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govt Plans 10 cr saplings in a year across dists

PATNA, March 11 -- To increase green cover in the state, the government is considering planting 10 crore saplings in different districts. At present green cover in the state is 15% and the government ... Read More


PM virtually launches 5 bihar tourism projects

PATNA, March 8 -- Altogether five tourism projects of the state worth more than Rs 100 crore were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through virtual mode from Srinagar on Thursday. The projects... Read More


Why Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh declined the BJP ticket in West Bengal

India, March 7 -- Soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its list for the Lok Sabha elections, all eyes turned to West Bengal - the scene of an intense struggle between the party in powe... Read More


Foundation stones laid for ropeways at three hills in state

PATNA, March 4 -- Foundation stone for the much-awaited ropeway at Dungeshwari hills of Bodh Gaya were laid by tourism minister Prem Kumar on Sunday. The Rs 1,676 lakh Dungeshwari ropeway will have t... Read More


BJP's Asansol candidate not to contest LS polls

Patna, March 4 -- Hours after being declared as a candidate for Asansol (West Bengal) constituency, Pawan Singh, the Bihar born Bhojpuri singer turned actor has declined fighting elections. He was in ... Read More


Darbhanga village, home to award winning music maestros, loses its voice

PATNA, Feb. 27 -- There seems nothing extraordinary about Amta, a village located 35 kilometers away from Darbhanga in Bihar. Dotted with a mix of concrete structures and thatched roof hutments, the n... Read More


Demands made for World Heritage Site status for Maner Khanquah and Dargah, said to be the oldest Sufi shrine in India

India, Feb. 19 -- Bihar is dotted with several rare and ancient monuments but only two sites - the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya and the remains of Nalanda Mahavihara in Nalanda - are designated as Wo... Read More


King's statue in Kol now under Mithila Parishad

PATNA, Feb. 16 -- The statue of Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Bahadur at Dalhousie Square in Kolkata will be maintained by the Mithila Vikas Parishad, a group of Maithils in Kolkata. The statue, which ... Read More


Padma Shri Awardee writer Usha Kiran Khan passes away at 78; CM Nitish Kumar condoles death

PATNA, Feb. 12 -- Usha Kiran Khan, Padma Shri award winning writer, passed away on Sunday at a private hospital in Patna. She was 78. She is learnt to have developed breathing problem in January and w... Read More


Rajgir: Excavations find ring well at Ajatshatru Ka Qila Maidan

PATNA, Feb. 6 -- Excavations at Ajatshatru Ka Qila Maidan at Rajgir have yielded evidences of human settlements and lifestyle which prevailed during the Mauryan, Shung and Gupta ages. Structures like... Read More