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Covid compensation: SC seeks presence of chief secretaries of Andhra, Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed discontent over delay in payment of compensation to families of those who succumbed to Covid-19, and ordered personal appearance of chief secretaries of Andhra…
- India
BJP wants to push the country into civil war: RJD leader
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal Vice President Shivanand Tiwari on Thursday charged that the BJP wants to push the country into a civil war through events like ‘Dharma Sansad’ (religious congregation). “Dharma Sansad…
- India
Cyber conmen use RT-PCR reports to dupe people
Patna: While the government agencies are busy tackling Covid-19 cases, the cybercriminals are using fake RT-PCR test report to dupe people. One such incident came to light in Patna when a person…
- India
84-year-old Bihar man takes 12 COVID jabs to ‘feel better’
Madhepura: An 84-year-old man in this north Bihar district has caused a flutter with the claim that he has taken a dozen shots of the COVID-19 vaccine since every jab made him…
- Featured News
When Aamir Subhani visited AMU
In the summer of 1987, I was vacationing in my village when the All India Radio included brief news in its 9 pm bulletin about Aamir Subhani topping that year’s Civil Services…
- India
Third COVID wave in Bihar has begun: Nitish
Patna: A day after Bihar reported its first Omicron case, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun in the state and urged people to…
- India
Bajrang Dal threatens stir against ‘love jihad’ in Bihar’s Darbhanga
Patna: The Darbhanga unit of the Bajrang Dal has threatened to start a movement against ‘love jihad’ from Friday. This was announced after two cousin sisters from Darbhanga eloped with two youths…
- India
Telangana, Bihar to make presentation on use of tech in elections
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee will next month invite officials of the State Election Commissions in Bihar and Telangana to showcase the use of technology, including biometric systems to authenticate genuine voters,…
- Offbeat
Rats chew up x-ray machine in Bihar hospital!
Patna: After purportedly drinking of lakhs of litres of confiscated liquor, rats of Bihar have been blamed for an expensive diagnostic machine at a hospital in the state’s Jahanabad district going kaput.…
- India
Irked over Manjhi’s remarks, Brahmins perform Satyanarayan puja outside his residence
Patna: A large number of Brahmins on Thursday assembled outside the official residence of former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and performed a ‘Satyanarayan Puja.’ This comes as a retaliation to…
- India
Dead woman given second dose of Covid vaccine in Bihar
Patna: In a major goof-up, a woman, who died two months ago, has been sent the message of successful administration of second dose of corona vaccine. Her husband saw the message. Lalo…
- India
Manjhi says he is against Brahmanism and not Brahmins
Patna: Facing criticism over alleged abusive remarks on Brahmins, Jitan Ram Manjhi, former Chief Minister of Bihar has said that he is against Brahmanism and not Brahmins. “The words used against Brahmins…
- India
Two FIRS registered against Jitan Ram Manjhi for comments on Brahmins
Patna: After his allegedly abusive words for the Brahmin community, two FIRs were registered in Patna and Purnea against former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday. In Patna, members of…
- Politics
Prepaid meters to be installed in every Bihar household by March 2025
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday that prepaid meters will be installed in every house of the state by March 2025. While inaugurating an energy art gallery and auditorium…
- India
Bihar: Dalit men forced to lick spit by local leader as ‘punishment’
Two Dalit men from Bihar’s Aurangabad district were allegedly beaten up and forced to lick spit from the ground. Their crime? They were unwilling to vote in favour of the accused Balwant…
