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Bihar govt to provide irrigation water to all farms in next 5 yrs: Minister

The Nitish Kumar government said on Tuesday that it has taken a decision to provide irrigation water to every agricultural land in Bihar in the next five years

Shahnawaz to get ministerial position as Nitish expands Bihar cabinet today

The NDA has secured a 125-seat majority in the 243-seat strong Bihar Legislative Assembly of which BJP won on 74 seats, JD(U) on 43 while eight seats were won by two other NDA constituents

Expansion of Bihar cabinet not tomorrow, but likely soon, says Nitish Kumar

The state cabinet can have up to 36 members and at present it has only 13, besides the Chief Minister

From backroom boy to JD(U) president: RCP Singh's political journey

RCP Singh is unlikely to be more than just a go-between. Maybe the JD(U) will take on a new orientation with RCP in charge

In the hot seat, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar faces turbulent weather

Tensions between the allies flared up after six of the seven JD(U) legislators in Arunachal Pradesh joined the BJP.

Newly sworn in Bihar education minister resigns over corruption allegations

JD(U) MLA Mewalal Choudhury was suspended from the party in 2017 but was re-inducted later

What next for Bihar after fierce election: Time to celebrate or deliberate?

The human development index has been steadily improving, but also shows that the gap between Bihar and the national HDI rose under the Lalu regime

Bihar election 2020 results: Nitish Kumar likely to stay CM candidate

As the alliance heads for victory, the cry within the BJP to dump Nitin is expected to get louder.

Bihar polls: People will vote for Mahagathbandhan, says Rahul Gandhi

Taking a swipe at PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi during a poll campaign in Araria has come out with spin-off of Electronic Voting Machine by dubbing it Modi Voting Machine

Bihar has become 'Lalumay': Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav

In phase two of the Bihar polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and son of supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav said Bihar has become 'Lalumay' and everyone looks up to him with respect

Bihar records 8.14% voter turnout till 10 am in 2nd phase of Assembly polls

Bihar witnessed a voter turnout of 8.14% till 10 am in the second phase of state Assembly elections, according to the Election Commission of India

Bihar polls: Tejashwi, 4 ministers of Nitish govt in fray in second phase

The stage is set for the second and, arguably, the most crucial of the three phases of Bihar assembly elections in which over 2.85 crore voters will decide the fate of nearly 1,500 candidates

Bihar elections: Agriculture minister booked for violating code of conduct

Bihar Agriculture Minister and BJP candidate Prem Kumar was booked for violation of the poll panel's model code of conduct, police said

Bihar records 18.31% turnout till 11 am in first phase of Assembly polls

Over 18.30 % voter turnout was recorded till 11 Am in the first phase of Bihar assembly polls on Wednesday, the Election Commission said in its provisional data

Bihar don't want Nitish back as CM, it needs BJP-led govt: Chirag Paswan

In a hard-hitting attack, Paswan said Kumar's long rule has delivered "nothing" and Bihar will get an actual "double-engine" government

BJP in a double bind over striking a balance between Sushant, Kangana

Maharashtra BJP, including Fadnavis, in a quandary over striking a balance between regional sentiment and electoral needs in Bihar, writes Radhika Ramaseshan

GST compensation row: Bihar bats for the first option proposed by Centre

West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana have rejected both the options and reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene

At least 9 children dead from AES at Muzaffarpur hospital, 70 diagnosed

As per the hospital's report on August 29, a total of 56 children were discharged so far after recovering post-treatment from the hospital

SC Bihar govt reply on plea for consolidation of Tablighi members trial

A bench comprising justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna asked the state government to respond to the plea and posted the matter for hearing on Monday

Sushant case: SC orders CBI probe, asks Mumbai Police to hand over evidence

The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy also said that the Bihar Government was competent to recommend transfering the case to the CBI