245 published dispatches continuously updated from Arun Kumar's active ongoing reporting for Hindustan Times (Patna Bureau).
Bihar will replace 'Fail' on Class 10 and 12 marksheets with 'Eligible for Skill Training', allowing students to pursue vocational training
The Chancellor's secretariat has asked all varsities to clear salaries to university teachers and employees, and pension and retirement benefits to retired ones by July 20 and submit status reports in the prescribed format, officials said on Sunday. Additional chief secretary (ACS) to the Governor, Dipak Kumar Singh, sent a letter to VCs in this regard.
Jan Suraaj Party announced Prashant Kishor as its candidate for Bankipur bypoll on July 30, aiming for political change in Bihar post-2025 elections.
The ECI announced by-elections for the Bankipur seat on July 30, with counting on August 3, amidst competition from RJD and Jan Suraaj Party.
Bihar Governor's secretariat extends application deadline for vice chancellors and pro-vice chancellors to July 21, aiming for significant reforms in higher education.
Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, in collaboration with GIGA Innovations Technologies Pvt.Ltd., on Wednesday inaugurated the Cyber Security and Data Protection Compliance Research Unit (CS-DPCRU), a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing research, policy development, capacity building, and industry collaboration in the fields of cyber security, data protection, privacy, and emerging technologies.
The ambitious scheme announced the NDA government is a part of Saat Nischay-3 flagship programme and aims to expand higher education to every block of the state
Bihar government trains administrative officers at ISTM to ensure compliance with service rules, aiming to reduce judicial scrutiny of disciplinary actions.
Sudhakar Singh alleged that while second rung officials were being arrested, the senior IAS officials had been let off despite ED's clear indications at whose behest junior officials operated without fear
Prime Minister remarked that Nalanda's knowledge tradition, which flourished thousands of years ago, is once again guiding India's future in a renewed form
The new law will incorporate best practices adopted by 15 other states and also key features of similar acts prevalent there
Hearing his civil writ petition, a single-judge bench of Justice Sourendra Pandey ordered the local administration to immediately resume issuing rent receipts to the petitioner
Education department secretary Rajiv Raushan wrote to all the district education officers (DEOs) for details of eligible Class 9-10 school teachers after verification for deputation in degree colleges. Earlier, it was only for Class 11-12.
Jha said that at the National Council meeting on Sunday, Nitish Kumar himself indicated that he would devote more time to the organisation to ensure even better performance in the future and facilitate a smooth generational transition.
JD-U working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Kumar himself said that he will devote more time to the organisation with an eye on the 2029 Lok Sabha election and 2030 Assembly elections
The party also appreciated centre's continued help in development of Bihar and congratulated the Samrat government for being committed to taking forward Nitish's legacy
The guidelines have been issued in order to ensure transparency, uniformity, and academic continuity.
A cabinet notification to this effect was issued by Bihar's law department on Thursday. He took charge on Thursday itself.
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said that the government was trying to resolve the vexed issue of teachers' transfer with a policy that would favour all, but the teachers would also be required to deliver what is expected of them - quality education in schools.
Bihar's Advocate General PK Shahi resigned, effective Monday, following convention. His successor, experienced in both Supreme Court and Patna High Court, will be notified soon.
The funds have been released on the basis of interim approval of the universities' budget and the concerned authorities have to submit utilisation certificates within a month, says the government letter.
The education department has warned violating teachers of strict disciplinary action for breaching the code of conduct if they were found engaged in private coaching and tuition
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary requests ₹18,000 crore from the Centre for water programs, institutes, and support for upcoming national events and development projects.
Despite strict provisions, coaching centres remained unbridled and made hay, with the government responding only with knee-jerk reaction to problems cropping up every now and then
The Governor, who was earlier member of the National Disaster a management Authority (NDMA), directed to organise a seminar at Bihar Lok Bhawan with the aim of increasing public awareness towards fire safety.
This means, there will be 24 appointments made for the highest academic posts in the state universities in the coming months by Governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain. For the last few years, no appointment had been made to the post of Pro-VCs in Bihar.
the CM said that Bihar has made remarkable progress in the fields of infrastructure, power, connectivity and rural development, but it is necessary to work together continuously to give the state a new identity at the global level
VC KN Singh said that at a time when implementation of 3-Language Policy of the ministry of education, government of India is a much debated issue, multilingualism should not be seen as a handicap, but a welcome requirement
The advertisements would be issued afresh with fresh guidelines for wider publicity to give opportunities to more capable candidates who could pull the universities out of the rut, a Lok Bhavan official said
The issue of unending controversies on the ongoing recruitment of assistant professors by the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) also figured during the discussions between the Governor and the CM.
