Vice President Hamid Ansari at the 90th anniversary celebration of Bihar Chamber of Commerce in Patna on Friday.

Patna: Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari in Patna on Friday inaugurated the 90th anniversary of the Bihar Chamber of Commerce by lighting a lamp at the Sahu Jain Hall in the presence of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and a number of industrialists and office bearers.

Family members mourning the death of Dr. Afzal Ali in Patna on Friday.

Patna: Motorcycle-borne criminals in Patna shot and killed a homeopathic doctor near Digha on Friday and escaped before police could arrive at the crime scene.

Water-logging in Khas Mahal in Chiraiyan Tand area in Patna on Thursday.

Patna: Though the state administration continues to use the 2017 buzzword 'Smart City' to project itself as a progressive government with an eye on the future, ground realities prove otherwise as many of the neighborhoods in the state capital remain for last several days under water thanks to the crumbling drainage system that have not been repaired or replaced since the British days more than 70 years ago.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Gaya on Thursday.

Patna: Alarmed by water-logging and a piece of mountain shifting due to heavy rain in the area posing major threat to people living below it, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday rushed to Gaya to take stock of the situation first hand.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greeting Vice President of India Hamid Ansari at Patna Airport on Thursday.

Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave a warm reception to India's Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari at the Patna Airport who arrived in the state capital on a two-day visit during which he will attend a number of events.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind (file photo).

Patna: Five months after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed total prohibition in Bihar formulating some of the toughest laws against law-breakers, Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday put his stamp of approval to the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Bill-2016 that has been described by many as 'draconian' and 'Talibani' that was patterned after the Islamic Sharia Law.

RJD leader and Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav (file photo).

Patna: Just days after being dubbed as the future Prime Minister of India by one of his party leaders and a minister in the Nitish government, Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav on Wednesday played down the adulation bestowed upon him saying he was too inexperienced to become the PM of India but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was certainly capable of becoming the Prime Minister.

Governor Ram Nath Kovind inaugurating children's film festival on Wednesday.

Patna: Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the 3-day children's film festival called 'Film Bonanza' co-sponsored by the World Communication Center and the Children Film Society of India at Patna's Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir.

Two-hour rain in Patna causes water-logging in Digha area on Tuesday.

Patna: Continuing to make a mockery of the claims of good governance of the Nitish administration, the city of Patna once again turned into the city of water-logging following afternoon rain that clearly none of the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials wanted in fear of being exposed again.

Image of destruction in Diara area in Patna.

Patna: Hundreds of residents of Nakata Diara in Patna on Tuesday returned to their homes, or what is left of them, after nearly two weeks of living elsewhere due to flooding in the region caused by the overflowing Ganga River.

Liquor bottles (representative photo)

Nalanda: In a setback to the Janata Dal – U leaders and supporters, a court in Biharsharif allowed the bail of Excise Inspector Deepak Kumar who was arrested shortly after arresting a JD-U leader following recovery of 168 bottles of liquor from his home during a raid last week.

Teachers' Day celebrated in Kadam Kuan.

Patna: To mark Teachers' Day on Monday, a seminar on "Quality Education" was held at the Baldev Sahay Bhawan in Kadam Kuan under the auspices of Social Club and Prof. Indira Sinha Educational Foundation.