Page 46 - Bihar

Bihar Legislative Council passes VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Bill proposed to mop up an additional Rs 1,200 crore in the current financial year

Sushil Modi welcomes keeping 'toddy' out of stringent excise bill

However, he said Nitish Kumar made the U-turn apparently out of fear of the RJD withdrawing support from his government on the issue

Flood situation in Bihar worsens, 2.6 million hit

Major rivers in the state including the Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati and Ganga are in spate following heavy rains

Nitish Kumar exceeding jurisdiction, claims Sushil Modi

Recently, the Bihar CM had demanded scrapping of the Governor's post at the Inter-State Council Meeting

In Bihar, lunches still fail to make the grade

Three years after the tragedy that killed 23 students, mid-day meals routinely fail to meet basic hygiene and nutrition standards

Bihar education minister promises quality education

As the education system taken a beating after the topper scam

Nitish Kumar takes stock of preparations for flood, drought in Bihar

The Bihar CM said according to IMD information, good monsoon is expected

Lightning kills 53 in Bihar

The state govt has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the victims' families

Cabinet clears four-laning of Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Bihar

It connects state capital Patna to north Bihar

Bihar lightning strikes claims 57 lives, injures 24

The state government has announced a compensation of 4 lakh to the victims' families

Bihar tops DIPP's real-time ease of doing biz ranking

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar is followed by Telangana and Jharkhand

Deputy mayor of Bihar town shot

'Incident was yet another proof of the slide in law and order,' said the BJP

Seven killed in truck-ambulance collision in Bihar

Five persons were killed on the spot in Purnea district in Bihar

Bihar Class 12 toppers under scanner, answer sheets to be re-checked

The toppers were also ordered to appear before a team of experts for interview & written examination to re-test their academic calibre

Former Bihar CM Manjhi's convoy attacked in Dumaria; pilot vehicle set on fire

Manjhi was on his way to meet those agitating against LJP leader Sudesh Paswan's murder, when his convoy's pilot vehicle was set on fire

Don't report it, or how Bihar fights crime

Bihar's crime rate is lower than more prosperous states with fewer people, despite having India's lowest per capita income and abysmal Human Development Index indicators

Alarm bell for Nitish as another scribe kidnapped in Bihar

Journalist of a leading Hindi daily was kidnapped after being threatened by a local contractor

Nitish fears Lalu, no match to 'world class leader' PM Modi: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Steel and Mines Minister also said that Bihar CM will fail in his desperate attempt to switch to national politics

Satyavrat Mishra: Nitish under fire as spectre of jungle raj returns

Rampant crime challenges the chief minister's promise to maintain law and order. But some say there are other forces at play

Ram Vilas Paswan calls for President's rule in Bihar

LJP supremo cites murders of teenager and a journalist which reflects breakdown of law and order in the state