The incident occurred at a government middle school in Baluaha village (Mahishi block) of Saharsa when children fell ill after consuming mid-day meal containing a suspected de"small snake"
This is the first removal of the VC since Hasnain took charge on March 14 last. What exactly led to the sudden removal is not known, but it is said to be the fallout of complaints against the VC reaching the Lok Bhawan.
The Governor's secretariat on Wednesday invited applications for LN Mithila University (Darbhanga), Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga, Sanskrit University, BN Mandal University (Madhepura), BBA Bihar University (Muzaffarpur), JP University (Chapra) and Aryabhatt Knowledge University (Patna).
The Patna High Court restored Purnea MP Pappu Yadav's security to 'Y+' and directed the Bihar government to reassess his security cover.
Bihar's colleges face ad-hoc leadership issues, with principal appointments mired in court cases and delays, impacting faculty promotions and governance.
The result is politically significant, as it was the first election since the formation of the new government and stepping down of JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar as the CM
Bihar's cabinet sees BJP-JD(U) ministry swap, with JD(U) taking health and BJP handling education, aiming for reforms amid ongoing challenges.
The students alleged that the BPSC had been dilly-dallying despite assurances and the students had no more patience. Many students sustained injuries in the police action.
Among the inductees 15 are from the BJP, 13 from the JD(U), two from the LJP(RV), one each from the HAM(S) and RLM.
Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office to the ministers, which brings the Samrat cabinet's strength to 35
Nishant Kumar, who had embarked on his Bihar yatra, is said to have halted it for the cabinet expansion, hinting that he is ready for a role in the state government after joining the JD(U) only some weeks ago
According to insiders in the NDA bloc, as per an agreed upon formula, the BJP and the JD(U) would have 16 berths each, two would go to the LJP-RV and one each to HAM-S and RLM
AKU reschedules two cancelled MBBS exams at Patna Science College due to malpractice, with new dates set for May 20 and 22 at a different center.
Bihar's cabinet expansion may happen on May 6, as CM Samrat Choudhary consults BJP leaders in Delhi to finalize ministerial positions.
The Patna High Court has ordered action against a major bank fraud involving ₹47 lakh in government funds, emphasizing the need for strict oversight.
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary vows to demolish illegal constructions on government land, aims for ₹5-lakh crore investment, and announces new development projects.
Choudhary said the National Democratic Alliance government under Kumar worked for all sections of society in the last two decades | India News
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed by chief minister Samrat Choudhary will seek the vote of confidence in a special session of the Bihar Assembly on Friday. According to the Vidhan Sabha schedule, Speaker Prem Kumar will first make introductory remarks and then Choudhary will propose that "this Assembly expresses faith in the current Council of Ministers."
Former Jehanabad MP Chadeshwar Prasad 'Chandravanshi' has been appointed national vice-president, while Gopalganj MP Alok Kumar Suman has been made the treasurer
Shravan Kumar replaces Nitish Kumar as JD(U) legislature party leader, recognized for loyalty and experience as Bihar's MLA since 1995.
This was the first meeting since Kumar stepped down as CM and held significance due to the clamour within the JD(U) for important role of his son Nishant Kumar within the party and the impending cabinet expansion
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary criticized the Congress-led Opposition for the defeat of the Women's Reservation Bill, calling it a setback for women's empowerment.
It will be a one-day session, according to a notification issued by the Vidhan Sabha director Rajiv Kumar on Saturday
Samrat Choudhary government to seek trust vote in Bihar Assembly's April 24 session despite NDA majority; one-day sitting ahead of monsoon session.
The four-member committee is headed by Prof Parmendra Kumar Bajpai, vice-chancellor of the Jai Prakash University, Chapra. Other members include the director of higher education, registrar of the Pataliputra University and chairman of the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC).
Patna University registrar has written to the director, higher education, NK Aggarwal, that the recommendation of the candidate Vivek Kumar, made by BSUSC on serial No. 1 in the geography subject, is under cloud
The entire Bihar stands with his decision and the PM is working to strengthen all the sisters of the country, said the CM
For many in Bihar, Nitish Kumar was the CM who worked towards ensuring basic infrastructure like roads, bridges and electricity
The development marks a departure from over two decades of politics centred around Nitish Kumar, who resigned as chief minister on Tuesday.
Samrat Choudhary, who has been the state's deputy CM since January 2024, is set to take the oath of office on Wednesday morning.
BJP's Samrat Choudhary has been elected as the legislative party leader in Bihar, paving way for him to take oath as the next chief minister of the state.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar prepares to resign, reflecting on his tenure while JD(U) strategizes for a new government with BJP amid political shifts.
Bihar's political landscape shifts as Nitish Kumar prepares to resign, paving the way for the BJP to appoint its first chief minister amid crucial meetings.
