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After polio and tuberculosis, actor Amitabh Bachchan has lent his support to fight hepatitis B, a chronic liver disease that he has been living with for over 20 years. The health ministry, in collaboration with UNICEF, launched an awareness campaign on Monday to tackle the hepatitis B virus.

Enthused by its victory in the assembly election, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday said it would enrol 50 lakh members in Bihar before the party’s triennial organisational polls on December 16. The number would be 2.5 times more than the 20 lakh members enrolled before the last triennial polls held in January 2013

In the new 29-member state cabinet, seven ministers have obtained masters degree, nine are graduates and 12 went to schools. CM Nitish Kumar is an engineering graduate.

Ranchi: Horopathy, the centuries-old healing system promulgated by tribal communities, might get official status in Jharkhand. Tribal medicines, made of herb shoots and leaves, which are now in the process of being documented, is likely to be introduced in rural health centres across Jharkhand by next year.

Some of the newly elected RJD and JD(U) MLAs have allegedly started occupying the bungalows allotted to others even before any formal transfer in their names. RJD and JD(U) are partners in the Mahagathbandhan government led by CM Nitish Kumar.

Ranchi: Understanding the importance of retaining the Lohardaga parliamentary seat, Jharkhand NDA, comprising BJP, Ajsu Party and Lok Janashakti Party (LJP), are going all out to support their consensus candidate Niru Shanti Bhagat, who is scheduled to file her nomination papers on Tuesday, becoming the first to officially enter the fray from the major political parties. Niru, wife of outgoing Ajsu Party MLA Kamal Kishore Bhagat, is a debutant in politics. She married the former MLA just one day... Читать дальше...

PHED minister Krishnandan Prasad Verma, whose department has the responsibility to fulfil two of chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar’s seven ‘nischays’ (commitments), on Monday asked his officers to perform or be ready to face the music.

Excise and prohibition minister Abdul Jalil Mastan is determined to impose ban on sale of liquor in the state even if the state exchequer had to face a minimum loss of Rs3,500 crore annually.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s son and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday assured people that he would maintain zero tolerance against corruption in Bihar.

Morkel started with good length deliveries but soon realised that bowling that length won't help his cause. He won't get the same amount of carry when the third Test starts on Wednesday.

Morkel started with good length deliveries but soon realised that bowling that length won't help his cause. He won't get the same amount of carry when the third Test starts on Wednesday.

Residents are facing inconvenience after the TMC has resumed 24 hours water cuts starting every Wednesday morning following rationalization orders of supply from the state irrigation department. The cuts have been imposed after a recent study of water levels in the reservoirs revealed that there was inadequate stock left for 24-hour supply till the arrival of the next monsoons.

Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has summoned the labour superintendent of Madhepura district to explain the delay in payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the kin of a Bihari worker who died in an accident at Gurgaon in Haryana on April 4, 2010.

It was a gathering of Maithili-speaking people in the state capital on Monday at the inaugural function of the three-day 62nd Vidyapati Parv Samaroh, being held under the aegis of Chetna Samiti at Vidyapati Bhavan here.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has withdrawn provisional affiliation for Secondary School Examination (Class X) and Senior School Certificate Examination (Std XII) granted to S D V Public School, Phulwarisharif, with immediate effect for violating the affiliation and examination bylaws of the board.

With commuters and commercial vehicle drivers facing heavy traffic congestion on the Mahatma Gandhi Setu for the last seven days, Vaishali and Patna district officials on Monday decided to deploy additional forces forthwith to ease the situation. The congestion was leading to slow traffic movement in the state capital too.

Karnataka legislative assembly witnessed high drama on Monday after opposition BJP staged a protest over the presence of Congress MLC and head of the panel on prevention of crimes against women and children V S Ugrappa in the officers' gallery of the House.

Karnataka legislative assembly witnessed high drama on Monday after opposition BJP staged a protest over the presence of Congress MLC and head of the panel on prevention of crimes against women and children V S Ugrappa in the officers' gallery of the House.

A British woman who tried to kill her husband by poisoning his Christmas drink of sparkling fruit wine with anti-freeze was jailed for 15 years on Monday after being undone by a spelling mistake and a trail of text messages.

The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage.

The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage.

A British woman who tried to kill her husband by poisoning his Christmas drink of sparkling fruit wine with anti-freeze was jailed for 15 years on Monday after being undone by a spelling mistake and a trail of text messages.

City-based architects and builders have been asking for streamlining the process for building project approvals by digitizing it and ensuring transparency.

Vendetta politics of ruling Congress came to the fore after the ruling party moved a fresh motion in the legislative assembly on Monday seeking the removal of Upa Lokayukta Subhash B Adi.