Niti Aayog urges states to stick to FRBM norms, strengthen fiscal disciplineNiti Aayog urges states to adhere to prudent fiscal deficit guidelines. This entails judicious spending, broadening the GST framework, and ...
11 Mar, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Why Bihar government wants to ban open sale of meat, fish near schools and religious placesBihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, while talking to the media, said, "This is a new initiative of the new government. The chang...
23 Feb, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Bihar alcohol ban prevented 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence: Lancet studyBihar's 2016 alcohol ban prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly alcohol consumption and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, ac...
26 May, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Bihar cabinet allows in-service doctors to opt for Diplomate of National Board coursesThe Bihar cabinet has approved a proposal to allow in-service doctors to opt for Diplomate of National Board (DNB) courses run by the Natio...
22 Aug, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
Regulate, not ban, for safe drinkingThe way to minimise liquor-related tragedies is not prohibiting its consumption as in Gujarat and Bihar, but by bringing alcohol consumptio...
31 Jul, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Bodies floating on Ganga: NGT asks UP, Bihar govts to inform number of human corpses found in riverThe tribunal sought to know whether any criminal case was registered and any prosecution was launched against any person for violation of t...
16 May, 2022, 05.03 PM IST
Labour reforms make steady progress; at least 17 states pre-publish draft rules on 4 codes: Economic SurveyIn 2019 and 2020, 29 central labour laws were amalgamated, rationalised and simplified into four labour codes, viz., the Code on Wages, 201...
31 Jan, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
4 labour codes likely to be implemented by FY23 as many states ready draft rulesThe four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health and working conditions are likely to be...
20 Dec, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Nitish Kumar disapproves of BJP vaccine remark by Akhilesh Yadav''People say such things unmindful of the fact that these have a high probability of appearing in the papers next day .... It is not my won...
05 Jan, 2021, 05.05 PM IST
View: Parties, electors, managers in Bihar caught between the vote and the virusPolitical parties are being called to a higher order of responsibility beyond their cut-out tasks of fighting and winning elections. The tw...
04 Aug, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Six more test positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, total tally 176Six more persons, including a 10-year-old boy, tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar on Friday, taking the total number of such cases in th...
24 Apr, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Govt agrees to provide new TB drug to a Bihar girlBedaquiline and Delamanid are considered the drug for patients like the Bihar girl. Both drugs can’t be bought in pharmacies and are availa...
19 Jan, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
CAG report highlights poor implementation of NHRM in BiharThe maternal mortality rate was 208 against the targeted rate of 100 out of 1,00,000 pregnant women, said the CAG report for the year 2015.
18 Mar, 2016, 04.57 PM IST
Nitish Kumar seeks special status for Bihar, private investmentsMaking a strong pitch for according special status, Nitish Kumar said the state cannot sustain its double-digit growth rate without private...
19 Oct, 2013, 07.50 PM IST
- Huge shortage of 64.1 lakh allied health professionals: Report
Based on estimates, largest gap of 23,000 ophthalmology professionals was found in Uttar Pradesh followed by Maharashtra (12,600).
21 Dec, 2012, 07.04 PM IST
- Centre bans smoking in public places: Ramadoss
Come October two, smokers will have to take recourse to the streets to have a puff as the Centre has decided to ban smoking in public and p...
11 Jul, 2008, 07.16 PM IST
- Govt plans body to regulate medical courses
Govt is considering setting up a unified body for regulating post-graduate medical courses in the country.
07 Dec, 2007, 01.15 PM IST