The court was hearing a petition challenging the seizure of a truck despite the fact that it had a valid challan issued, but the driver could not show it, while the authorities also did not bother to check the validity and went ahead with seizure
What the university has stumbled upon in course of preliminary verification is bizarre, with some candidates having teaching experience certificate without fulfilling the mandatory minimum criteria
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will take Rajya Sabha oath on April 10, starting new government formation. His successor remains uncertain amid ongoing development efforts.
For Nitish Kumar, his new innings in the Rajya Sabha will also coincide with his fourth stint as the JD(U) national president.
She was delivering the Convocation address at the second Convocation of the Nalanda University in Rajgir
Describing the role of the VCs as very important, the governor said that they are in a position to better solve the problems of the universities based on their experience and grassroots understanding.
In Bihar's secondary board exams, girls outperformed boys in pass rates, with two girls as joint toppers. Overall pass percentage fell to 81.79%.
BJP president Nitin Nabin delayed his Bihar Assembly resignation for a crucial meeting, as he must resign from one House by March 30 after Rajya Sabha election.
The results of the secondary board examination, conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board, were announced on Sunday by education minister Sunil Kumar.
Prof Ajay Kumar Singh was sent on compulsory leave by former Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on October 16 on the charge that "he was not acting in accordance with the statutory provisions and directions issued by the Chancellor's secretariat and the education department"
According to the Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950 (under Articles 101/190 of the Constitution), a member elected to both Parliament and a State Legislature must resign from one within 14 days. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16.
Set up in 2014 through an Act of Parliament passed in 2010 after years of hard work piloted by the Nitish Kumar government and involving the likes of former President APJ Abdul Kalam in preparing the ground work, NU had held its first convocation in 2016 for the first batch of its post-graduate students.
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, who is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture and who played a key role in getting the excavation restarted, will inaugurate the long-awaited exercise as the chief guest on the occasion.
Yadav allegedly campaigned against the party candidate during the 2025 Assembly election in Belhar, from where his son Chanakya Prakash Ranjan contested on the RJD ticket
This time, he has been elected party chief at a time when the state is headed towards political transition after his decision to move to national politics.
In the top 5, there were four girls out of six students, with the second and third position going to Sakshi Kumari (Sitamarhi) and Sapna Kumari (Nawada)
The overall pass percentage stood at 85.19%, with girls recording a higher success rate of 86.23% compared to 84.09% for boys.
Bihar Governor Syed Aata Hasnain will review higher education issues on March 30, focusing on corruption and appointments in state universities.
Bihar Day, celebrated on March 22, was inaugurated by CM Nitish Kumar, with PM Modi praising the state's progress and heritage amid various dignitaries.
JD(U) MLC Sanjiv Kumar Singh has written a letter to the secretariat of new Bihar Governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain, who was himself Chancellor of Central University of Kashmir
Samriddhi Yatra, which commenced from January 16, may have one more phase to complete the entire state for direct feedback from the people, reviewing the ongoing schemes and preparing ground work for new initiatives
NDA won with a sound strategy for the fifth seat, while the Opposition could not ensure voting by all its 41 legislators after four of them abstained.
With numbers comfortably stacked in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for four seats and marginally short for the fifth, the Opposition has forced an election by fielding a joint candidate
Dr Phanikant Mishra said that discovering pre-Mauryan and pre-Christian era evidence can push back Balirajgarh's history, shed light on early Indian civilisations
The draft statute has proposed a descriptive type three-hour written test based on NET syllabus. It will carry 160 marks, while 40 marks will be for interview.
Thousands of retired university employees in Bihar await pensions for over two months, despite government claims of no financial issues, raising concerns.
On Tuesday, Nitish embarked on the five-day third leg of his "Samriddhi Yatra", during which he will cross-cross 10 districts of Kosi and Seemanchal. He will return on March 14 evening visiting Begusarai and Sheikhpura on the way, while the Rajya Sabha election is on March 16.
'I will work for the party as an active member. My father has decided to go to the Rajya Sabha and I respect his decision. I will try to live up to the faith that the people and the party have shown in me,' said Nishant Kumar after his induction into JD(U)
JD(U) state president Umesh Kushwaha said Nishant Kumar is the future of the party and that the entire JD(U) would work with him.
Nishant Kumar, son of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, will formally join JD(U) on Sunday, as part of a plan for political transition and future leadership.
In 2025, JD-U won 85 seats at a strike rate of 85% despite Nitish Kumar's muted campaign amid concerns over his health
Against the sanctioned strength of 53, the Patna HC will have the working strength of 46 judges, which will be around 87% -- the highest in recent decades
NSUI's Shantanu Shekhar won the election for president post by a big margin of 1,496 votes, defeating his nearest rival Prince Kumar from the Chhatra JD(U)
NSUI defeats ABVP and JD-U to win president and general secretary posts in Patna University Students' Union polls amid lowest voter turnout
The Bills are Bihar Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, Bihar Micro Finance Institutions (Regulations of Money Lending and Prevention of Coercive Actions) Bill, 2026, the Bihar State Madarsa Education Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026, Bihar Private Professional Educational Institutions (Admission, Regulation and Fixation of Fee) Bill, 2026, Bihar Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2026 and Bihar Secretariat Service (Amendment) Bill 2026.
