Bihar's infrastructure will undergo major transformation in coming years: CM Samrat ChoudharyBihar's infrastructure is set for a major upgrade with new connectivity projects. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the Navin Kis...
11 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Bihar: Vikramshila bridge in Bhagalpur partially collapses over ganga, no casualties reportedOn Monday, the Vikramshila Setu bridge in Bhagalpur, Bihar faced a significant structural failure, with a section near pillar 133 collapsin...
04 May, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Bhagalpur’s Vikramshila bridge collapse: Major scare as video shows 25-metre slab of bridge collapsing into Ganga, all traffic haltedBhagalpur Vikramshila bridge collapse news: A significant portion of Bihar's Vikramshila Setu bridge in Bhagalpur collapsed late Sunday nig...
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Bihar govt ropes in IIT Delhi, IIT Patna to audit 85 major bridgesThe Bihar government has launched the Bihar State Bridge Maintenance Policy 2025, a first-of-its-kind state-level framework for systematic ...
27 Jun, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
New jobs, sewerage projects, VAT cut on aviation fuel: Nitish Kumar Cabinet approves 47 Key proposals for BiharNitish Kumar led a cabinet meeting in Bihar. Forty-seven proposals got approval. These included infrastructure projects and new government ...
03 Jun, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
Bihar sees 15-fold jump in data consumption, state goes big on infraBihar's infrastructure has seen a 15-fold increase in data consumption over the past five years. Road density is now the third highest in I...
18 Dec, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
Petition in SC seeks highest level structural audit of all existing, under construction Bihar bridgesA petition filed in the Supreme Court urges the Bihar Government to conduct a top-level structural audit of all existing and under-construc...
05 Jul, 2024, 11.39 AM IST
Bihar roads to be at par with those of US by December 2024, says Union Minister GadkariThe 5,750-metres-long Mahatma Gandhi Setu was inaugurated in 1982 by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi as the country's longest river b...
07 Jun, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
Modi promises 23 bridges over rivers in Bihar, Nitish says Patna to be reachable from anywhere in Bihar in 5 hoursPrime Minister Modi said on Monday that large rivers in Bihar have been a major challenge to connectivity and deputy CM Sushil Modi said li...
21 Sep, 2020, 08.16 PM IST
New highways and bridges worth Rs 12K crore to dominate PM’s Rs 16K crore gift for BiharThe sources said that the projects pertain to a number of sectors, including LPG pipeline, LPG bottling plant, sewage treatment plant under...
12 Sep, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
Railways launch RO-RO service to attract more loadingsLoaded trucks would be moved on the flat rakes. To start with, this service is being introduced from Bihta to Turki station in Muzaffarpur ...
25 May, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates three major railway projects in BiharPrime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated three major railway projects in Bihar at an estimated cost of Rs 7000 crore.
12 Mar, 2016, 10.29 PM IST
Punj Lloyd wins Rs 1,555 crore worth highway contractsThe projects fall under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Phase IV to widen major highways in India to a higher standard.
04 Jan, 2016, 02.02 PM IST
Projects worth Rs 29,000 crore likely to be announced for pollbound BiharRoad transport minister Nitin Gadkari is likely to announce major highway and bridge projects for Bihar worth Rs 29,000 crore on Tuesday.
26 May, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi Setu: BJP hits back at Bihar government"Is it not a fact that the state govt has been carrying out repair works on the Setu since 2001-02 with central funds?" Sushil Modi asked.
04 Dec, 2014, 08.35 PM IST
- RCD to undertake repair of 1855 km Bihar roads in 2014-2015
In addition, 66 screw pipe bridges among 125 small bridges and culverts will also be upgraded into RCC bridges over the next one year at an...
17 Oct, 2014, 07.14 PM IST
Bihar too soft on Naxals: Intelligence reportPolitical rivals of the ruling JD(U), especially its ally-turned-foe BJP, are already accusing the Nitish Kumar administration of being “so...
31 Oct, 2013, 05.09 AM IST