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Agnipath agitators target properties of BJP leaders, Railways in Bihar
Patna: Protests against Agnipath scheme intensified in Bihar’s several districts on Friday with the agitators damaging the Railways properties and targeting the BJP leaders in West Champaran district. The agitators attacked BJP…
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Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
Lakhisarai: Protests against the Center’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme intensified in Bihar on Friday as angry aspirants set fire to at least 20 bogies of the New Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express and New Delhi-Darbhanga…
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BJP allies in Bihar demand withdrawal of Agnipath scheme
Patna: After Bihar Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, another JD-U leader and the party’s parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha on Thursday questioned the new recruitment policy of the Centre, ‘Agnipath’. He said that…
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Agnipath scheme: Protestors set trains on fire in Bihar
Patna: Trains were set afire, window panes of buses smashed and passersby, including a ruling BJP MLA, pelted with stones on Thursday in Bihar by Army job aspirants whose protest against the…
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Protests against ‘Agnipath’ scheme continue in Bihar, traffic disrupted
Jehanabad/Buxar/Nawada (Bihar): Protests against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for hiring jawans on a short-term contractual basis continued across Bihar for the second consecutive day on Thursday as aspirants preparing for jobs in…
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What happened to 2 crore jobs promise: Tejashwi to PM Modi
Patna: In wake of the Centre announcing 10 lakh government jobs in next one and half years, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain what happened to his…
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Veterinary doctor kidnapped, forcefully married in Begusarai
Patna: A veterinary doctor of Bihar’s Begusarai district was allegedly kidnapped for “Pakadwa Vivah” (kidnapping for marriage), an official said on Tuesday. As per the information, veterinary doctor Satyam Kumar Jha, a…
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RJD MLA Anant Singh convicted in AK-47 recovery case
Patna: A special court in Patna on Tuesday convicted Bahubali MLA Anant Singh in the AK-47 recovery case of 2019. The MP-MLA court verdict was announced by judge Triloki Dubey. The quantum…
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Marriage party of Mahadalits attacked in Bihar village
Patna: A group of ‘strongmen’ at a village in Bihar’s Gaya district has allegedly attacked a marriage party of a Mahadalit community while it was passing through an area and playing music, the…
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BJP leaders in Bihar advocate for religious conversion law
Patna: The BJP leaders in Bihar who have already announced their support to the caste-based surveys in the state are also stressing on the implementation of the religious conversion law in the…
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Bihar man carries away son’s body on bike after ambulance refused
Patna: A day after a parent was found begging in Bihar’s Samastipur to collect money for release of his son’s body from the mortuary of a government hospital, another shocking incident appeared in…
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Bihar child undergoes successful surgery, parents thank Sonu Sood
Patna: With help from Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, a two-and-half-year old child from Bihar’s Nawada got a new lease of life on Thursday.The little girl named Chahumukhi was born with four additional…
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Congress not to contest MLC elections in Bihar
Patna: The Congress on Thursday decided not to contest the election for seven MLC seats in Bihar. The decision was taken after a meeting of state leaders including Congress Legislature Party leader…
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Bihar couple begs for money to get son’s body released from govt mortuary
Patna: In a shocking incident, a poor couple in Bihar’s Samastipur was forced to beg to collect Rs 50,000 as bribe for the mortuary staff of a government hospital to get the…
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No need for anti-conversion law in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that there was “no need” for an anti-conversion law in the state where the government was “alert” and members of different religious communities…