Bihar Chief Minister reminded opposition parties that people visit Bihar because “it is the land of Buddha” and that not to enjoy a good drink.

The EC on Friday ruled that the group led by Nitish Kumar is the real JD(U) and that the faction is entitled to use the 'Arrow' symbol of the party.

Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Sudhir Kumar, said that the per hectare yield for foodgrains was 27.77 last year which, too, is a record.

Nitish Kumar said that government has been taking steps for procurement of agricultural produce which used to be a neglected aspect in the state earlier.

The decision is a huge setback for the faction led by Sharad Yadav who had moved the EC claiming that his group was the real JD(U) and that it should be given the right to contest polls using the ‘Arrow’ symbol.

The JD(U) chief, however, side-stepped a query on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi showing a lot of aggression during his poll campaign in Gujarat.

Lalu said free LED bulbs were distributed in Nalanda and power sub-stations were given a facelift so that the government could boast about its achievements in the power sector.

Jaya lashed out at the Bihar CM for his "lack of humanity" towards elders, particularly his mentor George Fernandes, who co-founded the Samata party along with Nitish Kumar in 1994.

He defended his government's decision to introduce reservation in outsourced services and said those criticising it have "very little understanding" of the issue.

Bihar government's agencies would make all purchases of paddy that reaches its procurement centres across the state.

Nitish Kumar said this at a review meeting convened to discuss about the work of Commercial Taxes department and GST at his official residence in Patna.

In the photograph, Tejashwi Yadav is seen standing with an unidentified woman with a bottle of liquor in the backdrop.

Four persons had died after drinking spurious liquor last night at Danwar village of Rohtas district of Bihar, where a complete prohibition was clamped in April 2016.

A disqualification petition is generally sent to the Ethics and Privileges Committee to examine further which had in past taken roughly 1-2 years to submit its report. However, the chairman has the discretion to settle the matter himself.

Sushil Modi alleged that the land is worth crores of rupees and is located at Maner in suburban Patna. The allegations were rubbished by the RJD.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said PM Modi "leads from the front" and takes responsibility for success and failure alike.

Lalu Prasad has earlier called Nitish Kumar the Paltu Ram of politics for breaking the Grand Alliance and forming a new government with the BJP.

Ashok Choudhary was present at the function, along with his party colleagues and MLCs Dilip Kumar Chaudhary, Tanvir Akhtar and Ramchandra Bharti.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar praised the Modi-led central government's functioning and different schemes.

The demand for central university status has been raised time and again by Vice Chancellors of Patna University, politicians, faculty members and students in the past.