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Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi is heading group of ministers on GSTN glitch. (Photo: File/PTI)

GST council likely to slash tax rates on 80 per cent items of top slab

The decision is likely to be taken at the GST Council meeting to be held on Thursday and Friday in Guwahati.

8 Nov 2017 9:21 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: AP)

Nitish defends his govt's decision to introduce reservation in...

He asserted that the provision was brought in accordance with the Bihar Reservation Act 2003.

6 Nov 2017 8:40 PM IST

The stampede took place on Saturday morning during the Kartik Purnima celebrations which at Simaria Ghat where devotees had gathered for the holy dip. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Bihar: 3 killed, 10 injured in stampede during Kartik Purnima...

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to those who lost their lives in the stampede.

4 Nov 2017 10:55 AM IST

A 31-member delegation of the KSTB visited Bihar to take tips from Nitish Kumar on the prohibition policy as well as its implementation. (Photo: ANI)

K'taka planning to go alcohol-free? Team meets Bihar CM for...

Nitish termed prohibition as a 'mass movement' and said a major change was witnessed in people's standard of living...

3 Nov 2017 2:56 PM IST

A minor girl made tea and inadvertently mixed pesticides in it in Bihars Darbhanga district. (Representational Image)

Bihar: Family of 4 dies after 10-year-old makes tea with pesticide

The minor girl, while preparing tea, mixed pesticides mistaking the packet for the one containing tea leaves.

2 Nov 2017 2:26 PM IST

At least five people were killed and four others were stated to be critical after consuming illicit liquor in Danwar village of Bihars Rohtas district. (Representational | ANI)

5 dead consuming illicit liquor in alcohol-ban-state Bihar; SHO...

Shahabad Deputy Inspector General of Police said strict action will also be taken against the excise department.

28 Oct 2017 11:28 AM IST

Choti is the youngest person to receive the USD 1,000 (Rs 65,000 approx.) award since it was instituted in 1994 to honour women around the world. (Photo: WWSF - Womens Section)

On a mission: Bihar girl, 20, bags int'l acclaim for uplifting...

Choti started helping with social and educational work among Musahars in her own village of Ratanpur in 2014.

25 Oct 2017 12:10 PM IST

They pinned me to the pole of the volleyball court and started beating me with their batons on my buttocks, hands and legs, the boy said. (Representational image)

Bihar: Suspected of stealing cauliflower, differently-abled man beaten...

Dular Rai was taken to a health centre, where he was declared brought dead.

25 Oct 2017 10:21 AM IST

Video grab of Mahesh Thakur being forced to undergo punishment. (Photo via web)

Bihar: Man made to lick spit as punishment

An FIR has been registered against eight persons including the sarpanch who allegedly passed the order.

21 Oct 2017 1:47 AM IST

The man had gone to meet the village head to avail a government scheme. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar man made to lick spit for entering Sarpanch's house; 8 booked

Bihar Cabinet Minister Nand Kishore Yadav on Friday condemned the Nalanda incident and assured that culprits will be...

20 Oct 2017 3:10 PM IST

The man, who hailed from a poor family, also alleged that he lost his child as the hospital staff refused to attend to the ailing girl. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Father denied ambulance, ferries 9-yr-old's body, hospital denies...

The girl's condition started to deteriorate as her father waited in the queue to get the registration card.

19 Oct 2017 10:54 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Plans to provide Rs 10,000 crore to 20 varsities, Modi announces in...

The Prime Minister also appreciated Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for showing his commitment to the development of the state.

15 Oct 2017 12:29 AM IST