Coming 114 year an after Bihar became a state, the new bill replaces the old British law of 1887 (Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act) in line with the specific judicial requirements of Bihar
The campaigning would end at 5 pm on February 26, which would leave the candidates with just there days for canvassing in keeping with the strict guidelines.
Tabling the Bill, finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said that the state's focus was on making Bihar a developed state by 2030 and work was on in a planned manner to achieve the goal.
Patna University may decide on student union elections today after a postponement due to violence; students apologize and seek no legal action.
The matter relates to Dwarka Nath College, Jatti Chak, Masaurhi, Patna, duly affiliated to Magadh University, Bodhgaya and recognized by the University Grants Commission. Subsequently, the College came under Patliputra University by a notification issued by the Education Department
Polls were scheduled for February 28 and Saturday was the day when the names of the candidate for various central panel and councillors' posts were to be announced to set the stage for campaigning, but things went awry before that
The minister also reiterated the government's plan to open model schools and degree colleges in every district and carry out recruitment of around 45,000 teachers through Teachers' Recruitment Exam (TRE-4)
The observation came from the bench of Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar on suo motu Public Interest Litigation initiated pursuant to the inspection report dated February 17, 2026 submitted by the Member Secretary, Bihar State Legal Services Authority
The report, prepared on the court's direction, underlined the shortcomings of mental health facilities in Bihar and at Bihar State Institute of Mental Health and Allied Sciences (BIMHAS), Koelwar, Bhojpur
The observation came from the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh on Tuesday while hearing a petition of a 19-year-old boy seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with alleged recovery of 55 litres of liquor from his motorcycle
Parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary clarified that there was no such proposal for any review and all the members had unanimously backed prohibition
Though Choudhary finally got through, there are nearly 150 other candidates recommended for appointment in the political science subject who are not so lucky and are awaiting their turn for joining in various universities
A senior official of the Lok Bhawan said that the search committee would have a nominee from the University Grants Commission (UGC) in keeping with the UGC provisions and Supreme Court order on the appointment of VCs
The minister was giving the government reply after the debate on ₹2,190.15-crore budgetary demand of the department
Bihar's Teachers' Recruitment Examination (TRE-4) is set to proceed, filling around 46,000 vacancies after a long delay, with details to follow.
Bihar plans to open special schools for disabled children in all divisions, while the Opposition staged a walkout over governance criticisms in the assembly.
The RJD staged a walkout in Bihar's Vidhan Sabha during the budget discussion, citing dissatisfaction with the government's response and budget issues.
The Bird Survey in Bihar's Kosi region noted 4,982 birds of 92 species, including rare migratory ducks, highlighting the need for wetland conservation.
In Bihar Assembly, CM Nitish Kumar and Opp. Leader Tejashwi Yadav clashed over development claims, law and order, and corruption amid ongoing debates.
The LNMU's direction to the 14 candidates out of 46 recommended has come in the Political Science subject, which was mired in controversy ahead of election
The Code of Conduct for the PUSU elections has come into effect with the announcement of the election schedule released by the PUSU chief patron and officiating vice-chancellor Prof Namita Singh
The finance minister said the budget had its focus on imaan, gyaan, vigyaan, armaan aur samman (faith, knowledge, science and respect) to contribute to a developed Bihar in keeping with the Nitish government's motto of development with justice
One writing was on the sheet of poll verdict was in bold letters: Bihar has voted for the new generation development in the state so that people are not forced to migrate to other states for their livelihood. That's like a task cut out for the current Nitish-led NDA government
Bihar education department seeks clarification on appointing minister Ashok Chaudhary as Assistant Professor due to scrutiny of his PhD degree. | India News
Rural works minister Ashok Chaudhary was recommended by BSUSC to join Pataliputra University as Asst Prof of Political Science, but now the Bihar education department has sent back recommendation for his appointment for 'review', triggering speculation that there are fears of legal trouble for the minister
JD(U) spokesman Neeraj Kumar said that Madani's remarks may be useful to find relevance within the organisation, but they would remain totally irrelevant for the country
The Bihar Administrative Reforms Mission, under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit, and the Indian Institute of Management (Bodh Gaya) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to roll out the fellowship programme
With the release of the fifth instalment, the total number of beneficiaries under the scheme has reached 1.56-crore
The manifesto pledges ₹10 lakh financial assistance to those from the Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), constituting 36% of the population, for business and entrepreneurship | India News
Kishor alleged that Choudhary had been granted reprieve "in a 1995 murder case on the basis of a forged age certificate submitted before the Supreme Court." | India News
Bihar is considered the cradle of political movement that culminated in the imposition of Emergency in India on June 25, 1975.
