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Nitish grants over Rs.100-cr to farmers

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday transferred over Rs.100 crore to two lakh farmers as agriculture input grant to cover costs of crop damages caused during the floods in ... Read More


Services edges past industry as largest sector in Jharkhand eco

RANCHI, Feb. 22 -- In a notable shift in the structure of the state's economy, Services has overtaken industry to become the largest sector, rising from 38.54% of Gross State Value Added (GSVA) in 201... Read More


PUSU polls suddenly put off till next order

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Patna University Students' Union (PUSU) elections, 2025-26 , which was scheduled on February 28, have been postponed till further orders in view of some "unprecedented incident," sai... Read More


Bihar minister announces 'Abhaya Brigade' for safety of women in public

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary on Friday said that the Bihar government would develop "Abhaya Brigade" to enhance women's safety, focusing on curbing harassment near educational institut... Read More


j'khand boy lost in Kerala for 13 years, now a soccer star, set for family union

JAMSHEDPUR, Feb. 21 -- It's sort of a fairytale coming true. 21-year-old Raja Gope alias Gomo grew up in child care homes of Kerala for the past 13 years, hoping against hope of finding his parents an... Read More


Bihar to launch digital evaluation of varsity, college answer sheets

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- The Bihar government will introduce digital evaluation of answer sheets in college and university examinations to reduce delays in the declaration of results, education minister Suni... Read More


Govt to set up search panels to appoint heads of linguistic academies: Min

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- The Bihar government on Friday announced that it will constitute search committees for the appointment of heads of various linguistic academies and grant them autonomy and financial ... Read More


UGC rules: NDA, Oppn spar over 'casteist' jibe

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- Tempers boiled over in the state Assembly on Friday during zero hour when CPI (ML) MLA Sandeep Saurav made a remark in context with the Supreme Court-stayed UGC equity regulations wh... Read More


Ramnagar royal family member held for 'fraud'

BETTIAH, Feb. 21 -- Bihar's Ramnagar police on Thursday arrested Sanjay Vikram Shah, a member of the Ramnagar Raj family, in connection with a case of fraud and extortion. He was allegedly demanding m... Read More


Govt vows to boost Arjun plant-based herbal industry: Min

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey said on Friday that the government plans to harness the abundant Arjun trees of North Bihar as a major driver of rural employment and herbal medic... Read More