Bihar Government Programme

The IIM Bodh Gaya and Water And Land Management Institute (WALMI) of the Water Resources department on Friday signed an agreement (MOU) to conduct a specialised training programme for engineers and officials of the Water Resources department.

The Trust set up to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya at what was for long a disputed site today launched its fund-collection drive across the country. Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) flagging off the programme with the blessings of President Ram Nath Kovind at Ra...

The massive water logging in Patna and flood in over a dozen districts across Bihar, after heavy rains for three days, not only has affected normal life, it has also forced the state government to defer the much hyped launch of its ambitious "Jal Jeevan Haryali Abhiyan" on October 2.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi today said the state government is considering giving tablets to youths who would get training under the 'Skill Development Programme'.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today launched 'Lok Samvad', a public interface programme aimed at taking direct feedback from citizens on implementation of development works and gaining new ideas for strengthening 'sushasan' (good governance).

The BJP on Tuesday questioned the long absence of election strategist Prashant Kishor, who was assigned by the Bihar government to prepare the state's vision document, and sought his removal from the post of chief minister's adviser on policy and programme implementation.

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allowing his erstwhile election strategist Prashant Kishore to take up political role with Congress despite being his advisor on policy and programme implementation.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at opposition BJP as he sought to defend his government's decision to invite RJD chief Lalu Prasad for an official function.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will leave for Patna tomorrow to speak at a Bihar government programme.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be the chief guest at 'Bihar Samman Sammelan' programme being organised by the Delhi government on Wednesday, a government official told IANS on Monday.

"The Bihar government has already announced to waive off tax on the film Manjhi - The Mountain Man," Nitish Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of a public interaction programme

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's son-in-law, who was recently removed as his personal assistant after it was found that his appointment violated government rules, was today spotted in an official programme where he said he still rendered "service" to the Chief Minister in personal capacity.

It was an unfussy and routine meal served at a government primary school. Rice and dal with a bit of soyabean nuggets and potatoes. It proved to be a killer meal, claiming the lives of 23 children between the ages of four and 12.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today voiced his support for the Congress-led UPA government's flagship programme, the Food Security scheme. Interestingly, the support came after the recent breaking of ties between Mr Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and the BJP.

Bihar has remained polio-free for over two years, thanks to the state government's committment supported by development partners in the polio eradication programme, a health official on Friday said.

The IIM Bodh Gaya and Water And Land Management Institute (WALMI) of the Water Resources department on Friday signed an agreement (MOU) to conduct a specialised training programme for engineers and officials of the Water Resources department.

The Trust set up to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya at what was for long a disputed site today launched its fund-collection drive across the country. Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) flagging off the programme with the blessings of President Ram Nath Kovind at Ra...

The massive water logging in Patna and flood in over a dozen districts across Bihar, after heavy rains for three days, not only has affected normal life, it has also forced the state government to defer the much hyped launch of its ambitious "Jal Jeevan Haryali Abhiyan" on October 2.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi today said the state government is considering giving tablets to youths who would get training under the 'Skill Development Programme'.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today launched 'Lok Samvad', a public interface programme aimed at taking direct feedback from citizens on implementation of development works and gaining new ideas for strengthening 'sushasan' (good governance).

The BJP on Tuesday questioned the long absence of election strategist Prashant Kishor, who was assigned by the Bihar government to prepare the state's vision document, and sought his removal from the post of chief minister's adviser on policy and programme implementation.

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allowing his erstwhile election strategist Prashant Kishore to take up political role with Congress despite being his advisor on policy and programme implementation.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at opposition BJP as he sought to defend his government's decision to invite RJD chief Lalu Prasad for an official function.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will leave for Patna tomorrow to speak at a Bihar government programme.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be the chief guest at 'Bihar Samman Sammelan' programme being organised by the Delhi government on Wednesday, a government official told IANS on Monday.

"The Bihar government has already announced to waive off tax on the film Manjhi - The Mountain Man," Nitish Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of a public interaction programme

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's son-in-law, who was recently removed as his personal assistant after it was found that his appointment violated government rules, was today spotted in an official programme where he said he still rendered "service" to the Chief Minister in personal capacity.

It was an unfussy and routine meal served at a government primary school. Rice and dal with a bit of soyabean nuggets and potatoes. It proved to be a killer meal, claiming the lives of 23 children between the ages of four and 12.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today voiced his support for the Congress-led UPA government's flagship programme, the Food Security scheme. Interestingly, the support came after the recent breaking of ties between Mr Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and the BJP.

Bihar has remained polio-free for over two years, thanks to the state government's committment supported by development partners in the polio eradication programme, a health official on Friday said.