Bihar

PATNA: Three persons died, and two others fell sick after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district during the last 36 hours. The victims are undergoing treatment at a government hospital at the district headquarters where…

Yadav said that he decided to join Jan Suraaj by principles set by the organisation, which is set to take the shape of a full-fledged political party on October 2.

PATNA: Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha and Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Mishra filed their nomination papers as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the by-election to two Rajya Sabha seats on Wednesday. Both…

PATNA: A portion of the under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghatbridge connecting Bhagalpur to Khagaria district collapsed and fell into the Ganga river in Bihar on Saturday. This is the third time that the underconstruction bridge has…

A decision to hold parents-teachers’ meeting in state funded madarsas was taken at a meeting of the Bihar Madrasas Board.

District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey said that there was a dispute among the kanwariyas over some issue which was followed by an altercation and scuffle leading to the stampede.

PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad has embarked on consolidating Muslim votes ahead of Bihar assembly poll seemingly in fear of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM and political strategist Prashant Kishor’s proposed party cutting into the…

PATNA: Kamya Mishra a 2019-batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre on Monday, resigned from her service. Mishra, a native of Odisha, is currently posted as superintendent of police (SP), in Darbhanga. Mishra sent her resignation to state police…

PATNA: As many as eight ‘Kanwariyas’ (devotees) were electrocuted, and several others received burn injuries when a vehicle carrying them came in contact with an electric wire on Hajipur-Jandaha road in Bihar’s Vaishali district, officials…

PATNA: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday said his party would appeal against the recent Supreme Court judgemnt allowing sub-groups within the 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes. He said…

Kishor said he will continue to reach out to the people at the grassroots level.

PATNA: It came from the horse’s mouth when Nishant Kumar, the only son of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, hinted that he had no plans to join active politics. With his remarks, speculation about Nishant joining active politics was put to…

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the Union Budget for the year 2024-25 was positive and commendable and also extended special thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

NEW DELHI: The Centre has planned comprehensive development of four significant religious sites in Bihar associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism with an aim to stimulate investment and unlock economic opportunities. Union Finance…

NEW DELHI: As the BJP's key ally in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), JD (U) demanded a special status category for Bihar, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, in a written reply, said that special status cannot be granted…

Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary said that only special financial package from the centre would boost the all-round development of Bihar.

The Muharram procession was banned after the eruption of militancy in Kashmir as authorities were apprehensive that separatists might misuse the large gathering for ulterior motives.

The JD(U)’s support to the Narendra Modi government at the centre is important for its stability and the former is likely to extract the maximum possible financial package from the Centre

The incident at the JP Ganga Path dedication event sparks social media attention and opposition criticism, with Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav alleging Kumar's powerlessness.

The water level of Kamla river has touched warning level in Madhubani, Jainagar and Jhanjharpur areas.