Sonia Gandhi summoned over Goddess Durga posters
Muzzaffarpur, Jul 17: The ruling Congress-led UPA government's chairperson, Sonia Gandhi has been summoned to appear before a Bihar court on Jul 29 over controversial posters put up in Uttar Pradesh in 2007 depicting her as Goddess Durga.After hearing the complainant.....
Pilot attacks Bihar govt over misusing MNREGA fund
Patna, Jul 16: Sachin Pilot, Union Minister of State for Communications and Technology alleged NDA government in Bihar for misusing central funds worth Rs 11,412 crore.The fund over Rs 95,000 crore came to Bihar under Mahatma National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.....
Nitish slams Govt for less support against Naxals
New Delhi, Jul 14: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar slammed the Central government for not providing sufficient support to tackle the Naxals.Addressing a meeting of Naxal-affected states convened by the Prime Minister on Wednesday, Jul 14, Nitish Kumar told that Centre did.....
Patch up talks between Nitish and BJP
Patna, Jul 12: Followed by the publication of an advertisement controversy, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Arun Jaitley and other BJP leaders at party's state unit chief C P Thakur's residence in Patna on Sunday, Jul 11. "They met in.....
GoM seeks political parties' views on caste census
New Delhi, Jul 2: The Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting over the issue of caste-based census was reportedly unsuccessful and the panel has decided to seek the views of political parties.The 90-minute meeting, which was held on Thursday, Jul 1 and.....
BJP is spineless, Nitish a fraudster: Paswan
New Delhi, Jun 21: The willingness of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) to continue alliance despite the ugly and ongoing spat between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi has inspired Lok Janshakti.....
President to inaugurate global meet in Bihar
Patna, Jan 19: President A P J Abdul Kalam will today inaugurate the three-day ''Global Meet for a Resurgent Bihar'', expected to boost the economic development of the state.Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi told newspersons here yesterday that the meet will be attended by NRIs and several other dignitaries. He said NRIs from ten different countries had consented to participate in the meet, organised jointly by Institute for Human Development and bihartimes.com. ''The.....
10 new govt hospitals in Bihar by 2008
Patna, May 23: About ten new government hospitals are coming up in Bihar in as many districts by 2008 at a cost of Rs 61.96 crores to reach modern medicare facilities even to far flung areas. Informing this official sources here today said to reduce the tremendous pressure from the six functional government medical colleges and hospitals in Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga, the state government had decided to spread the network to.....