Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday rejected BJP's demand to postpone its programme of forming the world's longest human chain on January 21 in support of prohibition in the state in view of the boat tragedy that claimed 24 lives. ....

The death toll in the boat tragedy here rose to 25 on Sunday as rescuers recovered four more bodies, officials said. ....

At least 20 passengers were killed and many others were missing as a boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga river near here on Saturday evening, officials said. Only eight people were rescued so far. ....

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced that nearly 3.5 lakh contractual teachers in Bihar will get their wages hiked after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission in the state. ....

Two officials of a private construction company were shot dead in Bihar's Saran district by unidentified gunmen, police said on Friday. ....

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has been admitted to the city-based Paras hospital on Thursday after he complained of breathing issues while attending a meeting here. ....

Political temperature in Bihar's ruling Grand Alliance will be reflected in the warmth with which guests are treated at the residences of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD-U state President Vashisht Narain Singh here during the Makar Sankranti festival celebrations, say observors. ....

A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable killed three senior colleagues and injured one in "deliberate" firing with his service rifle in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Thursday, an official said. ....

Unlike in the past, the current cold wave-like conditions don't bother Nagma Khatoon any more. The biting chill has stopped discomforting her and her family of late -- thanks to the bliss of "bijli". ....

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is in Bodh Gaya for the 34th Kalchakra puja, termed the liquor prohibition in Bihar as a good decision. ....