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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicBihar

Topic: Bihar

Barring minister’s PA from edu dept to tabs on teachers — all about controversial Bihar IAS KK Pathak

Additional chief secy of education dept, Pathak is making waves with decisions that include slashing school holidays to banning coaching classes during school & college hours.

Take a cue from Bihar, other states should also look at bloated vacation calendar

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Which class did you teach, how many students came? Bihar govt order to keep tabs on college teachers

Teachers will now have to fill out forms with details of classes they taught. There is a general complaint among college students that teachers don't complete syllabus, says official.

Clipping wings? Bihar ministers’ private secretaries told to focus only on ‘non-govt functions’

Bihar chief secretary said in letter to dept heads that private secretaries not picked from administrative services will now only oversee minister's tours & outdoor political events.

‘Jungle Raj 2?’ — Oppn hits out at Nitish govt over crime in Bihar, ex-DGP calls situation ‘scary’

Several gun crimes have put focus on law & order issue in state. Bihar CM says there's no issue and crime figures in other states are much higher.

Message to allies? Bihar BJP picks own members for outreach to backward classes

Patna: The BJP appointed a relatively low-profile leader, Hari Sahni, as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar legislative council Sunday, in a...

Infighting in Bihar BJP exposed, as 1 MLA accuses another, a party MP, of potting to murder him & son

Alinagar MLA Mishri Lal Yadav files FIR claiming Madhubani MP Ashok Yadav & Keoti MLA Murari Mohan Jha sent armed men to his Darbhanga residence over land dispute involving religious leader.

‘Democracy in danger’: Opposition slams Bihar govt after journalist shot dead at his house

Vimal Kumar Yadav, 35, who worked for a Hindi daily, was killed at his residence in Bihar's Premnagar village. He died on the spot.

Delimitation will lead to colonisation of South. It’s UP, Bihar’s reward for underperforming

Federalism is central to India’s Constitution. Delimitation will dilute it while rewarding underperforming states.

‘Not a futile search for a pot of gold’ — Patna High Court order upholding Bihar caste census

Patna High Court, which was hearing petitions against caste survey, has said the exercise was ‘perfectly valid, initiated with due competence’. Here’s a detailed look at the ruling.

On Camera

How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.