On his last visit to Bihar on April 24, PM Modi vowed to punish those responsible for the deadly terror strike in Kashmir that had killed 26 people.
On his last visit to Bihar on April 24, PM Modi vowed to punish those responsible for the deadly terror strike in Kashmir's Pahalgam that had killed 26 people
During the Budget session, Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan praised the state's Seven Resolves programme for its commitment to development and job creation.
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said the Centre was extending full support to add pace to the state's developmental journey under chief minister Nitish Kumar.
Mahagathbandhan candidate Kumar Chandradeep of the RJD, an English professor, is making his electoral debut against the sitting MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav of the JD-U, who is the NDA nominee.
Pathak, who was only recently praised by chief minister Nitish Kumar as an "honest officer", has courted numerous controversies in his less than a year of his stint in the education department.
The meeting notice from Bihar's Raj Bhavan was sent hours after the education department criticised top university officials for skipping a meeting
The matter escalated after the education department issued orders on Wednesday to stop the salary and pension of Federation of University Teachers' Association of Bihar (FUTAB) working president Kanhaiya Bahadur and general secretary Sanjay Kumar, also an MLC (member of the Legislative Council), for their remarks against the order that college and university teachers should also mandatorily take five classes each day and strike off names of students remaining absent for more than three days.
On November 2, chief minister Nitish Kumar will distribute provisional appointment letters to the newly recruited teachers at a mega function at Patna's Gandhi Maidan
Shah called Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as "paltu (one who takes frequent U-turns)" and the June 23 Opposition unity meeting in Patna a gathering of "dynasts soaked in corruption".
Nearly a dozen petitions have already been filed in the Patna High Court against the new rules and the matter will come up for hearing later in June after the summer vacation.
A little less than a year left for the parliamentary elections, BJP has organised a month-long mass contact programme ending on June 30 in Bihar.
Though the pay scale is significantly higher than what over 3.5 lakh teachers appointed through the panchayatI raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) since 2006 are currently getting, it is lower than the old prescribed pay scale for teachers, under which around 60,000 still remain in service.
Renowned economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed as the chancellor of Nalanda University, succeeding Dr Vijay P Bhatkar. Panagariya is a professor at Columbia and an expert on the Indian economy. He was also the vice chairman of the Niti Ayog and chief economist at the Asian Development Bank.
Under the new recruitment process, primary teachers (class 1-5) will have a basic salary of Rs.25,000 and the gross with dearness, house rent and medical allowances will come to around Rs.38,000, while for middle schools (class 6-8) the gross salary with Rs.28,000 basic will be around Rs.42,000
This will the first meeting of VCs with the Governor, who is the Chancellor of the state universities.
The move is necessitated due to the start of the financial year 2023-24 in which the universities will receive a budgetary allocation for payment of salary, pension and other requirements. In the state budget for fiscal 2023-24 with a total outlay of about ₹2.62 lakh crore, the highest allocation is for education with a total outlay of ₹40,450 crore
In the education sector, the government has announced to recruit 48,762 primary teachers, 5,886 physical education trainers, 40,506 head teachers, 44,193 teachers in secondary schools, 89,734 teachers in higher secondary schools and 7,360 computer teachers.
This was the 17th report of the Bihar Economic Survey, a practice started by the Nitish Kumar government in 2006-07.
The former union minister said it was true that Nitish Kumar made him the parliamentary board chairman and amended the party constitution to make such a provision, but it was made meaningless and reduced to a mere "jhunjhuna (a child's rattle)" by the way he was treated
He said he also respects Kumar and therefore wanted the chief minister to be alert and handle things well or else the party will be damaged
In 2022, Bihar saw a sudden change in government that stripped BJP of power, a number of hooch tragedies, frequent protests by job aspirants, embarrassing leak of question papers of state's top competitive exams, complete disarray in state universities due to delayed academic sessions and below par agriculture growth, which clouded the state's positives like the inauguration of the Ganga water supply project for the vast arid regions of central Bihar and cabinet nod to fill large-scale vacancies in police.
Chirag, who did a roadshow in Mokama on his birthday, said he and his father late Ram Vilas Paswan were uneasy even in 2017 when Nitish Kumar had switched sides and realigned with BJP.
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, on Wednesday supported Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's call for a united opposition ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections to ensure a "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-mukt Bharat". | India News
Nitish Kumar said the kind of work Rao had done in his state after playing the lead role in Telangana's creation was unparalleled.
Telangana chief minister KCR's visit to Bihar has been seen as part of the efforts to cobble up an Opposition alliance of regional power centres to take on the BJP in 2024 general elections
Union home minister Amit Shah, who was given a rousing reception at the airport on Sunday, made it clear that the NDA alliance in Bihar was here to stay till 2024-2025.
