Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, will preside over the inaugural function of the three-day National Workshop on September 10 in Patna, Bihar, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said in a statement on Sunday.
Further, the Union Minister highlighted that today, eight new medical colleges are being opened, and Bihar will soon have 35 medical colleges in total.
Union Health Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda inaugurated the eye building of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS) hospital in Patna and other medical facilities in the state.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Bihar Government and others on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) plea challenging Patna High Court order that set aside the state government's amendments to increase the reservation for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, and Scheduled castes in jobs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian medal winners Nitish Kumar and Yogesh Kathuniya following their medals in Badminton and Discuss Throw respectively at the ongoing Paris Paralympics 2024 on Monday.
Janata Dal-United senior leader KC Tyagi asserted that he is still in the party amid speculations of rift between him and the party following his resignation from the party's national spokesperson post on Sunday.
RJD is holding a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Responding to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand for a nationwide caste census and inclusion of 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ensured that caste census took place in Bihar.
After being appointed as the new JD(U) spokesperson, Rajiv Ranjan Prasad cited "personal reasons" as the reason behind the resignation of KC Tyagi from the spokesperson's post and ruled out any kind of disappointment expressed by him in his resignation letter.
Janata Dal-United leader KC Tyagi resigned from the party spokesperson post on Sunday, citing 'personal reasons'. Rajiv Ranjan Prasad has been appointed as the new JD-U spokesperson.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial reason to interfere with the election results and deemed the petition to be without merit.
Patna High Court in June set aside the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Act, 2023, and The Bihar (In admission in Educational Institutions) Reservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 as ultra vires and violative of the equality clauses under Articles 14, 15 and 16.<