Patna, Apr 12 (UNI) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that 7 lakh 90 thousand houses were given to eligible beneficiaries of Bihar last year under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Chauhan, who was on a day-long visit to Patna on Saturday, reviewed the central schemes for Rural…
Patna, Apr 5 (UNI) In a significant achievement for Bihar’s power sector, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd (SBPDCL) together recorded a historic reduction in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) loss, bringing it down from 19.94% in Financial Year 2023-24 to 15.50% in 2024-25. Lauding the achievements,…
Gopalganj/Patna, Mar 30 (UNI) Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday asked people of Bihar, not to allow return of “Jungle Raj ” in the state and vote for formation of the NDA government again in the assembly elections later this year. Addressing a rally organised by his party here, Shah…
Patna, Mar 30 (UNI) Reacting to the controversy revolving around Muslims offering namaz on the streets, Union Food Processing Industries Minister and BJP ally Chirag Paswan branded it as a useless issue, saying that people have been offering namaz on the streets for years. While talking to a section of the media, Paswan categorically termed…
Patna, Mar 19 (UNI) Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishor Yadav on Wednesday directed the state government to adopt more constructive efforts to solve the road jam obstructions being faced by everyone across the state. Intervening into the concerns shared by the members of the lower house and in reply to Bihar road construction minister Nitin…
Patna, Feb 5 (UNI) Stressing the need for National level caste census for providing due participation of Dalits and oppressed sections in the power structure of the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his doubts at the caste census held in Bihar. While addressing the 130th birth anniversary function of freedom fighter and Dalit icon…
Patna, (UNI) Highlighting the achievements of Bihar in the agriculture sector, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday said that the state was progressing at an accelerated pace and assured more financial assistance from the centre to its farmers. Chauhan conducted a meeting here to review the preparedness regarding the scheduled visit of Prime…
Patna, Jan 22 (UNI) In a major drive against tax offenders, Income-Tax department conducted extensive search and survey actions at locations of Anshul Homes Private Limited and Harilal Ventures Private Limited, uncovering significant tax evasion practices. Sources in IT department said here on Wednesday that raids were carried out at seven premises of Anshul Homes…
Patna, Dec 11 (UNI) Bihar rural development minister Shrawan Kumar said that the entire women’s community has been humiliated and feeling hurt by the insulting remarks of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav about them and would never forgive him. Kumar told newspersons here on Wednesday that the remarks of Yadav were bad in taste and…
Patna, Dec 6 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Friday alleged that the “barbaric lathicharge” on the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants has revealed the “dictatorial and autocratic attitude” of the state’s Nitish Kumar government. Yadav alleged here that it has become a prestige issue for Chief Minister…
