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Bihar class 12 students thrash classmate, force him to chant communal slogans
In a disturbing incident, a group of students reportedly took their Muslim classmate to a forest, assaulted him, and forced him to chat “Jai Shri Ram” in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur city. The boy…
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Bihar elderly man thrashed by mob over cow smuggling suspicion
In yet another incident of violence by cow vigilantes, an elderly Muslim man was brutally attacked by a mob on Sunday, August 17, in Samastipur, Bihar, reportedly on suspicion of cow smuggling.…
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Over 350 bridges, culverts in Bihar need urgent repair: Officials
Patna: More than 350 small bridges and culverts across Bihar need urgent repairs, officials said, adding that the issue was raised at a review meeting of the Rural Works Department (RWD) here…
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Tejashwi Yadav slams CM Nitish over rising cases of rape-murder in Bihar
Patna: Amid the national outrage over the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday highlighted several such crimes against women in Bihar in the…
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Rail wheel unit in Saran yielding rich dividends, says Lalu Prasad
Patna: Former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed on Wednesday that the rail wheel manufacturing facility in Saran is yielding rich dividends and generating employment in Bihar. Taking credit for the independent…
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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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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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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…