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Tejashwi sceptical of proposed amendment in Bihar prohibition law

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the proposed amendment in Bihar's prohibition law could be flagrantly misused for settling personal scores.

Blast kills 14 in Bihar's Bhagalpur, unregulated firecracker biz blamed

Fourteen people were killed and another 10 seriously injured in a major blast that rocked a crowded locality in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, pulling down a number of structures

Modi speaks to Nitish Kumar on Bhagalpur blast, condoles loss of lives

PM Modi spoke to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on the Bhagalpur blast and said that the administration has been engaged in relief and rescue operation.

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

Massive groundwater contamination in 31 districts of Bihar: Economic Survey

The consumption of contaminated water causes skin, liver, kidney and other water-borne diseases.

In dry Bihar, tipplers may skip jail term if they inform on suppliers

Deputy Commissioner, Excise, Krishna Kumar, told reporters that the 'relaxation' was being introduced with a view to tightening the noose on the network of smugglers and peddlers

Rs 2.37-trn Budget presented in Bihar; education, health get top priority

Amid uproar in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, deputy chief minister Tar Kishore Prasad, who also holds charge of the finance portfolio, presented the annual state budget on Monday afternoon.

Bihar govt to bear travel expenses of returnees from war-hit Ukraine

Tales of harried parents eagerly awaiting their wards' return from Ukraine are pouring in from all parts of the state.

Fodder scam case: Bihar CM dismisses allegations of vendetta against Lalu

Kumar chuckled at allegations of political vendetta leveled against his ally BJP by supporters of his arch rival Lalu Prasad who has been awarded another prison sentence in another fodder scam case

Caste based census will benefit all sections of society: Bihar CM Nitish

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asserted that caste based census will benefit all sections of the society and he will convene an all-party meeting soon to discuss the holding of such an exercise

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

Complaint lodged in Bihar court against Punjab CM for his 'bhaiyas' remark

A complaint was lodged in a court here on Thursday against Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi for his alleged "insulting" remark about "bhaiyas" from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Nitish says he's stunned at Channi's remarks against people from UP, Bihar

Channi had purportedly appealed to the people of Punjab to stop people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from coming to the state.

Bihar heading for mid-term polls, says LJP chief Chirag Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas Paswan) president Chirag Paswan has again said that Bihar is heading for midterm poll.

Security up in Bihar's Motihari after Mahatma Gandhi statue is vandalised

After the vandalism, proper security arrangements have been put in place in the area.

Lalu never guilty in people's court: Tejashwi after CBI court verdict

Talking to journalists here shortly after a special CBI court in Ranchi gave its verdict, Yadav insinuated that his father was being targeted for being a garibon ka neta' (champion of the poor)

Hijab not an issue in Bihar, people respect each other's religions: Nitish

Talking with the media, Kumar said, "In Bihar schools, children wear the same type of dress... We respect each other's religious sentiments."

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

Ensure adequate availability of urea in Bihar: Lok Sabha MP to Mandaviya

Former Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha member Ram Kripal Yadav on Friday sought intervention of Chemical and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for ensuring adequate availability of urea in Bihar, saying farmers are facing problems due to the shortages. In a communication to the fertilisers minister, Yadav said that farmers in his parliamentary constituency Pataliputra are facing the problem of inadequate availability of urea. "I request the minister for adequate supply of urea to the state as per their demands," he said. The shortage is not there only in Pataliputra, but at all places in the state, he added. Domestic fertiliser production reached 28.5 million tonnes during the April-December period of 2021-22. Out of the total fertiliser production, urea output was at 18.7 million tonnes, Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) at 3 million tonnes and complex fertilisers at 6.8 million tonnes. The government is making available fertilisers, namely urea and different grades of P&K ...

Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar reports 799 fresh cases and two deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 caseload increased to 8,25,423 after 799 more people tested positive for the infection on Wednesday