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Governor’s speech: ‘Bihar committed to development with justice, zero tolerance to corruption’

Published on Feb 27, 2023 10:29 PM IST

The Governor said that the ongoing exercise for caste-based survey in the state was an extension of its “development with justice” mantra to ensure inclusive growth.

Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar addresses during the Budget Session on Monday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
By, Patna

As RJD legislator Sudhakar Singh attacks Nitish again, Tejashwi talks of action

RJD legislator Sudhakar Singh on Monday told reporters in Patna that Nitish Kumar has no vision and had failed on all fronts

Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav will soon take a call on Sudhakar Singh (HT File Photo)
Published on Feb 27, 2023 10:01 PM IST
ByVijay Swaroop and Prasun K Mishra

Bihar govt committed to development with zero tolerance to corruption: Governor

Arlekar, who took oath as governor earlier this month, was addressing the joint sitting of the Bihar legislative assembly and the Bihar legislative council on the first day of the budget session

He said there is a comprehensive plan for police strengthening and 75,463 additional posts have been created. (Facebook | Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar)
Published on Feb 27, 2023 03:41 PM IST

Woman constable murder: Two persons including prime accused arrested from Nagpur

The woman constable, a resident of Munger was returning from her native village for work in Katihar when she was killed

The car used in the incident was also recovered from Delhi. (File representative image)
Published on Feb 27, 2023 11:56 AM IST
ByAditya Nath Jha

Takait warns Bihar CM of Delhi-like gharao in Patna if farmers’ demands not met

Rakesh Tikait said that farmers are not getting MSP of their products due to mass corruption and monopoly of state agencies and demanded enforcement of Mandi system to provide the farmers good marketing opportunities.

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait. (PTI)
Published on Feb 26, 2023 10:56 PM IST
ByPrasun K Mishra

Experts raise concern over govt’s plan to develop roadside amenities along Ganga Path

A researcher on river water with Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) said that the quantum of the flow of water in the river Ganga is declining over the years, while the level of pollutants is going up notwithstanding the claims of checking the flow of untreated water.

The Ganga Pathway in Patna. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 26, 2023 10:55 PM IST

CM, other leaders misleading and cheating Muslims: Bihar AIMIM chief

Iman said that people were expecting the CM would speak something special for them, but he continued to talk about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and displayed BJP phobia to the people

Bihar AIMIM president Akhtarul Iman (ANI Photo)
Published on Feb 26, 2023 05:49 PM IST
ByAditya Nath Jha

HM Shah holds core committee meeting, asks leaders to reach out to all sections

Shah, who signalled out CM Kumar for his attacks during the two rallies on Saturday, also asked the leaders to take to people “his frequent alliance hopping and opportunist” attitude and remind people of the “Jungle Raj” under the Nitish-led government

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (ANI Photo)
Updated on Feb 26, 2023 05:17 PM IST

Lalu gives call to protect minorities: ‘We keep saying Hindu, Hindu, Hindu…but’

The Grand Alliance held a mega rally at Purnia in its bid to show its strength and give a message to Union home minister Amit Shah who is also in Bihar for public meetings.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav address a mega rally in Purnea via video conference.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 03:30 PM IST

GA to display show of strength in Purnia; Amit Shah to address rally in Lauriya

The Grand Alliance rally, christened as ‘Ekjutata rally’, will be the first major show of strength of the seven-party coalition since its formation in August last year.

Preparations underway ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit in Patna on Friday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 24, 2023 10:57 PM IST

Substantial hike in tuition fee for PG, super-speciality medical courses in Bihar’s govt medical colleges

The new fee structure will come into effect from this academic session itself, said Brijesh Mehrotra, Bihar’s additional chief secretary, cabinet coordination

The Patna Medical College and Hospital. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 24, 2023 10:55 PM IST

Patna HC cancels ongoing appointment of assistant profs over quota ambiguity

This development means that the appointment process would once again get delayed, as it happened in the past. Bihar universities and colleges are grappling with huge shortage of teachers, with several departments running without any teacher or just one or two.

The Patna high court. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 24, 2023 10:54 PM IST

Govt nod to direct appointment policy for outstanding sportspersons

Winners of gold, silver and bronze medal in Olympic Games or winner of gold medal in Asian or Commonwealth Games, will be eligible for recruitment to group B posts in pay band II (monthly basic pay of ₹9,300 - ₹34,800 and grade pay ₹5,400), at pay level 9 as per the recommendations of the central pay commission.

Participation in individual or team games included in the Olympics, Asian and Commonwealth Games will only be considered for appointment. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 24, 2023 10:53 PM IST

Gaya murder: Protests over suspected lynching; police forms SIT to probe case

Police officials said they have so far lodged two separate FIRs in the case, and while they have said that there is no communal angle that has emerged in their investigations

Calling it an incident of mob lynching, angry family members took to the streets and blocked the main road at Belaganj. (Representative image)
Updated on Feb 24, 2023 04:19 PM IST
ByPrasun K Mishra

Upset over omission of Rahul Gandhi’s pics from banners, Congress puts up its own

Congress leaders were upset over the omission of Rahul Gandhi’s photograph from the publicity material for a rally of the Bihar’s ruling alliance

A rally of Bihar’s ruling alliance is being held on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 24, 2023 11:18 AM IST
ByAditya Nath Jha

MGNREGS in Bihar: 39 lakh job cards deleted; duplicate cards, migration key reasons

The deletions were done during the verification exercise as part the ongoing process of linking the job cards with Aadhaar cards for the recently launched Aadhaar-based payment of wages to workers under the scheme, officials said.

