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Nitish surprised by large presence of Indian students in Ukraine

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said I wonder how so many people come to know about cheaper courses in countries like Ukraine

Bihar govt launches helpline for students trapped in Ukraine amid crisis

The Bihar government has started helplines for students hailing from the state who had gone to Ukraine for pursuing higher education and are now anxious to make an exit in the wake of military crisis.

Social evils like dowry must be eradicated, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Launching his social reforms campaign after a gap of over a month, the chief minister said people must come forward to ameliorate the wrong practice

Sushil Kumar Modi refutes charge of political vendetta against Lalu Prasad

Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi rubbished charges of political vendetta levelled against his party by supporters of RJD president Lalu Prasad.

Committed to caste census in Bihar, will hold all party meeting, says CM

Highlighting the importance of the caste census, the Chief Minister said that it will enable the government to work for the development of various sections of the society

SIDBI ties up with Bihar government to promote MSME sector in state

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has tied up with the Government of Bihar to promote the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in the state. To this effect, two memoranda of understanding (MoU) have been signed between SIDBI and the industries department, Government of Bihar, and the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) to develop the MSME ecosystem in the state. Under the first MoU with Bihar's industry department, project management units (PMUs) will be deployed by SIDBI with the state government, SIDBI said in a statement on Wednesday. The PMU will support the state government in making necessary interventions for focused engagement of SIDBI with Bihar, with the objective of facilitating development of the MSME ecosystem. It will support the state government in making necessary interventions for focused engagement of SIDBI to facilitate development of the MSME ecosystem in the state. According to the second MoU, SIDBI will work i

Old rivalries put JD(U) in a spot: Rift between Lalan Singh & RCP runs deep

Lalan accused RCP of controlling people's reach to Nitish Kumar

Railway recruitment protest: Bihar bandh evokes mixed response

Bihar bandh called on Friday by student bodies, and supported by all parties in the opposition and some in the ruling dispensation

Bihar govt working on mission mode to expedite vaccination drive: Governor

Vaccine is a protective shield against Coronavirus and the Bihar government is working on a mission mode to expedite inoculation drive in the state, Governor Fagu Chauhan said on Wednesday. Addressing a Republic Day function, the governor said tests for detecting COVID-19 and vaccinations are being done on a large scale in the state. Over 37 lakh adolescents in the age group of 15-18 have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine since January 3. In the age group of 18-44, six crore people have received their first dose and 4.64 crore have been full vaccinated, the governor said. Despite all such efforts by the government, people must remain alert and follow Covid protocol, he said. Following COVID Appropriate Behaviour is the most effective weapon against the virus, the governor said. Speaking on the state government's vision document (Saat Nischay'-Part 2), the governor said, it is a roadmap of what the state government aims to achieve in sectors including health, ...

Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar govt extends restrictions till February 6

A government order said the ongoing night curfew will continue and schools up to eighth grade will remain closed

Bihar registers 4,551 new Covid-19 cases and four fresh fatalities

Patna registered the highest number of new cases at 1,218

Bihar guv, CM express grief over the death of Pandit Birju Mahraj

Nitish Kumar condoling the death of the great kathak dancer said that the country has lost a legend of performing arts

Bihar ruling allies BJP, JD(U) spar over Emperor Asoka controversy

A strongly worded rejoinder came from JD(U) Parliamentary Board chief Upendra Kushwaha who accused Jaiswal of trying to wash his hands off the matter

Bihar approves ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to kin of those who died due to Covid

Bihar Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakhs each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives to Covid-19.

Bihar cabinet approves modernisation of 149 ITIs in collaboration with Tata

The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved a project worth over Rs 4,606 crore for modernisation and urgradation of 149 state-owned Industrial Training Institutes to centres of excellence. The project will be executed in collaboration with Tata Technologies, Cabinet Secretariat Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar said. "The state government will soon sign a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with Tata Technologies in this regard. The company will spend 88 per cent of the cost and the rest 12 per cent will be borne by the state government to modernise the ITIs to impart advanced training to youths," the official said. Tata Technologies has "agreed to upgrade all 149 government-owned ITIs across the state", he said. Sixty of them have their buildings and other necessary infrastructure and these will be modernised in the first phase by March 2022. Kumar said the exercise for the remaining 89 facilities will be completed by March 2023. The cabinet also decided not to give further extensi

Bihar govt to allow exploration of mineral reserves worth Rs 14,594 cr

The Mines and Geology Department has decided to allow exploration of mineral deposit of around 48.40 million tonne of magnetite

Fresh special status demand for Bihar sets off war of words in NDA

Bihar has been demanding the special status for more than a decade

Former Bihar Cong chief Sadanand Singh's son joins JD(U) with supporters

Mukesh was inducted into the JD(U) by national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan at a glittering ceremony

Good work doesn't get much publicity: Nitish Kumar on CAG criticism

Kumar said a "damaging comment" often gets publicity and the good work ignored

RJD demands release of politicians who have spent 14 years in jail

The issue was raised in the state assembly by MLA Chetan Anand, whose father Anand Mohan Singh had been awarded death penalty which was later commuted to imprisonment for life