Patna, May 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday announced a major push towards industrial growth in the state, highlighting key approvals granted during the 67th meeting of the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB).Among the most significant decisions was the approval for major manufacturing units by Dalmia Cement and Ambuja Cement in Muzaffarpur and Kishanganj.These projects are expected to substantially strengthen Bihar’s industrial base and generate large-scale empl…
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Patna, May 7 (IANS) Senior JD-U leader and Dhamdaha MLA Leshi Singh created a new political milestone in Bihar politics by taking oath as a minister for the eighth time during the Cabinet expansion of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.The swearing-in ceremony was held at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and several senior NDA leaders.Leshi Singh is regarded as one of the most influential women …
Patna, May 4 (IANS) Following the damage to Vikramshila Setu in Bhagalpur, the Bihar government has moved swiftly, initiating administrative action and seeking central assistance to fast-track repairs.The state’s Road Construction Department has suspended an Executive Engineer on charges of negligence.Given the seriousness of the situation, Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary held discussions with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and senior military leadership.The government is now preparing to seek…
Patna, March 11 (IANS) Political activity in Bihar has intensified ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections after Akhtarul Iman, the state president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav at his official residence in Patna on Wednesday.The unexpected meeting has sparked speculation about possible political coordination between AIMIM and the RJD amid the numbers game in the Rajya Sabha elections.According to sources, the two …
Patna, March 10 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth Rs 569.36 crore in Supaul during his Samriddhi Yatra, highlighting the state government’s push to accelerate infrastructure and economic growth. During the event, the Chief Minister inaugurated and launched a total of 213 projects.These included 84 projects worth Rs 434.469 crore, for which foundation stones were laid, and 129 projects worth Rs 134.8987 c…
Patna, March 10 (IANS) Amid the ongoing political developments in Bihar, Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, has sharply criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the launch of the third phase of the ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ on Tuesday.In a strongly-worded remark on social media, Rohini Acharya said the tour should be called a farewell journey rather than a prosperity journey, claiming that Bihar has not achieved prosperity despite Nitish Kumar being in power for nearly two decades.She…
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) On the third and final day of his visit to Bihar’s Seemanchal region, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on the India–Nepal border management in Purnea on Friday. The meeting, held at Zero Mile in the city, focused on strengthening security arrangements, preventing infiltration, and enhancing intelligence coordination across border districts.The Union Home Minister’s emphasis on action against infiltrators indicated the possibility of stricter measu…
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) The issue of enacting stricter laws against religious conversion resonated in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on the final day of the Budget Session, as several ruling party members raised the matter through a calling attention motion.Eighteen MLAs from the ruling alliance, including Maithili Thakur, Mithilesh Tiwari, Virendra Kumar, Janak Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jivesh Kumar, Tar Kishore Prasad and Baidyanath Prasad, spoke on the issue, calling for a law similar to those …
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Bihar’s main opposition party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of promoting a communal agenda during his visit to the Seemanchal region.RJD MLA from Maner, Bhai Virendra, on Thursday, alleged that the Home Minister’s visit was aimed at targeting a particular community. He claimed that whenever Shah tours a region, he seeks to strengthen “communal forces” and acts against a specific religion.“Whenever he comes, he fuels comm…
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated and laid the e-foundation stones for several infrastructure projects of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Border Outposts Leti and Indarwa in Araria, Bihar.Addressing SSB personnel and local residents, the Home Minister stressed the importance of heightened vigilance along the India–Nepal border, despite India sharing friendly relations with the neighbouring country.”It is true that we are guarding a border with a fr…