The Patna high court has sought the exact status with regard to the establishment and functioning of all the institutions within Bihar falling with the ambit and scope of the Rights of Persons Disability Act, 2016
The report, tabled in the Bihar Legislature on Friday, the last day of the monsoon session, says that utilisation certificates (UCs) of ₹ 92,687.31 crore were outstanding as on March 31, 2021.
After Tuesday's episode in the second half, when the ruling JD(U) members also stayed away from the House, the treasury benches presented a united look, with Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha also communicating through chits with chief minister Nitish Kumar.
The chief minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government brought the amendment bill weeks after the Supreme Court expressed its reservation for high pendency of prohibition-related cases in local courts and the Patna high Court.
The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which dilutes some of the stringent provisions of the liquor prohibition law that is in force in the state since April 2016, was passed by the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday without any opposition from a surprisingly thinly attended Opposition benches in the House.
Information and public relations department minister Sanjay Jha said 21 Bihar students from Ukraine were being evacuated by MEA through Bucharest and they were due to arrive in New Delhi on February 26 morning.
Opposition also up in arms, RJD says it could endanger the lives of teachers by bringing them in direct conflict with powerful "liquor mafia".
Though Bihar's progress over the last 16 years cannot be dismissed - it has far better road connectivity, round-the-clock power supply and significantly higher per capita power consumption and infrastructure growth - but it is mostly in the context of where the state stood prior to 2005.
PATNA: Even as the government is gearing up to tackle the looming threat of a third wave and the new Omicron variant, the state is set to touch the 100 million mark in vaccination against Covid-19, said health officials
Bihar is set to transform rural governance by gearing its panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) towards delivering at the grassroots, state's panchayati raj minister Samrat Choudhary has said.
The special leave will be granted to employees joining the residential meditation programme from outside Patna and only upon confirmation of their registration.
Interview letters have been sent to the candidates through email. Those called for interview are required to come with their Covid-19 test report and all the original documents at the commission's office
Kumar became the chief secretary on February 27 this year after his predecessor, then chief secretary Dipak Kumar, could not get his third extension. He was to retire on August 31 | India News
Bihar has 1,00,822 active cases of coronavirus and 2,480 people have died due to the disease so far, according to the state health bulletin.
Even old and big hospitals like PMCH, IGIMS and the state's first dedicated Covid-19 hospital NMCH don't have the facility.
Arun Kumar Singh, a 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Sunday was appointed the new chief secretary of Bihar, replacing Deepak Kumar
Kumar had earlier in his address referred to the Patna HC's endeavour in 2006, soon after he took over the reins of the state, to help establish the rule of law by ensuring speedy trials so that wrongdoers could get punishment.
An EC directive requires candidates and parties to mandatorily publicise pending criminal cases against the candidates through advertisements in a local and a national newspaper, besides official social media platforms of the political party, and explain reasons for fielding them.
Several rivers are flowing above or around the danger mark, as per the data of the state government's water resources department
Former Congress chief Ram Jatan Sinha says the current crop of student leaders in Bihar are not able to create impact even if given posts.
Officials in the department of education admitted to the delay in payment of salary, but said that efforts were on to resolve the matter.
The issue relates to the development of Krishnaghat road to connect with upcoming Ganga Path along the Ganga river for which PU has been asked to transfer land.
With a number of sulking leaders looking for opportunities to change loyalties on all sides, there are ample hints of more churning in the days to come, depending upon individual ambitions and requirements. | India News
The government has ordered the recovery of a Rs8.68-crore penalty from HMs. Of which, ₹4.21-crore (48%) has been recovered. More than 1,000 HMs have allegedly fudged the data since 2013, when the idea of penalty was first mooted by the state education department.
Speculation about Nitish Kumar's return to the grand alliance, which routed BJP-led NDA in the 2015 Bihar assembly polls, caught fire after the CM called up a convalescing Lalu Prasad to enquire about his health. | India News
The JD(U)'s defeat in the bypolls and a series of post-Ram Navami clashes across Bihar have dented Kumar's "pro-development" image in recent times. | India News
The Grand Alliance in Bihar now comprises the RJD, Congress and HAM-S and also has a strong backing of the Janata Dal(United) faction led by Sharad Yadav. | India News
The death of four people in the state's Rohtas district on Saturday after drinking illicit alcohol highlights the challenge the Nitish Kumar government faces in stemming the flow of liquor. | India News
A letter from Brajesh Mehrotra, principal secretary to the chancellor, asked VCs to show.how college principals who attained the age of 62 years between 2012 and 2017, continued to hold the post even after that.
