Bihar Government

Explained: What is Bihar’s Har Ghar Gangajal scheme?

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the ‘Har Ghar Gangajal’ scheme in Rajgir which aims to provide the excess water of the holy river through pipes to arid regions of the state. The treated water will be available in Rajgir, Gaya and Bodh Gaya under the first phase of the project

Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar-led by Nitish Kumar comfortably wins trust vote

In Bihar Assembly floor test today, altogether 160 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion while no vote was cast against the same

Bihar controversy: Kartikeya Singh should be sacked, strict action should be taken against him, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Earlier today BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi also hit out at Nitish Kumar over Kartikeya Singh's induction into the Bihar cabinet

'Have to oust the dictatorial government': Lalu Prasad Yadav hits out at Centre

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav also lashed out at BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi and called him a 'liar'.

Bihar: Congress will get three ministerial berths in Nitish Kumar's new Cabinet

AICC's state in-charge Bhakta Charan Das said two Congress MLAs will take oath as ministers on 16 August, and one more legislator will be inducted when the next Cabinet expansion happens after that

Bihar govt writes to NITI Aayog seeking special status for state

Special Category Status under NITI Aayog is a classification given to assist in the development of those states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages and economic and infrastructural backwardness

Nitish Kumar reiterates demand for caste-based census, urges Centre to think over it

The Bihar chief minister said the state Assembly has passed unanimous resolutions twice in 2019 and 2020 in favour of a caste-based census.

Bihar schools, colleges, universities to reopen with 50% attendance, announces Nitish Kumar

Meanwhile, online teaching will continue in schools for the remaining classes, as per state government orders. Also, other coaching centres and educational institutes have not been permitted to reopen

Bihar extends COVID-19 lockdown till 1 June; shops selling essential items will be open between 6 and 10 am

Since April 2021, when the second COVID-19 wave hit, over four lakh cases and 2,000 deaths have been reported in the state

Day after Patna HC berates Bihar's handling of COVID-19 pandemic, state imposes lockdown till 15 May

The decision was made at the meeting of the Crisis Management Group presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The state saw a 10 percent positivity rate over the past week