Page 24 - Bihar

How a crackdown on crime has spelt doom for Munger's gun factories

The gun-making units in Munger are together authorised to manufacture around 13,000 guns per year.

Updated On : 25 Apr 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

NDA seals seat-sharing for Bihar: BJP, JD(U) to contest 17 each; LJP gets 6

Shah made the announcement here in the presence of JD (U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Lok Janshakti Party chief and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan

Updated On : 23 Dec 2018 | 2:32 PM IST

All's not well in Bihar NDA, won't tolerate BJP's insult: Party ally RLSP

'Kushwaha tried to meet Amit Shah twice to discuss some issues but he was not given time for it'

Updated On : 17 Nov 2018 | 1:48 PM IST

Nitish plays down Cabinet rejig buzz, says it's due before next 'Dussehra'

'I had said after Dussehra, which means before the one falling next year,' Kumar said

Updated On : 06 Nov 2018 | 5:11 PM IST

Bihar follows Karnataka's example, bans mobile phones at key govt meetings

The notification asserted that the decision has been taken in the wake of officials often being found busy in their mobile phones during crucial meetings

Updated On : 05 Oct 2018 | 7:20 AM IST

No question of alliance with RJD, will contest 2019 polls with BJP: JD(U)

The JD(U) National Executive also authorised Nitish Kumar to take decisions on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Updated On : 23 Jul 2018 | 12:11 PM IST

Tejashwi Yadav links communal riots to Mohan Bhagwat's 14-day Bihar trip

Communal clashes erupted between two religious communities in Bihar over the vandalism of a Hanuman idol in Nawada

Updated On : 30 Mar 2018 | 9:01 PM IST

Curfew imposed over riots in Aurangabad during Ram Navami: Top developments

6 people injured, 20 shops set on fire over communal clashes in Bihar's Aurangabad today during Ram Navami processions

Updated On : 27 Mar 2018 | 6:15 AM IST

Bihar's third agricultural roadmap released by President Kovind

The state has won the Krishi Karman Award a number of times because of its fine performance in the field of agriculture, he observed.

Updated On : 09 Nov 2017 | 4:34 PM IST

Bihar govt arbitrarily destroyed Rs 5 cr worth alcohol: Manufacturers to SC

The apex court had on July 31 dismissed a plea of liquor manufacturers from Bihar

Updated On : 28 Aug 2017 | 11:10 PM IST

Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi say 'development of Bihar top priority'

Nitish reiterated that he quit the 'grand alliance' in Bihar for the development of the state

Updated On : 27 Jul 2017 | 4:14 PM IST

Betting on small enterprise, Bihar's migrants are returning; here's why

Shifting migratory patterns are reshaping the state's social, economic and political orders

Updated On : 22 May 2017 | 10:38 AM IST

Nitish Kumar flays bankers for poor performance in state schemes

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked the bankers to improve their performance and change their work culture as the state government aims for higher growth rate after the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is scheduled for July 1. Kumar, while addressing the diamond jubilee meeting of State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) on Wednesday, told the banks to invest in improving banking infrastructure, so that public can get better service. "Bihar is a land of opportunities... The banks have been sitting on huge pile of deposits, but their credit outflow is still very low.I have been pushing you (the bankers) to improve the Credit-Deposit (CD) Ratio for a decade now, still it's been hovering around 43-44 percent. In fact, it has come down this year, which means there is limited flow of credit in the state. It affects our growth prospects," Kumar told the bankers. He noted that while Bihar is suffering poor credit flow, some of the developed states in the country have a .