Kishor had been made advisor to CM, in the rank of a cabinet minister, soon after the formation of the GA government in November 2015, 'to give wings to the development of Bihar', through Bihar Vikas Mission.. | India News
Minister Khurshid alias Firoz Ahmad chanted the slogan outside the Bihar assembly after chief minister Nitish Kumar won the trust vote he faced after breaking ties with the RJD-Congress alliance. | India News
With a pass percentage of just 35, the Bihar school examination board intermediate results, declared on Tuesday, have triggered a series of suicides by examinees who failed the test.
The dismal performance of students in Class 12 or intermediate examination conducted by BSEB has the opposition up in arms and experts questioning the quality of education being imparted in its schools.
CLAT toppers Rajat Maloo and Pranav Tripathi made concerted efforts to better themselves and succeeded in cracking the tough law entrance test
BARC has come up with new technology, which will increase the shelf life of litchis from 4-6 days to around two months. This will boost production and export of Bihar's litchis, which are in high demand in the United States, Europe and middle-east. | India News
The Bihar legislative assembly on Thursday adopted the Bill, which proposes to strengthen mechanism for protection of depositors' interests by reining in mushrooming chit fund companies and non-banking financial companies . | India News
President, who is also the visitor of NU, signed the letter appointing Sunaina Singh, at present vice chancellor of the English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad, on Tuesday. | India News
Upon approval from NU chancellor Dr Vijay Bhatkar, the accused student was put under suspension, confirmed NU communications director Smita Polite. | India News
The Bihar chief minister dared opposition parties to come out with names of ministers that they alleged were involved in the Bihar Staff Selection Commission examination question paper leak. | India News
Administrative machinery in Bihar cut up over action against officers in BSSC question paper leak and boat tragedy, leading to death of 24 persons | India News
Chancellor Ramnath Kovind has made interim arrangement as the process to appoint regular vice chancellors in Bihar, which will require 'effective and meaningful' consultation between Raj Bhawan and the government, may stretch over a month.
In April this year, 1,281 persons were sent to jail under Bihar's amended excise law. It was the first month after total prohibition was enforced in the state (on April 5) by the Nitish Kumar government.
Bihar legislators vowed on Wednesday to stay away from liquor and inspire others, before they unanimously passed a law to initiate alcohol prohibition in the state. | India News
BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday warned voters that terror cells at home and in Pakistan would celebrate if they help the Grand Alliance (GA) win the election in Bihar. | India News
Chief minister Nitish Kumar tried to win over the youth and women, while raising the 'Outsider vs Bihari' (Bihari vs Bahri) issue, to seek people's support for the Grand Alliance candidates in the forthcoming assembly elections.
Opposition parties in poll-bound Bihar have questioned the ruling JD(U) for an alleged "misuse" of the state's education network for electoral benefit after a footage of government school teachers "educating" students about the "welfare schemes" undertaken by the Nitish Kumar government was aired. | India News
A World War-era airbase in Bhagalpur will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi's final rally in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, an event that state BJP leaders say will be marked by some serious hard talk. | India News
Biswanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies, Munger, which hit the headlines following a controversy over the degree issued to former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar, may have to face the music and even lose its affiliation
Former foreign minister of Singapore, George Yeo has been made the new Chancellor of Nalanda University. He succeeds the first chancellor, Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen. | India News
Fresh tremors were felt in Bihar on Sunday, which sparked panic in the state where the death toll from Saturday's quake has risen to 51. | India News
Chancellor of Nalanda University, Prof Amartya Sen, has withdrawn his candidature for a second term as head of the transnational Nalanda University in Bihar citing political interference. Here he speaks to ARUN KUMAR in an exclusive interview about the need to restrain political interference and greater academic autonomy. He has also cleared the mist over university spendings
BJP president Amit Shah on Friday laid down the blueprint for the party's strategy to conquer Bihar in the assembly elections scheduled later this year, with special focus on getting the basics right. | India News
Bihar's (in)famous 'love guru', Matuknath Choudhary, whose decision to leave his first wife to live with his student Julie in 2006 hit the headlines, desperately wants to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). | India News
Patna high court takes decision in 'public interest' after standing committee looking into allegations says Jehanabad district judge Ajay Kumar Srivastava 'has outlived his utility as a judicial officer'. | India News
The BJP on Friday accused the Bihar government if treating the country's top terror suspects with kid gloves, as part of its larger policy of 'appeasing' such elements.
State police cooperates with the National Investigation Agency in nabbing the alleged terrorist, but then strangely shows 'disinterest' in questioning them. Arun Kumar & Avinash Kumar report.
Just days after the July 16 Masrakh (Chhapra) mid-day meal (MDM) tragedy, which claimed 23 lives, around 77 children fell ill after eating their meals schools in Arwal and Jamui districts of Bihar on Wednesday. The first incident was stated to be a case of indigestion, whereas 'foul play' was suspected in Jamui. Arun Kumar reports.
