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November 25, 2025 3:42 PM

Bihar cabinet approves six proposals focused on youth, startups and industrial growth

The Bihar Cabinet, in its first meeting since the formation of the new government, on Tuesday approved six proposals aimed at youth empowerment, startup promotion, industrial development and planned urban expansion. According to officials, the decisions are intended to lay a roadmap for positioning Bihar as an emerging technological and economic centre. The most prominent proposal cleared relates to policy formulation for promoting youth entrepreneurship and startups. A high-level committee wi...

November 21, 2025 9:27 PM

Bihar Cabinet expansion: Portfolios distributed a day after oath-taking ceremony

A day after taking oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the tenth time, Nitish Kumar on Friday allocated cabinet portfolios, handing over the Home Department to ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). For the first time since assuming office in 2005, Nitish Kumar will not handle the Home portfolio. Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Samrat Choudhary has been entrusted with the responsibility. Kumar has retained the General Administration Department (GAD), Cabinet Secretariat, Vigilance, Electio...

November 20, 2025 3:32 PM

PM Modi congratulates Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs, new Bihar cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm congratulations to Nitish Kumar and the newly formed Bihar government on Thursday, shortly after the JD(U) leader took oath as Chief Minister for a record 10th time at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Heartiest congratulations to Shri Nitish Kumar Ji on taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar. He is a skilled and experienced administrator. He has a splendid track record of good governance in the state. My heartfelt best wis...

July 8, 2025 3:00 PM

Bihar govt approves 35 percent job quota for women, sets up Youth Commission

The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Tuesday approved 35 percent reservation in all state government jobs for women who are permanent residents of the state. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, which also cleared 43 other key proposals. “Only women native to the state will be eligible for 35 percent horizontal reservation in direct recruitment across all government service cadres in Bihar,” said Chief Secretary S. Siddharth at a press bri...