Under the revised policy, agricultural workers will be provided work for an extended period during the lean season Patna: Amid scanty rainfall and drought-like conditions in Bihar, the govt has amended provisions under the VB-G-RAM G programme to ensure employment for job-card holders facing a livelihood crisis.Under the revised policy, agricultural workers will be provided…
Abhay SinghPatna: The state govt on Friday transferred 10 IAS officers in the ranks of director, additional secretary and joint secretary.They include information and public relations department (IPRD) additional secretary Vidhu Bhushan Choudhary, who has been transferred to the industries department in the same capacity.Special secretary in the State Election Commission Sanjay Kumar has been…
Madhubani: The urban development and housing department (UDHD) has approved Rs 2.33 crore for the construction of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and a compost pit in Madhubani town. The project aims to modernise solid waste management and strengthen the town’s cleanliness infrastructure.District magistrate (DM) Anand Sharma announced the development while addressing mediapersons at a…
CM Samrat Choudhary in Araria on Tuesday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said the state govt would continue its zero-tolerance policy against crime and cross-border infiltration, adding that security along the India-Nepal border has been strengthened with 194 border outposts across the 735-km frontier.Addressing a public meeting after attending a ‘Sahyog Shivir’ at Haripur…
Patna: The legal heirs of deceased recorded landholders (raiyats) will no longer need to submit applications or make repeated visits to block offices to get the land mutation done in their names.Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Monday said revenue staff (karamcharis) will visit villages to identify such cases and initiate the…
CM Samrat Choudhary at AIIMS Patna on Sunday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Sunday visited AIIMS-Patna to review healthcare services, infrastructure and expansion plans. Accompanied by health secretary Kumar Ravi, he inspected the burn centre, outpatient department (OPD), nuclear medicine department, inpatient department (IPD) and other key patient-care units.During the visit, Samrat interacted with doctors,…
Patna: Judicial intervention by the Patna high court has led to the Bihar govt notifying new regulations to bring thousands of small hospitals and clinics under a legal framework aimed at improving patient safety and curbing illegal medical practice.The Bihar Small and Medium Healthcare Establishments (Establishment and Registration) Regulations, 2026, notified by the health department…
Bihar education minister Mithilesh Tiwari will visit Rajasthan on Monday to study its education reforms and coaching ecosystem Patna: Bihar is exploring the possibility of developing modern coaching hubs on the lines of Rajasthan’s renowned Kota model with education minister Mithilesh Tiwari scheduled to visit the state on Monday to study its education reforms and…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday said the Bihar govt would soon set up an ‘aayog’ modelled on the Union govt’s NITI Aayog to guide the state’s comprehensive and long-term development.Chairing a high-level review meeting of the planning and development department at Sankalp Sabhagar in Lok Sevak Awas, Choudhary said the proposed commission would…
Patna: Four workers sustained injuries after an iron angle attached to a Cantilever Form Traveller (CFT) machine fell on them during construction work at the Bakhtiyarpur–Tajpur four-lane bridge in Samastipur district on Saturday morning. The incident occurred near Matior village under Mohanpur police station area, temporarily halting work at the site.Construction was underway on Pillar…