The BJP on Tuesday removed ex-MLC and party spokesman, Ram Kishore Singh from his post and issued a showcause notice for his praise of chief minister, Nitish Kumar yesterday, even as party MP, Shatrughan Sinha asserted 'Nitish Kumar is prime minister material'.
The government is likely to try and rope in services of former President APJ Abul Kalam and founder director of NLSIU, Bangalore, Dr NR Madhava Menon and the likes
Governor-cum-Chancellor of universities Devanand Konwar on Tuesday asked all vice chancellors to submit detailed reports ratified by the respective statutory bodies to the government and himself on the practical problems they faced in implementing rationalisation.
Buoyed by the highest growth in female literacy in the decade and significant increase in the number of girls passing class 10 and 12 board examinations, the human resource development department has mooted a proposal for setting up a women's university - only the second of its kind in the country.
A day after news about the abduction of an American university researcher, Juhi Tyagi, by Naxalites in the extremist-affected Jamui district of Bihar flashed in the media, it turned out to be a false alarm. Arun Kumar reports.
Fifteen Bihar colleges lost their accreditation as they failed to renew it before the expiry of its five-year validity, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) said on Wednesday.
hey are the alumni of a remarkable coaching school in Patna that annually sends poor youngsters to the IITs. What are some of these Old Boys up to now? reports Arun Kumar
The Chancellor's office and the Human Resource Development Department seem to be firmly set on a collision course, Arun Kumar.
Acting on the directives of the Human Resource Development Department, the Regional Deputy Director, Magadh Division, on Saturday, lodged an FIR against Magadh University Vice Chancellor BN Pandey and others under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, reports Arun Kumar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday consented to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the mysterious death of Yogendra Pandey, a state public works department engineer on June 18.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday consented to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the mysterious death of Yogendra Pandey, a state public works department engineer on June 18.
Artists from India and the Indian diaspora are featured in "Shifting Shapes-Unstable Signs" - an exhibition of contemporary art from around the world at Yale University School of Art's new gallery.
In a major development, Patna University suspended former Coordinator of the Department of BBA PC Verma and replaced prof-in-charge of Patna College Ran Bijay Kumar for serious lapses in the admission process.
Only 40 per cent of teachers in primary schools run by the Bihar Govt were able to make error-free summaries of a passage given to them, reports Arun Kumar. | India News
About 400 inmates of Beur Central Jail, irked by ill treatment, take control of the inner wing of the high-security prison for nearly eight hours, report Arun Kumar & Ramashankar.
The JD(U) legislator from Mokama town, popularly known as Chhote Sarkar, has been arrested along with four of his associates for assaulting journalists in his house, report Arun Kumar and Ramashankar.
Journalists had approached him for comments in a rape & murder case in which he is alleged to be involved, report A Kumar & Ramashankar.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad predicts an early fall for the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar, report Anirban Guha Roy & Arun Kumar.
Mob violence in Bihar has developed a disconcerting pattern of late, reports Arun Kumar.
Call it a misunderstanding or sheer bad luck, but being "rude" to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has led to Saharsa district magistrate NK Chaudhary's transfer, reports Arun Kumar.
The worst affected are the primary and secondary schools, which are located in the interiors and have a small infrastructure compared to high schools, reports Arun Kumar.
The Govt will de-linked Intermediate teaching from all the degree colleges of the State from 2008, reports Arun Kumar.
Maoists blew up railway tracks between Chetar and Richuguta areas under Dhanbad rail division on Tuesday during the blockade, report Arun Kumar and Amitabh Srivastava.
The government sounds an alert in view of the two-days economic blockade called by Maoists against the Centre's economic policies and creation of SEZs, reports Arun Kumar.
In a bizarre incident in Bihar, a three-year-old boy has been accused of rioting and attacking policemen during a clash between two communities, reports Arun Kumar.
Of this, Rs 1,300 crore would be used on civil works, including construction of school buildings and classrooms while the rest will be for teachers' salary, training et al, reports Arun Kumar. | India News
The Centre's move to reduce assistance under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) from the existing 75 per cent to 50 per cent will deal a serious blow to the ongoing teachers' recruitment drive in the State, reports Arun Kumar. | India News
First comes Nitish?s phenomenal acceptance level in the State, with 81 per cent respondents from Bihar rating him the best, reports Arun Kumar. | India News
State Vigilance Investigation Department caught a fake peshkar, Ravindra Sinha, red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 3000 from a journalist, reports Arun Kumar. | India News
Gavai said a 'broader framework' would be developed to govern vocational courses, reports Arun Kumar. | India News
The Chancellor-cum-Governor admits there is a long journey ahead to bring the system 'back on track', reports Arun Kumar. | India News
Bihar was followed by Jharkhand and West Bengal boards, which took 10 days to complete the process, reports Arun Kumar. | India News