Bihar Government

In Patna, Ban On Sale Of Fish For 15 Days Over Reports Of Excess Formalin

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

The Bihar government on Monday banned sale, transportation and storage of fish for 15 days in Patna Municipal corporation area, after reports confirmed presence of toxic chemical formalin in samples.

Notices To Bihar Government, Ex-Chief Minister's Over Bungalow Allotment

Patna News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

The Patna High Court today issued notice to the Bihar government over its rules allowing official bungalows to former chief ministers for lifetime

Bihar Government Reaches Out To Electronics, Telecom Firms For Skilling, Employing State's Youth

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2019

"The state government has no shortage of funds for skilling youth in the state," said Dipak Kumar Singh, principal secretary, Labour Resources and CEO, Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM)

Bihar Government Reaches Out To Electronics, Telecom Firms For Skilling, Employing State's Youth

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2019

"The state government has no shortage of funds for skilling youth in the state," said Dipak Kumar Singh, principal secretary, Labour Resources and CEO, Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM)

Patna High Court Asks Tejashwi Yadav To Vacate Bungalow, Rejects Plea

India News | Edited by Stela Dey (With inputs from agencies) | Monday January 7, 2019

The Patna High Court dismissed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's petition challenging the Bihar government's order asking him to vacate the bungalow allotted to him while he was the deputy chief minister.

Human Rights Notice To Bihar Government For Throwing Out Hospital Patient

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 1, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Bihar government over reports that a patient from the burns ward at a hospital in Vaishali district was allegedly thrown out by a staffer to a place used to dump garbage

Tej Pratap Yadav Gets New Bungalow In Patna, Says Wants To Defeat BJP

India News | ANI | Thursday December 20, 2018

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav has been allotted a government bungalow in Patna, which he had sought from the Bihar government, saying he wanted to focus on his mission of defeating the BJP in the state.

Left NDA Because Of BJP, Nitish Kumar's Arrogance: Upendra Kushwaha

India News | ANI | Wednesday December 19, 2018

In a scathing attack on Bihar government, Upendra Kushwaha said that it has completely failed to fulfill the expectations of people.

"Ill Will": Tejashwi Yadav Attacks Nitish Kumar Over Government Bungalow

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 6, 2018

The Bihar government's attempt to get the bungalow allotted to former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav vacated was met with a stiff resistance on Wednesday from RJD legislators, who staged a sit-in in front of the premises.

Upendra Kushwaha To Sit On Fast Against Nitish Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 4, 2018

Union minister Upendra Kushwaha on Monday questioned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "Nalanda model" of education through which he said the Bihar government has recruited teachers a majority of whom cannot even properly count from 1 to 100.

For Bihar, Now A Rap From Government's Auditor CAG

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Friday November 30, 2018

Less than a week after the Supreme Court pulled up the Bihar government for its handling of rape cases at shelters, the Comptroller and Auditor General, or CAG, has now slammed the state government for not providing records in a timely manner. The lapses limit its (CAG's) functioning, the government's auditor said in its latest report.

"Are Children Not Citizens?" Top Court Slams Bihar In Shelter Home Cases

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday November 27, 2018

The Bihar government was pulled up by the Supreme Court today for not filing cases under the relevant law on allegations of sexual assault on children at shelter homes in the state. The top court was hearing a case of multiple rapes at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur when it found faults in the way the Bihar government has been handling cases, as a p...

Asked To Vacate Bungalow, Tejashwi Yadav Appeals Against Court Order

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2018

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Friday that he has filed an appeal against the Patna High Court judgement which had turned down his petition challenging the Bihar government order to vacate his bungalow to make way for Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

Bihar Government Sacks 175 Cops Over Violence At Patna Police Lines

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday November 5, 2018

As many as 175 constables were dismissed from service by the Bihar Government in an unprecedented move on Sunday, two days after clashes erupted at the Patna Police Lines over the death of an ailing policewoman. Barring eight, all of them were trainees recently inducted into the police force.

Upendra Kushwaha Borrows PM Modi's "DNA" Jibe To Taunt Nitish Kumar

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday November 4, 2018

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party chief Upendra Kushwaha today cited a three-year-old jibe by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to criticise the way Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar treats his partners in the state's ruling alliance. "Nitishji, you have said that you are my elder brother. Then why have you relegated me to this lowly station while you stand on ...