Patna, July 23 (IANS) The Monsoon Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly began on Thursday amid heated exchanges over Wednesday’s student protest in Patna and the subsequent police lathi-charge and tear gassing of the youngsters protesting over paper leaks in the country.The issue dominated the House from the outset, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition trading sharp accusations over the violence that accompanied the demonstration.Even before the Question Hour…
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Patna, July 16 (IANS) In a major push towards digital education, the Bihar government on Thursday launched the ‘Smart Class’ initiative in 150 government schools across Patna. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the programme at the Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School in Shastri Nagar, describing it as a significant step towards modernising the state’s education system and improving learning outcomes.The state government said the initiative aims to provide students in government sc…
Guwahati, June 28 (IANS) The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has felicitated officials of Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL) for their crucial role in restoring the damaged Vikramshila Setu in Bhagalpur district, officials said on Sunday.A BRPNNL delegation, led by its Managing Director Jitendra Kumar, visited the headquarters of the Additional Director General Border Roads (East) in Guwahati, where Additional Director General Jitendra Prasad, VSM, honoured the officials for their con…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding the encounter death of Bharat Tiwari in Bhojpur, a major revelation emerged on Saturday that the young man’s body was riddled with five bullets. IANS has accessed the post-mortem report, which details five bullet injuries sustained by Tiwari. According to the report, the first bullet struck the upper front portion of his left thigh. The second hit the inner side of the middle section of the left thigh.The third bullet struck the inner si…
Patna, June 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary, while speaking at a program organised to observe ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’, addressed the controversy surrounding the encounter death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari and stated that the government would ensure that no injustice is done to anyone.Referring to the Bhojpur encounter case, Choudhary claimed that the Bihar government acted promptly after the incident by ordering a judicial enquiry and constituting a high-level commission to investi…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) The controversy over the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in an alleged police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district has intensified, with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Patna High Court seeking an independent probe.Advocate Mukesh Kumar has approached the High Court, demanding an impartial probe and legal action against police personnel found responsible for the encounter.The petitioner has sought an urgent hearing of the matter before the bench headed by …
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) National Working President, Sanjay Kumar Jha, said on Monday that Nitish Kumar had already been elected as the party’s National President in an earlier meeting and was subsequently endorsed by the JD(U) National Council, describing it as a completed organisational process later ratified by the party.Speaking to reporters, Jha said, “Nitish Kumar was already elected National party President in yesterday’s meeting and was endorsed in the National…
Patna, June 20 (IANS) Politics in Bihar has intensified over the Bharat Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur, with the opposition mounting fresh attacks on the state government even as a judicial inquiry has been ordered into the incident. Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav questioned the functioning of the state government and urged Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to visit the family of Bharat Tiwari and apologise.Tejashwi alleged that the Bihar government has failed to curb crime in the state…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) In a significant step towards boosting industrial development and skill creation in Bihar, Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will lay the foundation stone of a new Technology Centre at Khizarsarai in Gaya on June 15, it was announced on Sunday.The centre, being developed with an investment of Rs 170 crore, is expected to strengthen the MSME ecosystem in southern Bihar by providing advanced manufacturing facilities, industry-oriente…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) Madan Sahani, the Minister for Prohibition in the Bihar government, on Friday announced that the state government is preparing to further tighten the liquor prohibition law. Sahani, who reached Darbhanga for an event, reiterated that there is no proposal under consideration to repeal the prohibition policy in Bihar.Speaking to the media after attending an event, Sahani said the liquor ban law is being made more stringent and informed that a recent review meeting on prohibit…