Patna schools to remain closed for two more days due to water-logging Patna, (Bihar Times): The district administration on Sunday extended the closure of all the government and private schools of Patna for two more days on account of unprecedented water-logging in the state capital.

Nalanda Janata Dal (U) MP defies Nitish, to vote with UPA Patna, (Bihar Times): In a major blow to the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar only two days before the trust vote the Janata Dal (United) MP from Nalanda, Ram Swaroop Prasad, openly declared that he would be voting in favour of the United Progressive Alliance on the nuclear issue––come what may.

Nitish trains gun on PMC, seeks irrigation dept help Patna, (Bihar Times): Whatever may be the view of the Municipal Commissioner of Patna, Mihir Kumar Singh, the chief minister Nitish Kumar held the Patna Municipal Corporation responsible for the mess in the state capital.

Lalu asks Bardhan to apologise for remark on MPs New Delhi, July 19 : Joining his friends in the Congress in attacking the Left parties, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Saturday asked Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan to prove his allegation of MPs being bought over for the July 22 trust motion or to apologise.

Manmohan govt’s defeat imminent: Nitish Patna, (Bihar Times): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday claimed that the UPA government’s defeat in the floor test is imminent.

Govt scraps 12,476 posts of secondary teachers Patna, (Bihar Times): The state government has scrapped 12,476 approved but vacant posts of government secondary school assistant teachers in the pay scale of Rs 5,500-9,000.

NCDEX Spot Exchange to start operations in Bihar Chennai, July 19 : The newly formed NCDEX Spot Exchange Ltd will start spot markets for commodity trading in Bihar along with three states namely Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala in October, a top official said Saturday.

Builders of three monasteries under construction to be booked Patna, July 19 :The builders of three Buddhist monasteries under construction in Bihar's Bodh Gaya are to be booked for violating the master plan, an official said Saturday.

Bihar to announce new IT policy soon Patna, July 19: Bihar will announce its new IT policy with several incentives for firms in August, state IT Minister Anil Kumar said here Saturday.

Aged widow's dogged determination to save pet Patna, July 19 : She is in her 70s, but age has not deterred Janaki Devi, a widow living in a Bihar town, from taking up cudgels for her pet dog Chhotu - just like she did five years ago.

Rural local bodies’ representatives to get legal training Patna, (Bihar Times): The state government is planning to take the help of judiciary to provide training to the elected sarpanch and panch so that they could settle petty disputes in the area of their jurisdiction.

Warrant of arrest against Muzaffarpur Mayor, former Municipal Commissioner Patna, (Bihar Times): A warrant of arrest has been issued against the Mayor of Muzaffarpur, Vimla Devi Tulasyan, the then municipal commissioner, Harihar Prasad Singh and two deputy mayors, K K Verma and Vishwanath Mishra following their failure to turn up in the court in connection with the case relating to the prolong water-logging in the court premises.

Nitish orders draining of waterlogged Patna on war-footing Patna, July 18: Considering the seriousness of the water-logging that has hit the city life the past few days, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered efforts on a war-footing to drain out the flood waters.

Nitish holds meeting over water-logging Patna, (Bihar Times): Under the deluge of criticism chief minister Nitish Kumar held a review meeting with the officials immediately after his return from New Delhi on Thursday night.

Four bus passengers electrocuted in Bihar Patna, July 18 :Four passengers who were sitting on the roof of a private bus were killed as they came into contact with a live wire in Bihar's Sheohar district early Friday.

Union Cabinet’s nod for creating project cells to speed up work for six AIIMS-type institutes Patna, (Bihar Times): The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for creating project cells to expedite work in respect of six AIIMS like institution under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

Union cabinet approves setting up of eight IITs Patna, (Bihar Times): The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

BIADA land for Apollo Hospital in Bihta Patna, (Bihar Times): The Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) has allotted 25 acres of land for setting up  multi-speciality Apollo Hospital at Bihta, about 40 km west of Patna.

Sunny sky brings relief to waterlogged Patna Patna, July 17: After five cloudy days, a clear sky Thursday brought relief to hundreds of people in the flooded residential areas of Patna where seven people have died in rain-related accidents.

Court allows Pappu Yadav to participate in trust vote New Delhi, July 17 : The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, jailed in a murder case, to participate in the trust vote in the Lok Sabha on July 22.

Dalit Muslims oppose Mallick Muslims in backwards list Patna, July 17 : Dalit Muslims in Bihar have demanded that Mallick Muslims should be withdrawn from the backward caste list of the state government.

Hot war over NABARD’s decision to end subsidy to cold storages Patna, (Bihar Times): The NABARD’s decision to end 25 per cent subsidy to the cold storages is taking a sort of political overtone with the agriculture minister of Bihar, Nagmani, saying that he would be meeting Union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar, on this issue as there is increase in state’s demand for cold storages. view comments

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