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The swearing-in ceremony will begin at 7 pm, with nearly 8,000 guests attending the grand event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, including leaders from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. (Photo: PTI)

Parents quarrel, need permission to die', writes Bihar boy to...

The teenager with roots in Bihar currently resides in Jharkhand, where his father is a government official.

17 July 2019 4:30 PM IST

Critically examine the role of Governor in the State politics in India, particularly in Bihar. Is he a mere puppet? the question asked in the General Knowledge Paper II examination of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Mains read, which later caused flutters in political circles. (Photo: ANI)

BPSC chairman meets Bihar Governor over question paper row

BPSC Chairman said that action has been initiated in the matter and the commission has sought an explanation.

17 July 2019 8:34 AM IST

Talla Murmur, a local, said, We are dependent on rats only to fill our stomachs. All my family members eat rats as they are easy to find in the floods. (Photo: ANI)

Have to eat rats to survive, claim locals in flood-affected Bihar...

However, Block Development Officer of Kadwa constituency Rakesh Kumar Gupta said officials are unaware of the conditions...

16 July 2019 6:08 PM IST

The question was in the General Knowledge paper of the main examination. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Is Governor just a puppet, asks Bihar civil service exam questionnaire

Bihar Public Service Commission officials clarified that its members had no role in the setting of questions.

15 July 2019 4:22 PM IST

The meeting was attended by state water resources minister Sanjay Kumar Jha, Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar, development commissioner Subhash Sharma and other officials. (Photo: ANI)

Nitish Kumar chairs meeting to review flood situation in Bihar

During meeting, CM told a delegation comprising of officials to make adequate arrangements for setting up of camps and...

14 July 2019 8:23 PM IST

Rabri Devi said, Nitish Kumar had said that he wants to see Tejashwi as Chief Minister in 2020 if we (Mahagathbandhan) declare him the prime ministerial candidate. (Photo: ANI)

Nitish Kumar avoiding responsibilities over AES, floods in Bihar:...

Who is responsible for scandals worth crores of rupees in the name of dam construction to avoid floods,' Devi said in a...

14 July 2019 5:56 PM IST

People are being evacuated to safer places. We have constructed community kitchens for those who are unwilling to move from their houses, Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, Pratya Amrit said. (Photo: ANI)

Villages in Bihar's Darbhanga, Madhubani flooded; locals allege govt...

The water level is rising. The government officials come for inspection but they do nothing,' a local alleged.

14 July 2019 1:18 PM IST

Heavy cloud formation was bringing more rains to the city, the IMD official said. The catchment areas of dams that supply drinking water to Mumbai are also receiving good precipitation. The city is expected to receive more rains today, he added. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

Heavy rains claim two lives in Bihar, six districts severely affected

The affected districts include Sheohar, Sitamarhi, North Champaran, Jaynagar in Madhubani, Araria, and Kishanganj.

13 July 2019 6:22 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh health officials are also on alert after a man said doctors at a private hospital told him his eight-year-old son, who died on Sunday, was suffering from AES. (Photo: AFP)

176 died in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis this year, 872 cases...

At least half were found MCPG positive. Around 90 samples were tested for infectious agents at the ICMR and non-ICMR...

12 July 2019 3:28 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

100-bed paediatric ICU to be set up in SKMCH, Muzaffarpur within a...

5 virology labs were set up in different districts of Bihar, 10-bed paediatric ICUs will also be established, Centre...

8 July 2019 1:52 PM IST

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasads elder son Tej Pratap. (Photo: ANI)

Will 'rip apart' those spreading rift rumours with brother Tejashwi;...

Less than a week after Lok Sabha election results were announced, Tej Pratap had blamed 'Arjun' Tejashwi for the RJD's...

6 July 2019 10:56 AM IST

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll rises to 140 in Encephalitis in Muzaffarpur

The state has been battling with the vector-borne disease since the last few weeks.

5 July 2019 11:15 AM IST