Bihar Government

The Bihar government has set up COVID-19 vaccination camps at Durga Puja pandals in the state to encourage people to get inoculated.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he looked forward to "appropriate action" by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the violence in the Lakhimpur Kheri district.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday reached out to non-BJP leaders across the country seeking their support on the issue of caste census for backward classes, which has received a cold shoulder from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

Bihar government has decided to reopen the Anganwadis and primary schools from November 15.

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar has placed a demand before the Nitish Kumar government for more than 10,000 square feet of land to enable it to expand its state headquarters.

As of now, 10 out of the 38 districts including Gopalganj, Banka, Jamui, Arwal, Sheohar, Supaul, Kaimur, Lakhisarai, Nawada and Kishanganj, do not have a postgraduation college.

Temples reopened after a gap of about four months in Patna on Thursday following the state government's decision to allow more relaxations in Covid-induced restrictions and let places of worship reopen.

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday expressed hope that the Central government will reconsider its decision to hold the caste-based census.

A Bihar BJP MLA on Wednesday said "those who feeling scared in India" - seen by many as a reference to religious and other minorities in the country, and those critical of the government - "should go to Afghanistan" - where the Taliban is in power.

The Congress asked the government on Wednesday why was it "quiet" and "running away" from a caste-based census, which was mooted by a woman MP of the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and even by the chief ministers of Bihar and Odisha.

While Census is an exercise carried out by the Centre, Bihar may initiate a discussion on a caste survey if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government refuses to hold one, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.

The details were presented by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a written response to a question in the Lower House.

The Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to set up an engineering university. With the passing of the Bihar Engineering University Bill, 2021, every private and government engineering college in the state will be affiliated with this new varsity.

In an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, an MLA of the ruling BJP on Wednesday raised on the floor of the assembly the demand for bringing in a population control legislation, adopting a stance at variance with that of the CM

The Bihar government has written to all the bureaucrats in the state, seeking details on schooling status of their children. The government has sought to know how many of these children study in state-run schools.

The Bihar government has set up COVID-19 vaccination camps at Durga Puja pandals in the state to encourage people to get inoculated.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he looked forward to "appropriate action" by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the violence in the Lakhimpur Kheri district.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday reached out to non-BJP leaders across the country seeking their support on the issue of caste census for backward classes, which has received a cold shoulder from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

Bihar government has decided to reopen the Anganwadis and primary schools from November 15.

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar has placed a demand before the Nitish Kumar government for more than 10,000 square feet of land to enable it to expand its state headquarters.

As of now, 10 out of the 38 districts including Gopalganj, Banka, Jamui, Arwal, Sheohar, Supaul, Kaimur, Lakhisarai, Nawada and Kishanganj, do not have a postgraduation college.

Temples reopened after a gap of about four months in Patna on Thursday following the state government's decision to allow more relaxations in Covid-induced restrictions and let places of worship reopen.

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday expressed hope that the Central government will reconsider its decision to hold the caste-based census.

A Bihar BJP MLA on Wednesday said "those who feeling scared in India" - seen by many as a reference to religious and other minorities in the country, and those critical of the government - "should go to Afghanistan" - where the Taliban is in power.

The Congress asked the government on Wednesday why was it "quiet" and "running away" from a caste-based census, which was mooted by a woman MP of the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and even by the chief ministers of Bihar and Odisha.

While Census is an exercise carried out by the Centre, Bihar may initiate a discussion on a caste survey if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government refuses to hold one, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.

The details were presented by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a written response to a question in the Lower House.

The Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to set up an engineering university. With the passing of the Bihar Engineering University Bill, 2021, every private and government engineering college in the state will be affiliated with this new varsity.

In an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, an MLA of the ruling BJP on Wednesday raised on the floor of the assembly the demand for bringing in a population control legislation, adopting a stance at variance with that of the CM

The Bihar government has written to all the bureaucrats in the state, seeking details on schooling status of their children. The government has sought to know how many of these children study in state-run schools.