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'State's ethanol quota from Centre to be raised soon'

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- The Bihar Legislative Council witnessed a flurry of policy announcements on Thursday as ministers outlined steps to strengthen industry, reclaim public land, regulate noisy vehicles ... Read More


NEET aspirant's death: CBI grills suspended cop, includes suicide in probe ambit

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigating the mysterious death of a medical aspirant girl in a private hostel on Thursday questioned the suspended sub-inspector (SI) He... Read More


Rs.60K-cr budget to boost edu in Bihar

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- The Bihar Vidhan Sabha on Thursday passed the education department's budget of Rs.60,204.60-crore, the highest allocation to any department in the 2026-27 budget, by voice vote amid ... Read More


AIIMS to use AI to improve its services, signs MoU with C-DAC

Patna, Feb. 20 -- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its healthcare services to improve patient care, enable faster diagnosis ... Read More


Cong slams India-US trade deal, calling it anti-farmers; plans awareness campaign

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Thursday lashed out at the Modi government's interim trade framework agreement with the United States, calling it an outrigh... Read More


Govt left 'red-faced' after min's 'no funds' remark

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- The state government was left red-faced in the state assembly on Thursday after a remark by rural works department (RWD) minister Ashok Choudhary triggered strong protests from the O... Read More


Brother among 3 get life term for murder

SASARAM, Feb. 20 -- A Sasaram sessions court on Thursday sentenced three accused, including two brothers, to life imprisonment in a 2019 case involving the brutal murder of a scrap dealer's son, who w... Read More


junior engineer in SVU net for taking bribe inMuzaffarpur

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- In its ongoing crackdown on corrupt government officials in Bihar, the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday caught a junior engineer red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.9,00... Read More


Bihar court employees suspend planned stir after CJ's assurance

BUXAR/ARA, Feb. 20 -- The Bihar State Civil Court Employees' Association on Thursday announced the suspension of its proposed phased agitation following an assurance from the chief justice of the Patn... Read More


Patna HC flags mental illness issues, seeks state's response

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- The Patna High Court on Wednesday issued a detailed guidelines with regard to facilities provided to mentally ill people across the state and sought response from the state governmen... Read More