The Latest Breaking News from Patna

Bihar govt asks districts to ramp up social media presence

PATNA: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is intent on improving its social media presence and districts with negligible activity on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are getting a rap on the knuckles.

The Times of India · May 21, 2023

STF arrests accused in 2013 Bihar Gandhi Maidan bomb blast case

In a major breakthrough, the Special Task Force (STF) team arrested one of the accused of Patna’s Gandhi Maidan bomb blast case of 2013 from Bihar’s Darbhanga, officials informed on May 21.

The Hindu · May 21, 2023

Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS

Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries (serving and pensioners) at six All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh.

The Hindu · May 20, 2023

Bihari students, stranded in Manipur, will be flown to Patna by Indigo flight on Tuesday morning

PATNA: All Bihari students, who are willing to return to the state from Manipur in the wake of current violence in the north eastern state, would be brought back to Patna through a flight of Indigo on Tuesday morning, a senior official of CM Nitish Kumar’s office said here on…

The Times of India · May 8, 2023

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hears grievances of 106 visitors at his 'Janta Darbar'

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday heard grievances of altogether 106 visitors at his weekly ‘Janta Ke Darbar Mein Mukhyamantri” programme and directed the officials of concerned departments to take appropriate steps for solution of their grievances.

The Times of India · May 8, 2023

SC dismisses plea for relief by YouTuber accused of spreading fake news about ‘attacks’ on migrants in Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a plea filed by YouTuber Manish Kashyap to club and transfer to Patna the FIRs accusing him of spreading fake videos about Bihar migrants being under attack in Tamil Nadu.

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

Patna High Court orders stay on caste-based census in Bihar

The High Court on Thursday has ordered a stay on the Caste-based census in Bihar. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 4, 2023

Construction work on Patna Marine Drive will be completed up to Gaighat by June this year, officials tell CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: The construction work of the JP Ganga Path, popularly known as Patna Marine Drive, up to Gaighat would be completed by June this year, while ongoing works of the Kachchi Dargah–Bidupur six-lane Greenfield bridge over Ganga river would be completed up to Raghopur by December this year, officials told…

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2023

Will be happy to organise Opposition leaders’ meet in Patna post-Karnataka elections: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on April 29 hinted that a meeting of Opposition leaders may take place in Patna after the crucial Karnataka Assembly polls were over as many would be busy electioneering there.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

Nitish Kumar defends Bihar govt's decision to release don-turned-politician Anand Mohan

PATNA: At a time when the slain Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah’s wife Uma, the Central IAS Association and different other fora urging Bihar government to reconsider its decision to grant remission to the murder convict don-turned-politician Anand Mohan, CM Nitish Kumar on Friday strongly defended his government’s decision to…

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2023