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Paswan's daughter says denied entry inside Patna airport to receive body

Ramvilas Paswan's daughter from his first wife and her husband staged a protest at Patna Airport on Friday after they were not allowed entry inside to receive the body of the departed leader

LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan's death casts a pall of gloom in Bihar

The death of Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder Ram Vilas Paswan, has cast gloom in his native state

Modi govt will fulfill Paswan's promises for development of Bihar: Shah

In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said the Modi government is committed to fulfil his commitments towards welfare of the poor and development of Bihar

Covid-19: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar fared better than Delhi, Maharashtra

The analysis of Covid-19 shows rich states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka have done worse than poor states like UP, Bihar and Rajasthan, according to a research by SBI

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to go solo in Bihar Assembly elections 2020

JMM has decided to go solo in Bihar Assembly elections, said party's General Secretary Suprio Bhattacharya on Tuesday

Bengal becoming Mafia-ruled state like UP, Bihar: BJP's Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh alleged that the law and order situation in the state is worsening and gradually it is becoming a Mafia-ruled state like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

FIR against Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap in Dalit leader's murder case

A political storm has erupted ahead of the Bihar elections after an FIR was registered in the Khajanchi Haat police station in Purnia against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap Yadav

Congress likely to finalise some candidates for Bihar polls on Monday

The Congress is likely to finalise some of its candidates for the Bihar assembly poll on Monday when the party's central election committee may meet virtually

Grand Alliance announces seat-sharing formula with Tejashwi as its leader

A multi-party Grand Alliance took shape ahead of the Bihar assembly polls, notwithstanding a minor fissure, with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav being backed unanimously as the face of the coalition

Bihar reports 1,439 Covid-19 cases, state's active count surpasses 14,000

As many as 1,439 more Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Bihar on September 28, taking the total count of active cases here to 14,390, said the State Health Department on Tuesday

BPSC CCE 2020: Online application begins for 731 posts; Check details here

With the issue of BPSC 66th Notification 2020, the registration and application process for BPSC CCE 2020 exams began from today

Will be painful if JD (U) gives ticket to ex-Bihar DGP Pandey: Congress

The Maharashtra Congress said it will be quite painful if the JD(U) gives poll ticket to former Bihar DGP "who had insulted Mumbai Police"

NTPC synchronises one more unit of 3,300 MW power plant in Bihar with grid

The power producer has been setting up five units with 660 MW capacity each, spread across 3,200 acres of land at Barh in Patna district

Patna airport's new terminal will be able to handle 8 mn flyers/year: Puri

The Patna airport will have the capacity to handle eight million passengers per annum once the construction of its new terminal is completed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday. "LNJP (Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan) Airport in Patna, which currently handles 4.53 million passengers per annum, is all set for further upgradation & expansion," Puri stated on Twitter. "Construction of a new terminal is being undertaken by the AAI with state-of-the-art technology and facilities at Patna with an investment of ?1200cr," he noted. This will enable the airport to handle eight million passengers per annum, the minister said. The Patna airport is one of the fastest growing airports in India, he mentioned. Puri also said flights will start operating at the Darbhanga airport from early November, much before the Chhath festival. He said a new civil enclave with a terminal building is also being built at the Darbhanga airport at a

Nitish Kumar urges Centre to extend Purvanchal Expressway till Buxar

Kumar said that the extension of the road for another 17 kilometres will help Bihar connect directly with New Delhi

Clone trains to reach destinations 2-3 hours before parent trains: Report

"These trains will reach their destinations two to three hours in advance. That's how they have been planned," a senior official said

Bihar: PM Modi to lay foundation of 9 highway projects of over Rs 14,000 cr

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of nine highway projects in Bihar through video conference on Monday and also inaugurate optical fibre internet services, the PMO said

Power minister inaugurates basic infra projects worth Rs 6.99 cr in Bihar

Power Minister R K Singh on Thursday inaugurated basic infrastructure projects of Rs 6.99 crore in Bhojpur district of Bihar, an official release said on Friday

PM Modi inaugurates slew of rail projects for Bihar; slams UPA govt

PM Modi inaugurated the 'Kosi Rail Mahasetu' along with a slew of other rail projects for Bihar and hit out at the previous UPA government for the "slow" progress in developing railways in the state

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Kosi Rail Mega Bridge in Bihar today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the historic Kosi Rail Mega Bridge in Bihar through video conference on Friday