Congress is not serious about taking on BJP, says RJD ‘Campaign in Bihar Assembly polls left much to be desired’ The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022
Bihar: Covid-related restrictions lifted; offices, shops, religious places to open from February 7 PATNA: All government and non-government (private) offices, shops and business establishments, all religious places and shopping malls would now be opened in a normal way from February 7 (Monday), as the Bihar government on Sunday decided to lift many Covid-19 related restrictions following sharp improvement in the pandemic situation across… The Times of India · Feb 6, 2022
Out of power for 4 years, Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap now ventures into business of rice, flour, Sattu & Besan PATNA: Out of power for more than four and a half years, RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son and former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Saturday ventured into production and trade of rice, multigrain flour, besan, sattu and some other edible items under 'LR brand' brand. The Times of India · Feb 5, 2022
‘Government job’ is our only hope, say Bihar students taking competitive exams Enduring pitiable living conditions, they strive for the security of a ‘permanent job’ The Hindu · Feb 5, 2022
Railways reaches out to 2 lakh aspirants over RRB exam protests Protests broke out in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh against the Railway Recruitment Boards’ Non-Technical Popular Categories exam of 2021. The Hindu · Feb 4, 2022
Parliament proceedings | February 4, 2022 Both the Houses continued with the Motion of Thanks on the President's address for the third consecutive day and are took up Private Members' Legislative Business. The Hindu · Feb 4, 2022
Complete construction of school buildings: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to education department officials PATNA: Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar directed officials on Thursday to expedite the completion of infrastructural development of educational institutions and the recruitment of teachers for vacant positions throughout the state to ensure that students enrolled in schools can pursue their studies properly. The Times of India · Feb 4, 2022
Minor, four others held for sextortion in West Bengal KOLKATA: The cyber cell of Kolkata Police has apprehended five persons - all of them are from Bihar - from the Shapoorji Complex at Rajarhat for allegedly running a sextortion racket on Thursday. The Times of India · Feb 4, 2022
Pegasus, jobs come up in Lok Sabha debate PM Modi must state whether he purchased the Israeli spyware, says Congress MP. The Hindu · Feb 3, 2022
BJP and JD(U) spar in Lok Sabha over Jal Jeevan Mission fund utilisation in Bihar The frosty relationship between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally in Bihar, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), was visible in the Lok Sabha on Thursday when BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and JD(U) l The Hindu · Feb 3, 2022
Parliament proceedings | February 3, 2022 Lok Sabha witnesses another heated debate on government schemes and Pegasus The Hindu · Feb 3, 2022
Manipur polls: JD(U) in upbeat mood after joining of large number of BJP deserters PATNA: JD(U) is in upbeat mood in Manipur after a large number of BJP leaders, disgruntled over denial of ticket to contest the current assembly polls, deserted the saffron party and joined the Bihar’s ruling party. The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022
Bihar CM expresses satisfaction over a record procurement of 32.61 lakh MT paddy in current season PATNA: Expressing satisfaction over a record procurement of 32.61 lakh metric ton (MT) paddy in Bihar till February 1 this year, CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked the officials to work promptly to achieve the current year’s target of paddy procurement in the state. The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022
In Bihar, security guard threatens to shoot judge Police find guard lying on the ground with injury marks The Hindu · Feb 2, 2022
The Hindu · Feb 2, 2022 Union Budget 2022 | Nitish says it’s ‘balanced’ while senior JD(U) leader terms it ‘disappointing’ Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal took a jibe at JD(U)’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha
The Times of India · Feb 1, 2022 JD(U) disappointed over no provision for grant of special category status to Bihar in Union budget PATNA: Though CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday hailed the Union government for presenting a ‘balanced budget’ despite the covid-19 induced adverse situation, his party JD(U) is extremely disappointed over no provision for the grant of special category status to Bihar in the Union budget.
The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022 Tamil Nadu's Super 40 to aid govt students crack IIT-JEE, NEET CHENNAI: Inspired by Bihar’s ‘Super 30 programme’, which prepares underprivileged students for JEE-Advanced exam, the Tamil Nadu school education department has launched its own residential training programme for government school students to help them crack national level competitive exams including Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), Common Law…
The Hindu · Jan 31, 2022 Congress-RJD spar over upcoming Bihar Council poll While the NDA has decided on seat sharing, acrimony among the Opposition continues
Reuters · Jan 31, 2022 Jobless Indian youngsters accuse government of 'playing with our lives' Niranjan Kumar, the eldest son of a small farmer in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, was one of 12.5 million youngsters who applied for 35,000 jobs when the railways department started recruitment examinations more than a year ago.
Dynamite News · Jan 29, 2022 Mandaviya holds review meeting with eastern states over COVID-19 situation Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday virtually interacted with State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries of five eastern states of Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal to review the public health preparedness for containment and management of COVID-19.
Dynamite News · Jan 29, 2022 Mandaviya to hold review meet today with 5 states over COVID-19 situation Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will virtually review the COVID-19 situation, public health preparedness as well as response measures being taken in the context of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh today at 3 pm.
The Hindu · Jan 29, 2022 Bihar asks teachers to trace tipplers Teachers upset over fresh directive from State Education Department
The Hindu · Jan 28, 2022 Bihar bandh evokes mixed response Protesting students disrupt movement of trains in different parts of the State