Patna, May 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has scripted a historic victory in West Bengal, winning 206 seats, will be forming the government in the state for the first time. The incumbent All India Trinamool Congress was reduced to 81 seats. Reacting sharply to the outcome, Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, questioned the credibility of the electoral process and alleged irregularities.He claimed that the BJP’s victory was the result of a conspirac…
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Patna, May 6 (IANS) In a significant administrative decision, the Bihar government has renamed the Chief Minister’s official residence-cum-office in Patna as “Lok Sewak Awas”. A formal notification to this effect was issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday.The iconic 1 Anne Marg bungalow, long known as the official residence of the Bihar Chief Minister, has now been allocated to the incumbent Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.At present, however, Samrat Choudhary continues to stay at the …
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resurfaced, in which he had expressed confidence about the BJP’s prospects in West Bengal. During victory celebrations after the BJP’s landslide win in the Bihar Assembly elections, PM Modi had said, “Ganga Ji flows from Bihar to Bengal. Bihar’s win has paved the way for victory in West Bengal.”As early trends now indicate a possible shift in power in West Bengal, the Prime Minister’s remark is being widely discus…
Patna, May 4 (IANS) A portion of the Vikramshila Setu in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district has collapsed, disrupting connectivity and causing difficulties to the general public. The Vikramshila Setu serves as a crucial link between Bhagalpur and Naugachhia, connecting North and South Bihar.According to an official, following subsidence in the approach section on the Bhagalpur side, a stretch of nearly 33 meters of the bridge gave way and fell into the Ganga River.The incident occurred at around 12.50 a…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A tragic incident unfolded at Shivrampur Ghat in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district on Sunday morning as six people, including four teenage girls, drowned in the Ganga River during a ritual ceremony.According to officials, the victims had come to the ghat for a ritual. During bathing in the river, four of them reportedly began to drown. In an attempt to rescue them, two youths jumped into the water but were also swept away.Police confirmed that two of the girls were rescued,…
Varanasi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will unveil and lay the foundation for development projects worth Rs 6,300 crore, including a signature bridge over the Ganga river. Ahead of his arrival, the temple city has been decked up with elaborate decorations, with key routes adorned in saffron hues, reflecting the festive mood among residents.Locals and party workers have exp…
Varanasi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on April 28 for a two-day visit, during which he will unveil and lay the foundation stone for 163 development projects worth around Rs 6,300 crore, officials said on Monday.According to District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar, the projects span multiple sectors including infrastructure, connectivity, and public amenities aimed at boosting the overall development of the holy city, also known …
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) For Gouranga Biswas, the boatman who rowed the boat in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi went for a ride on Friday morning, the experience was really fascinating.Speaking to the IANS, Biswas said that he had never imagined that he would row the boat on which the Prime Minister of the country went for a ride.“I was not aware till the last moment that the Prime Minister would be going for the boat-ride on my boat. He suddenly appeared and just asked my name. I was speec…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Under the Namami Gange Programme, a total of 524 projects to clean the river have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 43,030 crore, of which 355 projects have been completed till February 2026, Centre told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State (MoS) for Jal Shakti, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, in a written reply, said that under the Central Sector scheme a diverse set of interventions for cleaning and rejuvenation of the Ganga river has been taken up.”These included wastew…
Patna, March 24 (IANS) The sacred festival of Chaiti Chhath has reached its third day, with devotees across Bihar observing rituals with deep faith and devotion. On Tuesday evening, fasting devotees offered Arghya (ritual water offering) to the setting Sun God, Surya, praying for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of their families and society.A massive gathering of devotees was witnessed at the river banks, ponds and other water bodies of Patna, especially along the banks of the Ganga River.S…