Bihar

Reacting to the 'free condom remark' from IAS officer, Nitish Kumar said if the IAS officer's behaviour is found to be against the spirit of protection of women, then action will be taken against her.The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also taken cognizance of the incident and sought written explanation.

At Patna event, a schoolgirl in Bihar asked an IAS officer: “Can the government give sanitary pads at Rs 20-30?” Her reply came as a shocker to many. She said, “Tomorrow you'll say the government can give jeans too. You will eventually expect the government to give you family planning methods, condoms, too.”

Prior to meeting Sonia Gandhi,Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday called for uniting all opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, to take on the BJP.

This will be the three parties' first meeting in over five years. Both leaders are in Delhi to attend a rally in Fatehabad district organised by INLD leader OP Chautala to commemorate the birth anniversary of INLD founder late Chaudhary Devi Lal.

On Sunday, JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh had hinted that Kumar may contest the next parliamentary elections from Uttar Pradesh as he was offered to contest not only from Phoolpur, but also Ambedkar Nagar and Mirzapur.

The former Bihar deputy CM has sent the envelope along with the above letter to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, requesting that further action be taken on it.

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted the tourism industry, which the government attempted to revitalise through new travel schemes. IRCTC now offers low-cost international travel for the people of Bihar. Flights to Thailand will begin on November 11.

Nominations for the post of Congress president can be filed from September 24 to September 30. The last day of filing the nomination is September 30, 2022 and the last date of withdrawal of nominations is October 8.

The initiative is in line with the National Education Policy 2020, will be implemented in both state-run and private schools. A notification to this effect will be issued soon, Education Department's Additional Chief Secretary Dipak Kumar Singh told PTI.

Recently, Nitish Kumar visited Delhi, where he met with leaders of several Opposition parties to discuss the possibility of forming an Opposition front to challenge the BJP's election machinery in the next general election.