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Bihar stampede: Police arrest flower vendor
Jehanabad: The police on Tuesday arrested a flower vendor in connection with a stampede that left seven people dead and 16 others injured at Baba Siddheshwar Nath Temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district,…
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7 dead, 16 injured in Bihar temple stampede
Jehanabad: At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at Baba Siddheshwar Nath Temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday. “Seven people, mostly kanwariyas,…
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BPCC to launch statewide agitation against Centre for denying special category status
Patna: The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Saturday announced a statewide agitation from August 12 in protest against the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state. Bihar Congress…
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Bihar: Nine Kanwariyas electrocuted to death, two injured
Bihar: At least nine Kanwar Yatra pilgrims were electrocuted to death and two others sustained injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire in…
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Remembered for wasted opportunities: Prashant Kishor attacks Nitish
Patna: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Sunday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, with failure to secure tangible benefits for the state despite the BJP’s dependence on…
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Prashant Kishor takes swipe at Tejashwi Yadav on his upcoming Yatra
Patna: As RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav readies to embark on a statewide yatra in Bihar on August 17, Prashant Kishor, the chief of Jan Suraaj, on Friday took a dig at him,…
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Bihar: 5-year-old carries gun to school, shoots another student
Supaul (Bihar): A five-year-old boy in Bihar reached his school with a handgun on Wednesday and opened fire on another child, leaving the Class 3 student injured, police said. The shocking incident…
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SC refuses to stay HC order against 65% quota in Bihar
New Delhi: In a setback to the Bihar government, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a Patna High Court order setting aside the amended reservation laws in the state that…
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Bridge collapse incidents: SC seeks responses of Bihar, NHAI on PIL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Bihar government and others, including the NHAI, on a PIL that raised concerns about the safety and longevity of bridges in…
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Prashant Kishor announces to launch political party on Oct 2
Patna: Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor announced on Sunday that he would launch a new political party on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. The most significant aspect of his annoucement…
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Man’s intestines bulge out as Bihar railway cops thrash passenger
Samastipur: Government Railway Police personnel brutally beat up a person on board a train in Bihar, causing his intestines to come out as stitches on a recent abdominal surgery got ruptured, an…
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Bihar: GRP officer thrashes youth, angry commuters vandalise station
A shocking incident of police brutality has come to light from Bihar where a 25-year-old Muslim youth was mercilessly beaten by a government Railway Police (GRP) officer. According to the reports, the…
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Bihar Appropriation Bill passed in assembly by voice vote
Patna: The Bihar Appropriation Bill, 2024 was passed in the state assembly on Thursday, clearing the deck for expenditure of Rs 47,512 crore from the treasury for the 2024-25 fiscal. The bill,…
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Woman MLA who faced CM Nitish’s ire in Assembly speaks up
New Delhi: Rekha Devi, an RJD MLA from Bihar, has criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for treating a woman legislator with disrespect in the Vidhan Sabha. “All the coalition MLAs were protesting…
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Bihar Assembly passes bill to curb paper leaks, malpractices in exams
Patna: The Bihar assembly passed a bill on Wednesday aimed at curbing the scourge of question paper leaks and other malpractices in government recruitment examinations in the state. The Bihar Public Examinations…
