BPSC 70th exam: Protest intensifies in Patna; popular educator Khan joins candidates

BPSC 70th exam: Protest intensifies in Patna; popular educator Khan joins candidates

Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Hundreds of candidates protesting against alleged rigging in the 70th BPSC Preliminary Examination took to the streets of Patna on Monday. Popular educator ‘Khan Sir’ joined the protest, asserting that the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) must re-conduct the exam. The candidates have been agitating for the last 62 days, demanding … Read more

Govt employee killed in Bihar’s West Champaran

Govt employee killed in Bihar’s West Champaran

Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Sanjeev Kumar Barnwal, an employee of the electricity department, was killed during a morning walk in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Monday morning. The tragic incident took place near TP Verma College in Narkatiaganj. Sanjeev was accompanied by his wife, Nisha Barnwal, when they were intercepted by four known assailants. The … Read more

RJD MP urges Nitish Kumar to demand special package for Bihar during Delhi visit

RJD MP urges Nitish Kumar to demand special package for Bihar during Delhi visit

Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to visit Delhi, where a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected. Sharing his reaction to the upcoming development, RJD MP Sanjay Yadav said that the Chief Minister should meet the Prime Minister to discuss the developmental issues of the state. Talking to … Read more

Mismanagement led to stampede at New Delhi railway station: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Mismanagement led to stampede at New Delhi railway station: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav criticised the Central government over stampede at New Delhi Railway Station which resulted in the deaths of at least 18 persons. He attributed the tragedy to mismanagement by the railway authorities and called for the resignation of the … Read more

Tejashwi Yadav condoles New Delhi Railway Station stampede victims, slams Centre

Tejashwi Yadav condoles New Delhi Railway Station stampede victims, slams Centre

Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has expressed deep sorrow over the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, which claimed the lives of 15 people. Tejashwi, the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, accused the Central government of trying to cover up the incident instead of addressing public … Read more

Patna HC orders to preserve CCTV footage of 70th BPSC exam

Patna HC orders to preserve CCTV footage of 70th BPSC exam

Patna, Feb 15 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Friday heard the case related to the 70th BPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination and issued an important directive to the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) to ensure that the CCTV footage of the examination centres is preserved. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar … Read more

Poster war hots up ahead of Assembly polls as RJD takes dig at Nitish Kumar

Poster war hots up ahead of Assembly polls as RJD takes dig at Nitish Kumar

Patna, Feb 14 (IANS) Bihar’s political climate is heating up ahead of the Assembly polls, with the RJD launching a fresh poster attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Friday. Ahead of the Assembly elections this year, the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) is projecting Tejashwi Yadav as the next Chief Minister while taking a … Read more

PM Modi to announce over Rs 2,000 crore development projects in Bhagalpur: Bihar Minister

PM Modi to announce over Rs 2,000 crore development projects in Bhagalpur: Bihar Minister

Patna, Feb 14 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bihar’s Bhagalpur, the state’s Urban Development Minister, Nitin Nabin, has claimed that the Prime Minister will unveil development projects worth more than Rs 2,000 crore for the region. Nabin said that a massive gathering is expected at the Kisan Sabha scheduled for February … Read more

Jitan Ram Manjhi Slams Lalu Prasad; Predicts NDA’s Victory in Bihar Elections

Jitan Ram Manjhi Slams Lalu Prasad; Predicts NDA's Victory in Bihar Elections

Patna, Feb 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Jitan Ram Manjhi, has hit back at Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad for claiming that the BJP will not be able to form a government in Bihar after the 2025 Assembly elections. While speaking to the media at Patna airport on … Read more