The Bihar government has suspended 11 engineers from the Water Resources Department in Siwan and four engineers from the Rural Works Department in the wake of the bridge collapse.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday claimed that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, which came to power last month, could fall by August and elections can happen anytime
Following the multiple bridge collapse in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed the Nitish Kumar-led government and said that the double engine of the Bihar government is engaged in "corruption and crime."
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party is against reservation, adding that it was the Mahagathbandhan government that raised the reservation quota to 75 per cent.
He further challenged JD(U) which has been ruling the state of Bihar for the past 17 years to release details of the officials involved in sanctioning and laying the foundation stone of bridges that have collapsed to expose the corrupt.
"It is monsoon time. There has been an abnormal amount of rain, which is the reason behind the collapse of bridges. But the Chief Minister of the state is very sensitive towards the investigation," Manjhi told reporters.
Amid a string of bridge collapses in Bihar, State Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday said that investigations are ongoing and action will be taken against negligent officers.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 9,888 candidates selected for Special Survey Assistant Settlement Officer and other related posts and asked the officials in the Revenue and Land Reforms department to complete the land survey before the assembl
Several projects, including the de-siltation of rivers, were initiated after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took feedback in Gopalganj and adjoining areas. It seems that engineers did not take care and the contractors were not careful, officials said, adding, "Engineers concerned seem to
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday brought the arrested accused in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG case to the special CBI court based in Bihar's Patna.
The BJP leader also took aim at another INDIA bloc leader, the former Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. "In Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav is mad about why he was ousted from power. The leaders of the INDIA bloc cannot survive without power." Sinha said.