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Oppn meet near, ‘ill’ Nitish cancels Tamil Nadu trip; Stalin seeks to dispel doubt: ‘I will be in Patna’
June 21, 2023 07:13 IST
Cong, JD(U) deny problems, attribute Nitish cancellation to health issues; Stalin is all praise for Bihar CM, says "he will light first lamp of democracy"
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Expired medicine, no oxygen: audits flag gaps in Bihar’s ambulance service
June 20, 2023 04:00 IST
The infrastructure included Dial 102, the call-an-ambulance service run by the consortium of Pashupatinath Distributors Private Limited (PDPL) and Samman Foundation between 2017 and 2022.
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Bihar ambulance contracts | BJP demands probe: ‘Conflict of interest, Opposition must ask Nitish’
June 19, 2023 13:53 IST
The party, which is in the Opposition in the state, called it a “clear case of conflict of interest and political patronage”.
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Despite court’s caution, red flags, Bihar Govt awards Rs 1,600-crore ambulance contract to firm of JD(U) MP’s kinPremium Story
June 19, 2023 04:02 IST
Norms tweaked for Pashupatinath Distributors owned by Jahanabad MP’s kin; state says move backed by legal advice
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Nitish Kumar fills in Manjhi-sized gap in Cabinet, brings in Mushahar leader Ratnesh Sada
June 16, 2023 22:23 IST
The CM claims HAM (S) leader was in touch with BJP, and that he had apprehensions that the June 23 Opposition meeting details will be leaked
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Bihar govt opposes Governor’s nod to four-year graduation courses, says regularising sessions top priority
June 16, 2023 11:23 IST
Additional Chief Secretary K K Pathak said the state government was taking every step to ensure that universities are up to date with respect to their academic calendar within the “next few months".
Sat, Jun 17, 2023
Looking for a new U-turn to BJP, Jitan Ram Manjhi gets set for another flip-flop on Nitish Kumar
June 16, 2023 09:50 IST
Soon after the resignation of HAM(S) founder’s son Santosh Suman as a minister, JD(U) and RJD declare that the former is no longer a Mahagathbandhan ally.
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Row over Kurmi and Kurmi (Mahto) tangle in Bihar OBC list pits Nitish govt against Centre
June 14, 2023 09:40 IST
As NCBC seeks PM's intervention in 'anomaly' over Kurmi caste certificates in Bihar, Nitish govt maintains it is Centre's job to correct OBC list
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Jitan Manjhi son quits Nitish Cabinet ahead of joint Oppn meet amid buzz of HAM(S) return to NDA
June 13, 2023 17:44 IST
Tendering his resignation, Bihar SC /ST Welfare Minister and HAM(S) leader Santosh Kumar Suman charges that they had been under pressure to merge their party with JD(U)
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Lalu Prasad’s birth anniversary: The story of how the young Bihar CM stopped Advani’s rath yatra in 1990
June 11, 2023 16:45 IST
When Advani's rath yatra entered Bihar, Lalu held back in Dhanbad and Patna, acting only once the BJP leader reached Samastipur. Here is what happened in that October of 1990.
Mon, Jun 12, 2023
Loved ones dead in Odisha train tragedy, residents of Bihar wait for state govt to wake up
June 09, 2023 04:00 IST
Of the 10, eight survived with minor injuries, and one died. But there’s no word on Raja — he is still to be found. Subash and others from his village hired a vehicle for Rs 40,000 and reached Balasore the day after the accident.
Fri, Jun 09, 2023
Decks cleared for first joint Oppn meet in Patna on June 23; Kharge, Rahul to attend
June 07, 2023 21:21 IST
JD(U) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh says the Oppn conclave holds 'great importance' at a time of an 'undeclared emergency' in the country, adding 'we want a BJP-mukt Bharat to reinstate democracy'
Thu, Jun 08, 2023
Patna as the political capital 2.0: City’s long arc – Lohia to JP, Atal to Modi, Lalu to NitishPremium Story
June 07, 2023 10:48 IST
After a long hiatus, Patna returns as a nerve centre of national politics, weeks after Mamata invoked socialist icon JP to suggest to Nitish that the city should be the joint Oppn’s first meet venue in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Wed, Jun 07, 2023
Firm making bridge that collapsed in Bihar issued notice, to build it fresh: Tejashwi Yadav
June 06, 2023 19:44 IST
The suspended executive engineer was in charge of monitoring the 3.1-km bridge. The Rs 1,710-crore project was begun in 2015, and has already missed its original deadline of 2019.
