Hundreds of aspirants staged a sit-in protest outside the BPSC office as a mark of their protest against alleged irregularities in the examination

Patna: A floor test to prove the majority of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government began in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Earlier Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly were adjourned till 2 pm. “According to rules, after the resignation of the Speaker, all the work of the Assembly will be... The post appeared first on .

Patna (Bihar) [India], August 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar cabinet expansion that is likely to take place on August 16, the Bihar Congress unit has decided to hold a meeting on Sunday with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to discuss the future plan of action.

New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to be held on August 24, newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for speaking 'jumla jhoot' (propagating lies) and not working at the grassroots level for the development of the country.

New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly that is slated to be held on August 24, newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that issues like employment and those related to youth's future will be addressed if they remain in power.

Patna (Bihar) [India], August 12 (ANI): With the change in government in Bihar, a session of the state assembly has been convened for August 24. Legislators of the ruling Mahagathbandhan have given a notice for the removal of Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha.

Mumbai: Nitish Kumar-led JDU is in an alliance with the BJP in Bihar since 2017. CM Nitish Kumar also enjoys a healthy relationship with Home minister Amit Shah. However, the JDU supremo recently skipped the Niti Aayog meeting that was held on Sunday, hosted by PM Narendra Modi. Nitish’s absence... The post appeared first on .

Patna (Bihar) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Bihar Assembly on Thursday witnessed chaotic scenes, forcing the Speaker to call in marshals to remove some of the MLAs from the House.

Patna Mar 25 PTI Emergency response number 112 will become operational in Bihar in the next financial year state Planning and Development Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said on FridayPeople can call the toll-free number for all emergency services including police fire and health he told the assembly while speaking on the budgetary demand of the Home DepartmentThe ERSS a pan-India single number 112 based emergency response system for citizens in emergencies will become operational in the state in the financial year 2022-23 he saidAfter operationalisation of the ERSS Emergency Response Support System all the emergency calls will be received and further diverted to related departments for swift help to distressed callers The ERSS centre will function 24 hours he saidThe ERSS project will be implemented in the state phase-wise starting with Patna a senior official of the Home Department later saidThe ERSS is a central project for emergency response It also provides funds to the states for it he saidMeanwhile the House witnessed an intense debate with RJD members opposing the allocation of additional funds to the Home Department in the financial year 2022-23After Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha declared the budgetary demand as passed by a voice vote RJD sought a division of votesRuling out a division the speaker said he will go for a headcount of those supporting and opposing it The speaker later announced that the demand has the support of 113 members while 60 opposed it PTI PKD SOM SOM

Patna Mar 23 PTI Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha on Wednesday took a serious view of the repeated absence of certain ministers at the time of tabling the budgetary demands of their respective departments in the ongoing budget sessionThe credibility of legislatures is linked to the conduct of their members he saidProceedings of the House cannot be taken lightly either by ministers or members And I must say that the precedence of tabling the budgetary demand of a particular department by the minister concerned must be followed as it is an important annual legislative business Sinha told PTIThe Speaker said he conveyed this to the members of the treasury benches during the dayHe however refused to reveal the names of ministers who remained absent at the time of tabling the budgetary demands of their respective departmentsThe ministers who are supposed to lay papers on the table of the house should not be absent I am not talking about extreme circumstances but it should not become a habit Sinha saidSenior leaders of political parties must ensure that members follow the rules strictly and maintain the dignity of the House he said PTI PKD NN NN