Bihar extends anti-COVID-19 lockdown till Jun 8
May 31, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Patna/UNI: The lockdown imposed in Bihar to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection was on Monday further extended till Jun 8 in the state.
Decomposed bodies wash up on banks of Ganga in Bihar, creates panic amid Covid
May 11, 2021, at 12:22 am
Patna/IBNS: Hitting the panic button amid Covid-19 crisis, bloated, decomposed bodies washed up on the banks of River Ganga at Bihar’s Buxar, media reports said.
Bihar: JD(U) minority cell in charge Tanvir Ahmed dies of Covid
May 08, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Legislative Council Member (MLC) and JD(U)'s minority cell in charge Tanvir Akhtar died due to coronavirus infection here today.
Bihar Chief Secretary dies of Covid-19
Apr 30, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh died of coronavirus infection here today.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav gets bail in fodder scam case
Apr 17, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday granted bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was sentenced to 14 years of jail in the fodder scam case.
Mar 15, 2021, at 01:16 am
Patna/UNI: Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday announced the merger of his party with Janata Dal (United).
Covid-19: Bihar govt gives Rs 71 lakh subsidy to distressed weavers
Mar 01, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Industry Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain today said the government has sanctioned Rs 71.20 lakh as subsidy to 712 weavers, who have been affected by the lockdown enforced during COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi, backs Centre over agriculture laws
Feb 12, 2021, at 04:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bihar: 17 ministers take oath in the first cabinet expansion
Feb 09, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Patna/UNI/IBNS: With induction of 17 new ministers in the Nitish Kumar government, the long drawn political uncertainties within National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over cabinet expansion came to an end today.
Bihar: One killed, 12 injured in bus accident in Vaishali
Jan 23, 2021, at 06:25 pm
Hajipur/UNI: At least one person was killed and 12 others injured when a bus carrying them overturned on Hajipur Muzaffarpur road near police line under sadar police station area in Vaishali district late last night.
Jan 16, 2021, at 06:14 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday lashed out at those trying to link the law and order situation in the state with the recent murder of Indigo Airlines official.
Nitish Kumar refutes claims of JD(U) MLAs remaining in contact with RJD
Dec 31, 2020, at 01:21 am
Patna/UNI: Amid reports of six MLAs of Janata Dal (United) joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday termed the claims that JD(U) MLAs remained in contact with the RJD as baseless.
Nitish Kumar should avoid suppressing farmers agitation: Left
Dec 30, 2020, at 02:07 am
Patna/UNI: Criticising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for suppressing the farmer's agitation in the state, the left parties on Tuesday cautioned him from resorting to any such action aimed at suppressing the ongoing agitation of the farmers.
Nitish Kumar appoints close aide RCP Singh as JD(U) chief
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:17 am
Patna/IBNS: Rajya Sabha member Ramchandra Prasad Singh was elected the Janata Dal (United) chief by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the national executive meeting chaired by him here.
All eyes on JD (U) national exec meet after 6 MLAs join BJP in Arunachal Pradesh
Dec 27, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Patna/UNI: As national executive meeting of the JD(U) chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar commenced here today, all eyes are now set on its next move after the six of its seven MLAs switched over to BJP in Arunachal Pradesh.
'Muslim voters aren't your jagirs': Asaduddin Owaisi's strong reply to Mamata Banerjee
Dec 17, 2020, at 03:34 am
Hyderabad/Kolkata/IBNS: In a strong reply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who has accused the AIMIM of dividing Muslim votes, Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the voters from the community should not be taken for granted.
Two militants of Manipur based outfit KCP-MJC arrested in Bihar
Dec 04, 2020, at 10:45 pm
Imphal, Dec 4: Police have arrested two cadres of Manipur based militant outfit KCP-MJC from Chanakya Chowk, Jogbaniin Bihar.
BJP names ex-Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi for Rajya Sabha bypoll
Nov 28, 2020, at 04:06 am
Patna/IBNS: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Bihar.
Lalu Prasad trying to poach NDA MLAs, alleges Sushil Modi
Nov 25, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Sushil Modi, has alleged his opponent Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is trying to poach the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MLAs to form government after losing the assembly elections by a narrow margin.
Tejashwi Yadav neck deep in corruption, shouldn't be the leader of opposition : JD (U)
Nov 23, 2020, at 01:11 am
Patna/IBNS/UNI: The JD(U) has demanded that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav should avoid becoming the leader of opposition as there are several criminal and corruption cases pending against him.
Three Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Bihar's Gaya
Nov 22, 2020, at 06:16 pm
Gaya/IBNS: Three Maoists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Bihar's Gaya district around midnight on Saturday.
Hours after assuming office Bihar Minister Mewalal Choudhary resigns over corruption charges
Nov 19, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary, who took oath three days ago as part of Nitish Kumar's 14-member cabinet, resigned today, barely a few hours after assuming office following a corruption case flagged by opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal, said media reports.
PM Narendra Modi wishes Nitish Kumar for taking oath as Bihar CM for another term
Nov 16, 2020, at 11:30 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Nitish Kumar after he took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for yet another term.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM
Nov 16, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Patna: Nitish Kumar started yet another innings as the Chief Minister of Bihar as he took oath on Monday.
'Time for introspection is over': Kapil Sibal questions Congress leadership
Nov 16, 2020, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Questioning the Congress leadership after the party's poor show in the recent Bihar Assembly polls and bypolls, senior party leader Kapil Sibal has said the 'time for introspection is over' for the grand-old-party.
Nitish Kumar to swear in as Bihar CM today
Nov 16, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar will on Monday swear in as the Bihar Chief Minister for the fifth term, five days after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered a comfortable win in the assembly elections.
'Nitish Kumar will be next Bihar CM': BJP's Sushil Modi
Nov 11, 2020, at 06:12 pm
Patna/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday cleared Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar will be the next Bihar Chief Minister despite the saffron party emerging as the best performer in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which won the state polls.
Bihar posed faith in Narendra Modi: Chiraj Paswan after NDA win
Nov 11, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Patna/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who had left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) before the Bihar assembly elections, has said the people of the state posed faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led the alliance to victory.
Bihar Assembly poll results: NDA continues to maintain lead over grand alliance
Nov 10, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Patna: Bihar seems to witnesses a seesaw battle as counting of votes to form a new Assembly is continuing on Tuesday where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is still ahead of the grand alliance.
Over 1 cr votes counted till now in Bihar, counting expected to continue late tonight, says EC
Nov 10, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Patna: The Election Commission on Tuesday said there has been 'glitch-free counting' of votes so far in the Bihar assembly elections for 243-seats in the state Assembly which is was underway.