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Bridges in Bihar coax Kosi to gulp villages

A tiny solar panel for electricity outside an ordinary farmer’s hut in the tree-filled village of Shihpur in Bihar’s northern Supaul district, and the sight of bullocks and paddy fields around may app

Advice on V-C ignored by gov: RJD

The raging controversy in Bihar about the governor’s role got a new twist on Friday with the Opposition RJD’s state chi-ef and former education minister Ramchandra Purve saying that then governor Sunder Singh Bhandari had

Bihar gov defends decision on V-Cs

Bihar’s ruling NDA on Thursday polished up its preparations to begin a campaign against governor Devanand Konwar’s allegedly unilateral decisions on the latest appointment of university V-Cs even after Mr Konwar claimed there was no disagreement between him and chief minister Nitish Kumar on the issue.

Bihar govt in row over V-Cs with gov

The smouldering wrangle between Bihar governor Devanand Konwar and the Nitish Kumar-led government over administration of the state’s universities got fresh momentum after Mr Konwar appointed six university vice-chancellors and five pro-vice-chancellors apparently disregarding the government’s wishes.

Maoists kill 3 Bihar tribals in revenge

The Maoists gunned down three tribal villagers and set afire a former mukhia’s house in Bihar’s Rohtas district late on Saturday evening reportedly in retaliation of the recent murder of one of their

Land given to tractor firm part of scam: RJD

The alleged industrial land “scam” in Bihar became wider and murkier on Sunday with the Opposition RJD accusing the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government of allotting land belonging to a state-owned sick PS

2 PILs in Patna HC on land ‘scam’

Two PILs have been filed in the Patna high court in connection with the alleged industrial land “scam” in Bihar that involved allotment of prime industrial plots to relatives and acquaintances of mini

LJP may lose 2 MLAs to JD-U

After all three MLCs of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Bihar defected to the ruling JD(U) five days ago, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan’s party confronted another debilitating crisis on Saturday as one of its

Vintage Lalu vows to ‘expose’ Nitish govt

After six months of his self-imposed silence on Bihar affairs and an equally long absence from his lost source of power, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared before his supporters in Patna in a new, improved avatar on Wednesday and held his audience spellbound by his familiar fire.

Bihar land ‘scam’ set to land in court

Despite the Bihar chief secretary’s probe into the alleged industrial land “scam” resulting in exoneration of the ruling NDA politicians and bureaucrats who figured in the Opposition parties’ list of beneficiaries, the controversy shows little signs of fading and looks set to land in court.

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