Commenting on the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's announcement of the formation of the State Sanitation Workers Commission, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav emphasised the need to first ensure fulfilment of basic necessities for sanitation workers, like equipment and on-time salary.
In a major development, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced a significant hike in monthly pension benefits under the 'Bihar Patrakaar Samman Pension Scheme' for all eligible journalists and their spouses.
The Delhi High Court has declined a request by former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for an early hearing on his petition seeking to quash the FIR registered by the CBI in the land-for-jobs case.
The Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, urging the state government to name the upcoming Bihar airport after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar on Friday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav stated that the PM was coming to the state to tell "lies".
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's announcement of free electricity up to 125 units for households has sparked a political reaction, with Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj drawing parallels between Kumar's move and Arvind Kejriwal's similar initiative in Delhi.
JDU leader Rajeev Ranjan on Thursday hailed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to provide free electricity up to 125 units for domestic consumers and termed it a "gift" to the 1.67 crore families in the state.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the three students who drowned in an 'aahar' (pond) in Bihar's Gaya.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar transferred Rs 1227.27 Crores to the accounts of over 1.11 crore beneficiaries under Bihar Social Security Pension Schemes, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) today.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed his satisfaction after social security beneficiaries thanked him for increasing their pension amount from ₹400 to ₹1,100 per month.
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar questioning his government's ability to maintain law and order in Bihar, citing recent incidents of violence, including 9 murders in 24 hours, with 5 people burned to death in Purnia.