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CM Nitish Kumar calls NDA meet in Patna
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a meeting with the key leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at his official residence in Patna on Monday. This gathering, set to…
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Tejashwi Yadav slams BJP MP from Araria for provocative speech
Patna: Tejashwi Yadav, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), on Wednesday strongly condemned the controversial remarks made by Pradeep Singh, the BJP MP…
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Bihar bypoll: Jan Suraaj party names candidate for Ramgarh seat
Patna: The Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party on Tuesday, October 22 named Sushil Kushwaha as its candidate for the by-election to the Ramgarh assembly seat in Bihar. The announcement was made by…
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BJP names 40 star campaigners for Bihar bypolls
Patna: Intensifying its preparations, the BJP has named 40 star campaigners for the November 13 Bihar Assembly by-elections. Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha,…
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Bangladeshi citizen living as monk in India arrested in Bihar
Patna: A Bangladeshi citizen, identified as Babu Joe Barua alias Rajiv Dutta, was arrested at the Gaya Airport in Bihar, an official said. Barua has been living in India illegally for the…
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Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj to announce candidates for Belaganj, Imamganj today
Patna: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party is set to announce its candidates for the by-elections to the Belaganj and Imamganj Assembly constituencies on Saturday. Public expectations are high that the…
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Video: Makeshift boat overturns in river with people enroute a funeral
A video from Bihar’s flood-prone district Purnia has captured the attention of the nation, showing a group of villagers facing a life-threatening situation while attempting to cross a flowing river in a…
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Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh to take out yatra today
Patna: Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, who represents the Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency, will launch his ‘Hindu Swabhiman Yatra’ from Bhagalpur on Friday, with the stated aim of uniting the community in…
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Prashant Kishor criticises Nitish over ineffectiveness of liquor ban
Patna: Jan Suraaj Chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the ineffectiveness of the state’s liquor ban. Referring to recent hooch tragedies in Siwan and Saran, he…
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1998 murder case of ex-Bihar minister: SC rejects plea of former MLA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of convicted criminal-turned-politician Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla seeking time to surrender in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar minister…
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Bihar by-elections: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj to announce candidates today
Patna: The Jan Suraaj, launched by political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, will announce on Wednesday its candidates for by-elections in Bihar, scheduled on November 13. The by-elections, to be held on Belaganj, Imamganj,…
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Triangular contest in Bihar bypolls after Prashant Kishor’s entry
Patna: The announcement of by-elections for four assembly constituencies in Bihar – Belaganj, Imamganj, Tarari, and Ramgarh – has intensified political activity in the state. Unlike previous elections, this by-election promises to…
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Bihar: Violent protest in Sitamarhi after 2 killed during idol immersion
Patna: A violent protest occurred in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district on Tuesday, October 15 after two persons, stabbed during the immersion of Goddess Durga’s idol, succumbed. Angry people of Dheng village, under the…
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BJP leader Giriraj Singh targets minorities in hate speech again
BJP leader Giriraj Singh during the Durga puja at Bihar’s Muzaffarpur made inflammatory remarks targeting the Muslim community, reiterating his stance about the religious identity and historic disputes. Addressing the Durga Puja…
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Bihar: Dalit laborer ‘assaulted, urinated and spat on’ for demanding his wages
A daily wage labourer belonging to the Dalit community was reportedly brutally assaulted and humiliated by three members of the Patel family identified as Ramesh Patel, Arun Patel, and Gaurav Patel after…
