Bihar bans over-the-counter sale of Oxytocin

Consumption of milk or food laced with Oxytocin can reduce heart rate, damage brain and cause seizures in foetus in humans

24,000 Bihar self help groups exist only on paper

State government initiates verification drive and revival of credible SHGs for implementing Centre's Ajeevika scheme

Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition

At least 25 dead in Bihar in wake of Nepal earthquake

Districts in Kosi belt, closest to Nepal, bear the brunt of tremors arising from Himalayan nation

Why Bihar serves poor quality meals to school kids

There are no guidelines for hygienic preparation and handling of mid-day meals for children; monitoring at local level virtually non-existent

Schools in Bihar's flood-prone districts to have monsoon vacation

Decision to hold classes in summers prompted by loss of working days owing to floods

Koilwar residents approach Bihar human rights agency to stall waste incineration plant near their homes

State pollution control board to hold public hearing for the Ramky project on October 16

Bihar hopes Union Budget will set right Finance Commission’s ‘wrong’

Finance Commission recommended curtailing funds under Backward Region Grant Fund

Bihar mukhiyas to get smartphones, Internet-savvy assistants to improve work efficiency

Move will cut frequent travel to government offices to get schemes sanctioned and will improve monitoring, says Panchayati Raj minister

Bihar’s ambulance service staff go on strike

They have not been paid salaries for six months; private companies operating services under PPP model blame government

Free sanitary pads for girls in middle and high schools of Bihar

The napkins will be supplied by self-help-groups

Bihar government scraps two posts of information commissioners

Activists who had been demanding filling up of two vacant posts of information commissioners cry foul

Seven die mysteriously in Bihar, docs suspect acute encephalitis

In November this year, mystery disease had claimed 13 lives in the state

Bihar rocked by more scams, financial irregularities worth Rs 10,000 crore

Comptroller and Auditor General's report shows Rs 7,900 crore outstanding advances for 'education for all' programme but absence of receipts made …

Scare tactics

Violence mars Bihar’s efforts to empower women, promote self-governance

Littis with a twist of taste

Alok Gupta discovers a migrant labourer's innovation to Bihar's famous dish at a wedding reception

Can President Mukherjee redress this farmer’s grievance?

World record holder for highest paddy yield awaits certification

Bihar’s development model fails to save Nitish

Bihar, touted as India’s fastest growing state under Nitish Kumar rule, has thrown up a startling mandate and shown faith in BJP. The Bihar …

Bihar government rolls back cut in MGNREGA minimum wage

The decision to reinstate Rs. 162 minimum daily wage follows protests and litigation

Bihar protests slashing of funds under Indira Awaas Yojana

State was allocated Rs 4,324 crore for IAY last year; the amount has been slashed to Rs 1,962 crore this year

Bihar faces shortage of HIV drug

Activists blame it on poor coordination between NACO and state; say 20,000 patients at risk

Food riots in Bihar as hungry flood victims take to streets

12 injured as police opens fire in Ghoswari block in Patna; riots reported in other districts

Bihar to close down brick kilns along the Ganga

There are around 6,477 registered brick kilns operating on the banks of the river

Destination Bihar

Migration trends in Bihar are changing, causing labour shortage in several states. A few studies investigate the reasons and patterns

Residents shifted out of villages within Kosi embankment denied shelter, food

They allege all space in relief camps and relief materials are cornered by those living outside the embankment