The Latest Breaking News from Patna

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to meet Tejashwi Prasad Yadav for 2nd time in six days today

PATNA: Amid speculations of political realignment in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar is likely to meet the leader of opposition, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and some other family members of RJD chief Lalu Prasad at an iftar being hosted by his JD(U) on Thursday.

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav likely to meet again during Iftar on Thursday

PATNA: Amid speculations over political realignment in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar is likely to meet the Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and some other members of the RJD chief Lalu Praad’s family during another Dawat-E-Iftar being hosted by ruling JD(U) in the state capital here on Thursday.

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022

Days after he touched Nitish's feet, Chirag Pawan predicts another volte face by Bihar CM

PATNA: Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's presence at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's Iftar feast was a proverbial straw in the wind, which could have wide political ramifications.

The Times of India · Apr 24, 2022

Should Ram Navami processions be taken out in Pakistan?: Union minister Giriraj Singh

PATNA: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday lashed out at critics of Ram Navami processions saying if not in India, will such processions be taken out in foreign soil.

The Times of India · Apr 20, 2022

Thundershowers likely in north Bihar from today

PATNA: Majority areas of the state are likely to get slight respite from the scorching heat owing to thundershowers in north- eastern districts over the next three days.

The Times of India · Apr 19, 2022

DM orders closure of 138 coaching centres in Patna

PATNA: DM Chandrashekhar Singh on Tuesday directed the officials concerned to serve notices to shut down 138 coaching institutes in Patna district after rejecting their applications for registration on several grounds, including lack of adequate infrastructure, under the Bihar Coaching Institute (Control and Regulation) Act, 2010.

The Times of India · Apr 19, 2022

Patna HC strikes down Bihar polytechnic quota for junior engineers

PATNA: The Patna high court on Tuesday struck down the law providing 40% institutional reservation to the passouts from the government’s polytechnic institutions in Bihar. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar, while hearing writ petitions filed by Vinit Kumar and others, held such law…

The Times of India · Apr 19, 2022

Bihar: Bochaha assembly bypoll result a warning signal for BJP, NDA

PATNA: The Bochaha assembly bypoll result has sent a warning signal to BJP and endorsed the general perception that all is not well in the NDA in Bihar.

The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022

ECR registers record earning

PATNA: The East Central Railway (ECR) has registered a record goods loading of 167.03 million tonne during 2021-22 fiscal, yielding an impressive earning of Rs 19327.37 crore to the railways.

The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022

Students yet to get money for books in Bihar

PATNA: It’s more than a fortnight since the new school year kicked off in Bihar, but children studying in primary schools are yet to get their textbooks. They are entitled to get free textbooks from the funds allotted to the state education department under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022