Patna, March 14 Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar on Saturday directed officials to review and strengthen security arrangements on the assembly premises and at legislators' residential complexes.The directive came a day after the state assembly had received a hoax bomb threat via email.The...
Patna, March 14 JD(U) National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday claimed that all NDA candidates in the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will "win by a huge margin".Jha made the remark just two days before the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar on March...
Patna, March 13 The Bihar Assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The email threat was received at 11:11 am, prompting Secretary Khyati Singh to inform Speaker Prem Kumar, they added.Kumar took note of the threat and...
Patna, March 13 – The MP-MLA Court in Patna has granted relief to jailed MLA Anant Singh, allowing him to cast his vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.The court ruled on Friday that Singh will be brought to the Bihar Legislative Assembly under police custody to participate in the voting...
Patna, March 13 The Bihar assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday, officials said.Speaker Prem Kumar took note of the threat and held a meeting with senior officials of the assembly secretariat, they said.Kumar instructed officers to inform the Chief Secretary and the DGP about...
Patna, March 11 – The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which had claimed it would win all five Rajya Sabha seats, may face a challenge after a crucial meeting between Akhtarul Iman and Tejashwi Yadav in Patna.The meeting took place at Tejashwi Yadav’s residence on Wednesday...
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Patna, March 11 Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, a Member of Parliament representing Hyderabad and which has five MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, indicated on Wednesday that it might support the RJD candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Akhtarul Iman, an AIMIM MLA and the chief of the Bihar...
Patna, March 11 – 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 with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav at his official residence in Patna...
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Patna, March 3 – Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) National President, Upendra Kushwaha, has been officially declared as the party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Bihar. As a candidate supported by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Kushwaha will file his nomination on...
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Patna, March 2 Union minister Chirag Paswan emphasized the need to review Bihar's prohibition law, which has been in place for over a decade, stating that its implementation should be "tightened" by identifying and addressing any loopholes.Speaking to reporters in Patna on Sunday, Paswan said...
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Patna, March 1 Union minister Chirag Paswan emphasized the need to review Bihar's liquor prohibition law, which has been in place for a decade, saying its implementation should be "strengthened" by identifying and addressing loopholes.Speaking to reporters in Patna, Paswan said the law should...
Patna, March 1 Amid speculation that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav may contest the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, party supremo Lalu Prasad convened a meeting of its parliamentary board here on Sunday.The meeting is scheduled to take place four days before the deadline for filing nominations in...
Patna, February 27 Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar on Friday said that the state government would review anti-conversion laws of other states that prohibit forced religious conversion and inter-faith marriage, and "if required, would implement them in the state as well".Kumar made the...
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Patna, February 26 The Bihar Assembly passed a bill on Thursday aimed at strengthening oversight of microfinance institutions and curbing coercive recovery practices.The Bihar Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending and Prevention of Coercive Actions) Bill, 2026, mandates that...
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Patna, February 25 – Amid Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the Seemanchal region, Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, reminded the Home Minister of the promises made to the people of the region, particularly farmers, during the election campaign.Yadav stated that during...
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Patna, February 25 – Bihar Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary has made it clear that the prohibition law will remain in effect, ruling out any possibility of a rollback despite growing demands from some leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for a review of its...
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Patna, February 25 – The opposition intensified its attack on the Bihar government on Wednesday over alleged widespread liquor smuggling, despite the state's prohibition, while also condemning the recent lathi charge on protesting Chowkidars and Dafadars in Patna.Speaking to the media, RJD MLA...
Patna, February 24 The Bihar Assembly passed four bills on Tuesday, including one that seeks to replace a law from the British era.State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary moved the 'Bihar Civil Court Bill, 2026', which aims to replace the existing 'Bengal, Agra, and Assam...
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Patna, February 24 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his composure inside the state assembly on Tuesday when opposition members created a ruckus, alleging that his government was ruling the state with the help of "guns and bullets".The 76-year-old leader, who stood up to admonish the...
Patna, February 24 – Political activity in Bihar has intensified ahead of the elections for five Rajya Sabha seats, which are being seen as significant in the context of the elections to the 37 seats across 10 states.Of the five Bihar seats, the terms of three NDA MPs and two Grand Alliance...