The Kerala Story: Giriraj Singh urges Nitish Kumar to declare film tax-free in Bihar

The Kerala Story: Giriraj Singh urges Nitish Kumar to declare film tax-free in Bihar

[ad_1] Union minister Giriraj Singh. Photo: IANS Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh Tuesday urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to declare the film ‘The Kerala Story’ tax-free in Bihar. The film, directed by Sudipto Sen, has been declared tax-free in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh among other states. The union minister on Tuesday wrote to … Read more

Success stories of Bihar women entrepreneurs to be showcased in G20 meet

Success stories of Bihar women entrepreneurs to be showcased in G20 meet

[ad_1] Patna: The Bihar government will highlight the rise of rural women entrepreneurs breaking all barriers and the success of the World Bank-backed village livelihood programme Jeevika’ among several other socio-economic programmes during G-20 events to be held here in June, an official said on Saturday. The G20 meetings in Patna are expected to be … Read more

Bihar govt directs all DMs to implement Patna HC decision on caste-based survey

Bihar govt directs all DMs to implement Patna HC decision on caste-based survey

[ad_1] (Representative image) Patna: In wake of Patna High Court’s interim stay on the caste-based survey on Thursday, the Bihar government has asked District Magistrates of all 38 districts to stop the exercise with immediate effect. The letter, issued by the office of Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department, Rajnish Kumar, directed the District Magistrates to … Read more

Committed to conduct caste-based survey in Bihar, says Tejashwi

Committed to conduct caste-based survey in Bihar, says Tejashwi

[ad_1] Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said that he is committed to the caste-based census in Bihar and despite the Patna High Court’s interim stay, asserted that it will be conducted in future. “Our fight for the caste-based survey will continue in the state. The … Read more

From Bihar to Kashmir: This CRPF man with melodious voice captivates audiences

From Bihar to Kashmir: This CRPF man with melodious voice captivates audiences

[ad_1] Bandipora, May 03: For several years, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stationed in the North Kashmir’s Bandipora district has been captivating audiences with his enchanting voice. Of late, he has taken the social media by a storm by singing Kashmiri songs in his melodious voice. Mrityunjay, who originates from Bihar, has been … Read more

Bihar law minister says ‘if you want UP style of governance, shut courts’

Bihar law minister says ‘if you want UP style of governance, shut courts’

[ad_1] Photo: Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash Patna: While the BJP leaders are advocating a Yogi Adityanath style of governance in Bihar, state Law Minister Shamim Ahmed has said that first it needs to close all the courts and then think of governance like Uttar Pradesh has at present. “When BJP is in power, Bihar is … Read more

Congress leader in Bihar lodges case against Amit Shah

Congress leader in Bihar lodges case against Amit Shah

[ad_1] Union Home Minister Amit Shah [File Photo] Patna: Pratibha Singh, a Congress leader in Bihar’s Darbhanga district, has lodged a case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that he was provoking communal tensions in the poll-bound Karnataka through his remarks. The case refers to comments made by Shah at a rally in Belagavi, … Read more

Bihar: Hindutva group supports Dhirendra Shastri

Bihar: Hindutva group supports Dhirendra Shastri

[ad_1] Dhirendra Krishna Shastri (Bageshwar Sarkar) Patna: At a time when RJD is objecting to Dhirendra Shastri’s proposed visit to Patna, Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) on Tuesday came out in support of the self-styled godman. ABHM national president Swami Chakrapani slammed Bihar environment minister Tej Pratap Yadav for making statements against Dhirendra Shastri. Tej … Read more

‘Am still alive’: Bihar man ‘killed’ 6 months ago tells CM, DGP

‘Am still alive’: Bihar man ‘killed’ 6 months ago tells CM, DGP

[ad_1] Patna: A Bihar man, declared dead in a police record nearly six months ago, wrote to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the DGP, SP, Gopalganj and SHO, Deoria police station, claiming that he is alive and living with his newly-wedded wife in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district. Sonu Kumar Srivastava, 30, son of Manibhuson Srivastava, disappeared … Read more

Giriraj Singh dares Bihar govt to stop Dhirendra Shastri’s Patna visit

Giriraj Singh dares Bihar govt to stop Dhirendra Shastri’s Patna visit

[ad_1] Union minister Giriraj Singh. Photo: IANS Patna: Politics over the visit of self-styled godman Dhirendra Shastri continues in Bihar with Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday challenging the leaders of the Mahagathbandhan to stop him from coming to Patna. Shastri, the chief of Bageshwar Dham, a pilgrimage site in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, is … Read more