Bihar

Nitish likely to take oath as Bihar CM for 9th time tomorrow

The meeting of the JD-U core committee headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is over in Patna and sources have said that he will take the oath for the ninth time in Bihar on Sunday.

Jan 27, 2024

Don't want any post in INDIA bloc: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday again said that he does not want to have a post in INDIA bloc but only wishes that the seat sharing formula must be finalised in every state as soon as possible.

Dec 25, 2023

Marriage in Bihar? Informing local police made mandatory now as security protocol

In a bid to stop celebratory firing in the state, usually at weddings, the Bihar Police have come up with the plan seeking all people inform their local police stations about any marriage taking place in the family.

Jul 1, 2023

Not a face but public issues to dominate 2024 polls: Tejashwi Yadav

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will not be contested on the face of one person but on the issues faced by common people.

Jun 24, 2023

UP shocker: Man tied to tree, thrashed, forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" [details]

A 23-year-old Muslim man was allegedly tied to a tree and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' while a group of men thrashed him in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district.

Jun 18, 2023

Bihar Politics: Prashant Kishor suspends padyatra for 25 days citing ill-health

Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday suspended his ongoing Bihar Padyatra for 25 days due to his ill-health.

May 16, 2023

150 dog bite cases in Bihar's Muzaffarpur in just one day, long queues seen at hospitals

Panic grips Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after 150 cases of dog bites were reported in just one day

Mar 14, 2023

Eye for an eye, wife for a wife: Man marries wife of his spouse's lover in Bihar [details]

Exactly a year after a married woman eloped with her lover, her husband in Bihar's Khagaria district married the wife of the man.

Mar 3, 2023

BJP releases list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha, Assembly bypolls

The BJP's Central Election Committee on Tuesday released a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha by-election in Uttar Pradesh and the Assembly bypolls in Rajasthan, Bihar, Chattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh

Nov 15, 2022

Class 7 question paper in Bihar depicts Kashmir and India as two countries; sparks outrage [details]

Amid the raging controversy, BJP smells of deep-rooted conspiracy in the whole episode and demands a high-level probe to single out culprits.

Oct 19, 2022

Samajwadi leader Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at 82

Veteran Samajwadi leader and MP, Mulayam Singh Yadav, died here on Monday after a prolonged illness.

Oct 10, 2022

Dr.Tarasweta Arya "The glamorous Social Activist" in Bihar

Dr.Tarasweta Arya said women should make themselves strong enough to withstand the pressures of current society.

Sep 19, 2022

Women in Jharkhand village launch campaign to stop tipplers from Bihar

Peeved by the drinking habit of men coming from adjoining Bihar to villages of Jharkhand to consume liquor, women of a village in Jharkhand have embarked upon a unique liquor prohibition campaign where they stop such men from consuming liquor in their villages and have destroyed local breweries.

Sep 14, 2022

Bihar model to be replicated in whole country, says Tejashwi

Bihar's new Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday met Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi to discuss the cabinet expansion in the state even as sources said as Congress likely to get four berths in the new Nitish Kumar government.

Aug 13, 2022

Can Nitish be pivot of Opposition's unity in 2024?

Nitish could emerge as the pointsman in the opposition unity if a joint opposition fights in 2024

Aug 10, 2022

Bihar Politics: RJD meeting at Rabri Devi's Patna residence takes centre stage

Amid speculation that the government might change in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was on Tuesday holding a meeting at Rabri Devi's residence here.

Aug 9, 2022

Bitten by snake, Bihar man captures and carries reptile to hospital

A man in Bihar's Biharsharif district created commotion at a hospital early on Wednesday when he took out the snake that bit him to show to doctors.

Jul 28, 2022

Recruitment scam unearthed in Bihar; 200 Amins and Kanoongos sacked [details]

A massive recruitment scam in Bihar's revenue and land reforms department has come to the fore, an official said on Thursday.

Jul 21, 2022

Woman inspector mowed down by cattle smugglers in Ranchi

Woman inspector Sandhya Topno was mowed down by a pick-up van during vehicle checking in the Tupudana police station area of Ranchi in the wee hours of Wednesday. She was taken to the hospital in a critical condition, where she died during treatment.

Jul 20, 2022

East Central Railway cancels 164 trains amid massive violence against "Agnipath" scheme

Following the massive violence in Bihar against the 'Agnipath' scheme of defence recruitment, the East Central Railway (ECR) cancelled 164 trains on Friday.

Jun 18, 2022