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Bihar assembly witnesses different shades of Nitish Kumar

Kumar on Tuesday strongly defended his government against accusations of maladministration and berated the opposition for its allegations but making itself scarce whenever it was countered with facts

Bihar's Rs 2.18 trillion budget for FY22 prioritises social, infra sectors

Presenting the revenue-surplus budget in the House, Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad, who holds the finance portfolio, proposed to introduce a separate department for skill development

Massive uproar by opposition parties in Bihar Assembly on Budget day

Legislators of opposition parties staged a massive protest on the Budget day in the Bihar Assembly on Monday

4 in 5 Bihar women have never used the internet; Sikkim tops the chart

The data show that people in urban areas and men have more access to the internet than those in rural areas, and women

Bihar budget session: Nitish govt focuses on industrialisation

The Bihar govt asserted that it was working with an aim to boost industrialisation of the state which would support its rapid pace of development and also lead to job creation

Bihar Budget session to commence on Friday, to conclude on March 24

Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha convened an all- party meeting where he solicited the cooperation of all members for the smooth running of the House

Bihar Board Class 10th Exam begins today amid Covid-19 guidelines

A total of 1.68 million candidates have registered to appear for the class 10 exam in the state

Minor earthquake of 3.5 magnitude strikes Bihar, no damage reported

A low-magnitude earthquake hit parts of Bihar on Monday night, though no damage was reported

Bihar to have university devoted to fine arts; proposal likely in budget

Bihar could be on its way to have a university devoted exclusively to study on fine arts, including music, with the government giving in-principle approval for the Rs 300 crore project.

Farmers' protests: Little impact of 'chakka jam' seen in Bihar

The 'chakka jam' was backed by the opposition parties in Bihar

R-Day function: Bihar governor lauds govt's efforts at containing Covid-19

Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan appreciated the state government for keeping an effective check on the spread of Covid-19

Bihar: Republic Day tableaux to give message of online education

On Republic Day, a message of protection from the coronavirus pandemic and 'online education, the need of the hour' will be visible

Bihar: 76,000 vaccinated for Covid-19 in a week after launch of drive

Only 69 AEFI (adverse effects following immunisation) have been reported across the state so far, the statement said. The number of people vaccinated on the day was 12,351

Shahnawaz Hussain, Sahni elected unopposed to Bihar legislative council

BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni were on Thursday declared elected unopposed to the Bihar legislative council, an official said here.

Tejashwi meets Bihar Guv, hands over memorandum on 'deteriorating' law

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday met Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan and handed over a memorandum highlighting the alleged deterioration in the state's law and order situation.

Nitish under pressure in NDA, should return to Grand Alliance: Congress

The Congress claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appeared to be under "a lot of pressure" in the BJP-led NDA

Bihar is becoming 'crime capital' of the nation, says Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav said Bihar is becoming the crime capital of the country and those sitting in power in the State are protecting the criminals

Umesh Kushwaha appointed as new Bihar chief of Janata Dal (United)

Former legislator Umesh Kushwaha was on Sunday was elected as the Janata Dal (United) Bihar unit president

We will boycott assembly session if it is truncated: Tejashwi Yadav

The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar declared it would boycott the upcoming budget session of state assembly if proceedings were curtailed in the name of facilitating Covid-19 vaccination

19 persons arriving from UK missing in Patna amid new Covid-19 strain fears

At least 19 persons, who arrived from the United Kingdom recently, are missing in Patna, officials said on Monday