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Ban to continue on fish from Andhra Pradesh in Patna

The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to continue its ban on sale, storage and transportation of fish from Andhra Pradesh in Patna following lab tests that confirmed presence of high content of toxic chemical formalin. A team of officials will visit A... read..

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BJP will conduct caste-based census in 2021: Sushil Modi

Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday said the BJP will conduct a caste-based census in 2021 if the party remains in power.... read..

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EVM with VVPAT is fine: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday supported VVPAT-fitted EVMs for the coming Lok Sabha polls.... read..

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Bihar court orders FIR against Gujarat Chief Minister Rupani and state Congress MLA Thakore

A Bihar court on Tuesday ordered filing of an FIR against Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and state's Congress MLA Alpesh Thakore for the violence against migrant workers from Bihar in Gujarat.... read..

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Bihar to implement 10% reservation soon: Nitish

Bihar will soon implement the 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically weak sections in the general category, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.... read..

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Swift police action saves woman from being burned alive

A quick action by police saved a woman from being burned alive on Monday in Bihar's Bhojpur district.... read..

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Nitish Kumar demands caste-based census in 2021

With the 2019 general elections round the corner, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday stressed the need for a caste-based census in 2021 and supported the demand for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions according to caste po... read..

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12 cops injured in Bihar anti-encroachment drive

At least 12 police officers were injured during an anti-encroachment drive on Saturday in Digha area of Patna in Bihar.... read..

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Misa Bharti 'wanted to chopping off Ram Kripal Yadav's hand'

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Misa Bharti has said that she wanted to chop off Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav's hand when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).... read..

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Misa Bharti felt like chopping off Ram Kripal Yadav's hands when he joined BJP

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti said that she felt like chopping off Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav's hands when she heard the news of him joining the BJP.... read..

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Bihar boy's jaw broken for plucking plums

A seven-year-old boy was beaten, his jaw was broken and six of his teeth were knocked out as punishment for plucking some plums from a tree in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said on Friday.... read..

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Mob vandalises Bihar police station over minor's killing

A mob vandalised a police station and set ablaze three vehicles in Bihar's Kaimur district after a missing teenage girl's body was found in a village of the area.... read..

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EC team reviews poll preparation in Bihar

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Friday directed Bihar government to transfer all government officials posted at a place for the last three years or more.... read..

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Former Bihar BJP MP quits party

A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former member of Parliament from Purnea district of Bihar, Uday Singh, resigned from the party on Friday.... read..

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EC team arrives in Bihar to review preparations for LS polls

An Election Commission (EC) team arrived in Bihar's capital Patna on Thursday on a two-day visit to review preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, an official said.... read..

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CBI files 8 FIRs against Shelter homes in Bihar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered 8 First Information Reports (FIRs) in connection with alleged abuse of children in shelter homes across Bihar.... read..

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Tejashwi launches 'chaupal on Twitter'

Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday launched "chaupal on Twitter" for easy conversation with people through this digital platform.... read..

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Vulnerable South Asian communities gear up to fight floods (Environment Feature)

Vulnerable communities in four South Asian countries across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are hopeful and confident of fighting floods this monsoon, thanks to community-based flood early warning systems (CBFEWS).... read..

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