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.
Bihar government trains administrative officers at ISTM to ensure compliance with service rules, aiming to reduce judicial scrutiny of disciplinary actions.
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
A cabinet notification to this effect was issued by Bihar's law department on Thursday. He took charge on Thursday itself.
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 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"
The Patna High Court restored Purnea MP Pappu Yadav's security to 'Y+' and directed the Bihar government to reassess his security cover.
The Patna High Court has ordered action against a major bank fraud involving ₹47 lakh in government funds, emphasizing the need for strict oversight.
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
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
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
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
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 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.
Opposition also up in arms, RJD says it could endanger the lives of teachers by bringing them in direct conflict with powerful "liquor mafia".
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
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
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
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 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.