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Bihar: Major rail tragedy averted in Begusarai as fire breaks out in train engine
Patna: A major train accident was averted in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Saturday evening when a fire broke out in the engine of a DEMU train running from Tilrath to Jamalpur. The…
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Centre sanctions Rs 2,102 crore for Bihar’s MGNREGA
Patna: The Centre on Saturday sanctioned the release of Rs 2,102.24 crore to Bihar for the payment of the first installment of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
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Bihar: Former MLA resigns from JD-U over Waqf Act
Patna: In a significant political jolt to Janata Dal (United) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, former MLA Master Mujahid Alam, a prominent face of JD-U in Seemanchal, has resigned from the…
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Grand Alliance’s meeting in Patna; Tejashwi’s leadership may be finalised
Patna: With the Bihar Assembly elections inching closer, all eyes are on Patna where the first formal meeting of the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) parties will be held on Thursday. The spotlight on…
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Panicky BJP groping in the dark for a name to succeed Nitish Kumar
Nervousness grips the top brass of the Bharatiya Janata Party as it is struggling over the chief ministerial face for Bihar, where the Assembly election is due in October-November. If Union Home…
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Bihar: After 14 hours of detention, 32 madrasa children finally released
Thirty-two Muslim children who were detained the previous day in Mokama, Bihar, for wearing skull caps have been released after spending nearly 14 hours behind bars. The release comes after a video…
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32 madrassa children detained in Bihar for wearing skull caps
In a shocking incident, 32 Muslim children were detained by the Bihar police on Monday, April 7. A video of the children sitting behind bars has gone viral on social media platforms.…
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Those opposing Waqf Amendment Bill will be treated as traitors: Bihar Dy CM
Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has warned that those opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill would be treated as ‘traitors’ and arrested. “This is not Pakistan, this is Hindustan. Those who…
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SC transfers plea on bridge collapse incidents in Bihar to Patna HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred to the Patna High Court a PIL that raised concerns about the safety and longevity of bridges in Bihar after several of them collapsed…
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Bihar: Five Naxals arrested in Aurangabad district
Patna: Five Naxals belonging to the banned outfit Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) were arrested by Bihar Police in Aurangabad district on Tuesday, officials said. A cache of arms and ammunition, including…
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Waqf Amendment Bill: Minority groups to boycott iftar invites from Bihar, AP CMs
In response to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) on Sunday, March 23, announced it would boycott iftar, Eid Milan, and other events hosted by Bihar chief minister Nitish…
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Uproar in Bihar Assembly over CM Nitish Kumar’s national anthem row
Patna: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s unusual behaviour during the national anthem at a sports event, the opposition led by Tejashwi Yadav and Rabri Devi created a massive uproar…
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Bihar: 13-yr-old Dalit girl refuses to play Holi with men, later run over by their car
A 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly killed while playing Holi after she refused to entertain casteist remarks. The incident occurred in Bihar’s Aurangabad district. The three accused have been identified as Ranjay…
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Photos: Lalu appears before ED over land-for-jobs scam
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate, which had summoned him in connection with its probe into land-for-jobs scam, officials said. A large number of RJD workers…
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Telangana court hands down death sentence to Bihar man in ‘honour killing’ case
Hyderabad: A special court in Telangana’s Nalgonda town on Monday sentenced a hired murderer to death and six others to life imprisonment in the sensational 2018 “honour killing” case. The SC/ST court…