Wed, Jun 07, 2023
Day after his deputy called bridge collapse planned, Nitish blames ‘poor work quality’
June 05, 2023 18:11 IST
The 3.16-km bridge being built since 2014 collapsed twice in 14 months - first on the Bhagalpur's Sultanganj side in April 2022 and the second time on Sunday evening on the Khagaria side.
Tue, Jun 06, 2023
New Bihar CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Cong’s Seemanchal face for checkmate Owaisi
June 05, 2023 08:00 IST
Two-time Kadwa (Katihar) MLA was former JNU Students Union president in 1992, when he was with SFI; he joined Congress in 1999
Mon, Jun 05, 2023
Nitish Kumar tweaks liquor law again, lowers fine to free vehicles carrying alcohol by five times
May 31, 2023 19:56 IST
Fifth change in law since April 2022 necessitated after 50,000 four-wheelers pile up across 800 police stations in Bihar, as owners found 50% of insurance cover too steep a fine
Thu, Jun 01, 2023
A leader beyond Nitish party line: the case of RS Dy Chairperson Harivansh
May 31, 2023 17:00 IST
Usual noises follow Harivansh attendance in his official capacity at Parliament inauguration, but why won't JD(U) do more is a question that has many curious
Thu, Jun 01, 2023
Nitish Kumar’s final push: Why he sees himself as glue that binds OppositionPremium Story
May 31, 2023 12:40 IST
Over the last few months, the Bihar CM has been relentlessly working to build a non-BJP Opposition platform across the country. What's in it for the man who finds himself running out of options in his state?
Wed, May 31, 2023
Huge stride towards Oppn unity: JD(U) announces mega meeting in Patna, TMC confirms presence
May 29, 2023 03:51 IST
West Bengal: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says notwithstanding what happens in June 12 meet, Congress to fight TMC in the state.
Mon, May 29, 2023
RJD leader: ‘Coffin analogy being taken literally … it symbolises how democratic norms were forgotten during new Parliament inauguration’
May 28, 2023 17:40 IST
Party’s national spokesperson Prof Subodh Kumar Mehta criticises inauguration event: “What is this Sengol? Who is transferring power to whom? … We do not understand this show of transfer of power in the 75th year of our Independence.”
Mon, May 29, 2023
Bihar govt move to remove 350-yr-old temple for flyover sparks JD(U)-BJP war of words
May 26, 2023 08:00 IST
JD(U) says several temples removed earlier with Centre’s approval, but BJP argues exception should be made for such an old structure
Thu, May 25, 2023
K C Tyagi interview: ‘Oppn can fight BJP one-on-one in 475 LS seats… KCR & Jagan are work in progress’Premium Story
May 24, 2023 20:59 IST
'UP and Gujarat are our only difficult states,' JD(U)'s newly-appointed special advisor and chief spokesperson tells The Indian Express; says Oppn's big meeting may take place in mid-June in Patna
Thu, May 25, 2023
Bihar’s model of bicycles to girls replicated by six African countries, endorsed by UN
May 24, 2023 07:00 IST
Professor Nishith Prakash, one of researchers, hails Bihar'model as a tool of women empowerment
Wed, May 24, 2023
UPSC Results 2022: History made, highest number of women set to enter Indian civil services
May 24, 2023 04:05 IST
Over one-third of the 933 candidates (320) recommended for appointment are women. This is significant considering that just two decades ago, women accounted for just 20% of the selected candidates.
Wed, May 24, 2023