new degree colleges, the ambit has been widened to cover class 9-12 teachers fulfilling required eligibility criteria and... Read More


Tej Pratap files complaint against PA for 'theft' at official residence

PATNA, June 24 -- Former Bihar minister and Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav has lodged a complaint against his personal assistant at Sachivalaya police station for allegedly stealing... Read More


Bihar 3rd state to provide ac lounges for gig workers; min inspects facility

Patna, June 24 -- The minister for urban development and housing department Nitish Mishra on Tuesday inspected the air-conditioned lounges set up for gig workers. After Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Bihar... Read More


Bridge damage disrupts traffic on Sasaram-Buxar highway

PATNA, June 24 -- Movement of heavy vehicles has been halted on a key stretch of Sasaram-Buxar state highway for safety reasons after a decades-old bridge, roughly 28-30 metres long, over Sone canal d... Read More


Seemanchal witnesses trafficking of women under guise of wedlocks

PURNEA, June 24 -- Multiple cases of human trafficking of women in the name of marriage have come to fore in the districts along the India-Nepal border in Bihar's Seemanchal region. Women were tricked... Read More


Jaipur's SMS Hospital performs 11 free joint replacement surgeries in single day

Jaipur, June 24 -- The Orthopaedics Unit-II of SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, performed 11 joint replacement surgeries in a single day and in a single sitting, hospital authorities said on ... Read More


Isha Foundation operationalises crematorium at Patna's Bans Ghat

PATNA, June 24 -- Isha Foundation has operationalised state-of-the-art crematoriums at Bans Ghat in Patna as part of its partnership agreement with the Bihar government. The move aims to bring dignity... Read More


Class I student stabbed 20 times at hostel

PURNEA, June 23 -- A Class 1 student was critical after unknown persons stabbed him around 20 times with a sharp weapon at a private school's hostel in Bihar's Banka district on Monday morning, police... Read More