₹4,250 crore six-lane Sherpur–Dighwara Ganga bridge approved
The 14.5-km bridge on the Patna Ring Road will link Patna and Saran and cut travel by about 30 km.
Read storyTwo golds and a silver for Bihar at the first World Yogasana Championship
Dilip Kumar of Masaurhi and Soni Kumari of Chhapra won gold; Muzaffarpur's Sudhanshu Shekhar took silver.
Read storyBengaluru-style 'Electronic City' planned near Patna, 1 lakh jobs targeted
Officials are studying Bengaluru's model as Bihar plans a tech hub at Sonepur to attract major IT firms.
Read storyBihar's largest airport planned at Sonepur on 4,228 acres
The budget set aside ₹1,302 crore for land for a third greenfield airport, after Bhagalpur and Rajgir, 30 km from Patna.
Read storySonepur's Harihar Kshetra Mela opens for a month of trade and culture
One of Asia's oldest animal fairs returned at the Ganga–Gandak confluence with boat races, wrestling and cultural shows.
Read storyRising Bihar Investor Summit: state to buy 25% of eligible products from local industries
Investors were offered guaranteed government purchase, cheaper construction material and solar-powered farm feeders; power supply has grown from 500 MW to 10,000 MW.
Read storyNew ropeways for Gaya's Pretshila and Jehanabad's Vanavar hills near completion
The ₹1,049 crore Pretshila ropeway is 84% done and Vanavar's 92%, with more planned from Patna to Sonepur and at Kahalgaon.
Read storyRecord 6.62 crore tourist visits in 2025; homestay and heli-tourism schemes launched
Bihar recorded 6.62 crore tourist arrivals in 2025 and 3.42 crore by May 2026, as new schemes and ₹2,710 crore of projects roll out.
Read storyMedical colleges for 10 more districts in a ₹21,270 crore health budget
Madhubani, Vaishali, Siwan, Jamui, Bhojpur, Buxar, Begusarai, Supaul, Munger and Sitamarhi are getting government medical colleges.
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