The Latest Breaking News from Bihar

Fresh case against Lalu Prasad, kin in land-for-job scam

PATNA: Renewed trouble came to haunt RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday as the CBI conducted searches in 16 locations in three cities and registered a fresh case against him, wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and two of their daughters in a railway recruitment scandal in which aspirants…

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1051: SC transfers Gyanvapi case to district court, CBI raids Lalu Yadav

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Ukraine.

Newslaundry · May 20, 2022

Post-raid, RJD takes ‘parrot’ swipe at CBI

BJP says Lalu and family a ‘symbol of corruption’

The Hindu · May 20, 2022

Heatwave likely in south Bihar, thunderstorm in north: Met

PATNA: Even as southwest monsoon has advanced in some parts of Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, parts of Bihar, especially southern districts, continue to reel from sweltering heat.

The Times of India · May 17, 2022

Bihar: Lalu Prasad authorised to name RJD nominees for Rajya Sabha, council polls

PATNA: RJD’s state parliamentary board and the central parliamentary board on Tuesday authorised party chief Lalu Prasad to finalise the party candidates for the forthcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha and Bihar Vidhan Parishad.

The Times of India · May 17, 2022

Bihar legislative council election: Opposition likely to gain three seats

PATNA: The RJD-led opposition is likely to gain three seats and the BJP one seat, while ruling JD(U) is set to lose at least three seats in the forthcoming biennial election to 7 seats of the Bihar legislative council which will fall vacant on July 21 this year.

The Times of India · May 17, 2022

NGT asks U.P., Bihar to monitor number of Covid deaths, cremations by the Ganga

: The National Green Tribunal directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to inform them about the number of human corpses found floating on the river Ganga as well as the bodies that were buried on the river in the two states starting from before the arrival of COVID-19…

The Hindu · May 16, 2022

NABARD provides financial support of Rs 9,836 cr in Bihar in FY 2021-22

PATNA: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reported a 38% increase in its financial support in Bihar in FY 2021-22 compared to FY 2020-21.

The Times of India · May 16, 2022

Prashant Kishor wants to create ‘a pre-Indira Gandhi Congress time’

Poll strategist expresses confidence that change is imminent in Bihar and could be replicated in other States

The Hindu · May 16, 2022

All-party meet soon on caste-based census in Bihar: Nitish

Nitish Kumar said the proposed all-party meeting could have taken place earlier but for "other engagements like elections which kept all busy".

The Hindu · May 16, 2022