MGNREGS workers during a protest in Patna in 2019. MGNREGS is aimed at providing work to unskilled rural workers for at least 100 days in a year. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 23, 2023 09:44 PM IST
By, Patna

Bihar plans 44 cyber police stations

Currently, there is no cyber police station in the state even it though seven are operational in neighbouring Jharkhand.

The online portal of the ministry of home affairs has over 40,000 cybercrime complaints from Bihar alone, of which about 70% are related to bank fraud. (Picture for representation)
Published on Feb 23, 2023 09:41 PM IST
By, Patna

‘BJP, RJD only two big parties’: Prashant Kishor’s swipe at Nitish Kumar, JD-U

Prashant Kishor, who parted ways with the JD-U in 2020, last year embarked on a 3,000km ‘Jan Suraj’ foot march criss-crossing the state

Political strategist-activist Prashant Kishor (PTI File)
Published on Feb 23, 2023 06:56 PM IST

Decks cleared for pending promotions of hundreds of teachers in Bihar varsities

The promotions in the colleges and universities had been withheld following an executive order by the department of education in July 2021

The delay in promotions had led to growing resentment among the teachers. (Representative Image)
Published on Feb 23, 2023 04:56 PM IST

People take out march in Purnia amid demand for civil airport in Bihar district

Social activists alleged that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did not fulfil his promise during his Samadhan Yatra suggesting the delay was reportedly from the Centre’s side

The participants included doctors, engineers, retired bureaucrats, lawyers, businessmen and students. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 23, 2023 03:41 PM IST
ByAditya Nath Jha

Mercury rising, Bihar farmers fear for their mango, litchi crops 

In the past week, the average maximum temperature in Bihar was three to four degrees above normal and the surge in temperature is being recorded at a time when litchi and mango trees are in bloom.

Bihar ranks fourth among mango-producing states in the country, as per the ministry of agriculture, while it is top in litchi production. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:46 PM IST
By, Patna

NHAI seeks Patna admin help to clear land for Bihta elevated road project

Of the total 25-km-long project, Danapur to Bihta strech, 20km in length, is to be built on elevated foundation.

The AIIMS-Digha elevated road in Patna. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:45 PM IST
By, Patna

In no hurry to become CM, all well in GA: Tejashwi amid buzz of rift

On Tuesday, an RJD MLA, Vijay Kumar Mandal, had claimed that CM Kumar would himself make Tejashwi Yadav the chief minister in March and move for a national role to unite the opposition ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls.

Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. (ANI)
Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:44 PM IST
By, Patna

Am in no rush to be chief minister, says Tejashwi Yadav after JD-U clarification

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader’s remarks were designed to help ease the pressure on the leadership of its alliance partner, the Janata Dal-United

Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said there was no reason for him to feel betrayed
Published on Feb 22, 2023 08:44 PM IST

Bihar doc takes out mobile phone swallowed by prisoner during raid

The prisoner had swallowed the mobile phone, a prohibited item in jail, out of fear during a surprise inspection

The doctors said the mobile phone was lying in the antrum of the stomach of the prisoner. (Sourced)
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 06:11 PM IST

‘Rode bicycle, attended a wedding': Tej Pratap says he met Mulayam in his dream

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, the mercurial son of party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, said he will try to follow the path shown by Mulayam Singh Yadav throughout my life.

Late Samajwadi Party founder leader Mulayam Singh Yadav (Left) and RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav.
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 05:05 PM IST

Watch: ‘Is it England?’ Bihar CM slams farmer for using 'too much English'

Nitish Kumar also blamed lockdowns due to Covid-19 and 'increased smartphone addiction' during that time that had led many to 'forget their own languages'.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses the 'Kisan Samagam' for the formulation of the 4th Agriculture Road Map, at Samrat Ashoka Convention Centre, in Patna on Tuesday.(ANI)
Published on Feb 22, 2023 03:05 PM IST
By | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan

Patna GRP solves murder mystery of man whose body was found in train

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Patna said they have cracked the case and arrested three persons, including a couple, on charges of murder

The Patna GRp recovered a CCTV footage from a medicine shop located outside the Lakhisarai railway station in which a man was seen carrying a steel container on his head. (Sourced)
Published on Feb 22, 2023 02:56 PM IST

JD-U minister blasts RJD’s Sudhakar Singh for attacks at Nitish

The JD-U minister said that all Sudhakar Singh does is for the sake of remaining in the media and nothing else.

Former agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:44 PM IST
ByPrasun K Mishra, Bhabua

JD-U minister blasts RJD’s Sudhakar Singh for attacks at Nitish

JD-U (Janata Dal-United) and RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) are major constituents of the ruling alliance in Bihar.

Former Bihar agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:34 PM IST
ByPrasun K Mishra, Bhabua
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