Patna: The Patna district administration on Saturday gave former CM Rabri Devi 15 days to vacate her official residence after she publicly challenged the govt to evict her by force, setting the stage for a political showdown over the 10, Circular Road bungalow that has been her family’s home for more than two decades.Soon after…
Patna: The state govt on Saturday suspended two IAS officers in the tender scam case – Yogesh Kumar Sagar of the 2017 batch and Abhilasha Kumari Sharma of the 2014 batch, an official said.The decision came three days after the Bihar Police’s Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) raided the Patna premises of contractor Rishu Shree on…
Bettiah: A political row erupted in West Champaran district on Saturday after state dairy, fisheries and animal husbandry minister Nand Kishore Ram accused former CM Rabri Devi of refusing to vacate a govt-allotted residence, allegedly because he belongs to the Dalit community.Addressing a press conference in Ramnagar, Nand Kishore claimed the state govt had allotted…
Patna: In a significant political development, the building construction dept on Friday allotted the 10, Circular Road official bungalow, long associated with former CM Rabri Devi, to the cabinet minister Nand Kishore Ram, triggering strong protests from the RJD.Ram who is a minister for dairy, fisheries and animal resources dept comes from the BJP.An official…
Patna: Taking cognizance of the hardships faced by thousands of retired teachers and non-teaching staff of Bihar’s universities due to irregular pension payments, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has asked the state education department to take prompt action in this regard.Forwarding a petition from the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations of Bihar (FUTAB), the minister’s…
Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Patna: Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Sunday said the Bihar govt was treating climate change as a serious and sensitive issue, and asserted that the newly-created Bihar Green Climate Fund (BGCF) would play a key role in expanding the state’s green cover.Talking to reporters at a press conference at…
Chief Minister of Bihar, Samrat Choudhary plans to develop cricket in the region The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has welcomed the positive views expressed by Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal regarding the possibility of Bihar having its own IPL franchise in the future. BCA officials said that such encouraging thoughts from a globally renowned industrialist…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said that he had moved to an ashram on the outskirts of Patna till the next assembly polls in Bihar.While talking to reporters in Bihar’s Darbhanga, PK said, “Last night, I shifted out of the place in Patna where I had been living. The Bihar Navnirman…
Patna: International flight operations from Darbhanga airport are likely to commence in Nov this year, Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said on Wednesday after meeting Union civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu in New Delhi.Jha said he submitted a letter to the minister, urging him to expedite the…
Patna: RJD national working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday accused the NDA govt in Bihar of failing to provide even basic food to women visiting govt health institutions for childbirth, alleging that gas shortages at Jeevika’s “Didi Ki Rasoi” had disrupted meals for postpartum mothers.Sharpening his attack on the ruling alliance, Tejashwi claimed women…
