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Schools reopen for students of classes 9 to 12 in Bihar after 297 days

Schools and coaching institutes across Bihar opened on Monday after 297 days of closure due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, cabinet ministers richer than him

Nitish Kumar and his cabinet colleagues have made public the information about their personal assets

Food inflation in states with strong 'mandis' & those without: Status check

The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back

Tata Power subsidiary inaugurates 5 kilowatt biogas plant in Bihar

TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power inaugurated a 5 kilowatt (kW) bio-gas plant in Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Had no desire to become CM, BJP could have the post, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he had no desire to become the Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party could make its own Chief Minister

Bihar wins award for sending money to beneficiaries' accounts amid Covid

The Bihar government's initiative to transfer financial assistance directly to the accounts of beneficiaries during the Covid-19 pandemic has made its departments winners of the Digital India Awards

Nitish Kumar's close confidant RCP Singh becomes new JD(U) president

RCP Singh, a close confidant of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, was on Sunday chosen as the new president of Janata Dal (United)

2020 wrap: Bihar went to polls amid Covid-19; NDA scraped through

In a year that left the world in the throes of the Covid-19, Bihar pulled off a mammoth electoral exercise which saw the NDA retain power but a reinvigorated opposition snapping at its heels

Preparations underway at coronavirus vaccine storage centre in Patna

Preparations are underway at vaccine storage centre in Patna's Nalanda Medical College and Hospital to handle and store Covid-19 vaccines

Bihar junior doctors on indefinite strike, seek revision in stipend

According to the Association, the stipend of junior doctors in Bihar has not been revised since 2017, due to which they have called the strike

Bihar cabinet approves proposal of free Covid-19 vaccine, 2 million jobs

The Bihar Cabinet approved a proposal to provide free Covid-19 vaccine to people of the state when it is available

No proposal from the BJP for Bihar cabinet expansion: CM Nitish Kumar

Expansion of the newly formed cabinet in Bihar to take place in consultation with the BJP and the same is not on cards as of now

Over 40% women were married before they turned 18 in Bihar, WB and Tripura

High prevalence of child marriages was found in Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

Bihar records 595 new coronavirus cases, four additional fatalities

Bihar reported 595 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 241,533, as per a bulletin issued by the Health Department

Bihar records another 585 coronavirus cases, three additional deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 239,125 as 585 more people tested positive for the infection while three fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,295, a health department bulletin said

Bihar: Nitish meets Kushwaha, sparking speculation on RLSP-JD(U) reunion

Amid buzz that former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may join hands again, following their recent meeting, the RLSP chief downplayed the speculations as premature guesswork

Bihar registers 457 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths take toll to 1,264

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 235,615 with 457 fresh cases, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,264, a health department bulletin said

No laxity in crime control will be tolerated: Nitish tells officials

Crime must be kept in check across Bihar and no laxity on this count shall be tolerated, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told officials during a meeting to review law and order in the state on Saturday

Foreign secretary Shringla's Nepal visit kindles hopes of traders in Bihar

Trade normalisation with Nepal is crucial to Bihar's economy

Bihar coronavirus update: State reports 763 fresh Covid-19 cases

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 232,459 after 763 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, while four fresh fatalities took the death toll to 1,237