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Why no special category status for Bihar yet: Congress to PM Modi
New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bihar, the Congress on Wednesday attacked him and asked why hasn’t the state been granted special category status as promised by him. The opposition…
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PM Modi inaugurates new campus of Nalanda University in Bihar’s Rajgir
Rajgir: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the new campus of Nalanda University at Rajgir in Bihar. Governor Rajendra V Arlekar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar…
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Collapsed bridge in Bihar was not under Union Road Transport Ministry: Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday clarified that the construction of the bridge that collapsed in Bihar’s Araria district was not undertaken by the Union Road Transport Ministry. The collapsed…
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Newly constructed bridge collapses in Bihar, no casualties
Araria: A portion of a newly constructed bridge over the Bakra river collapsed in Pararia village of Bihar’s Araria district on Tuesday, a police officer said. No casualty was reported, he said.…
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Will not work for Muslims, Yadavs: Bihar JD(U) MP
Devesh Chandra Thakur, the newly elected JD(U) MP from Sitamarhi in Bihar, sparked controversy on Monday, June 17, by claiming that Muslims and Yadavs did not vote for him in the Lok…
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NEET paper leak case: Nine candidates to be questioned in Bihar
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police will question nine candidates in connection with the NEET question paper leak case in the presence of their parents in Patna on Tuesday.…
- Politics
Besides Rupauli, Bihar to have bypolls in four more Assembly constituencies
Patna: Besides Rupauli, bypolls will also be held in Ramgarh, Belaganj, Tarari, and Imamganj assembly seats of Bihar to fill vacancies that have arisen after the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. The…
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Nitish brought shame to Bihar when he touched feet of Modi: Prashant Kishor
Bhagalpur: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having “touched the feet” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure his own continuance in power. Kishor, who…
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Bihar: MP Pappu Yadav gets bail in extortion case
Purnea: A court in Bihar on Thursday granted bail to independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in an extortion case lodged against him earlier this week. Yadav got bail from the…
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UP and Bihar election results–A study in contrast
The presence of two prominent backward castes figures in Bihar—one in each camp–against one in Uttar Pradesh made the real difference in the result for 2024 Lok Sabha election. While in the…
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Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) sticks to its demand for Special Category Status for Bihar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), which the BJP relies on heavily since losing majority in the Lok Sabha, has reiterated its demand for special category status (SCS) for the state.…
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Nitish Kumar to attend NDA meeting in Delhi post-election results
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will hold its first meeting in Delhi on Wednesday after the 2024 Lok Sabha election results to discuss the roles and ministerial quotas for the…
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4 security personnel on poll duty die of heatstroke in Bihar
Sasaram: Four security personnel deployed for the Lok Sabha elections have died due to heatstroke over the last one week in Bihar’s Rohtas district, an official said on Saturday. Five security personnel,…
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Maharashtra: Child trafficking cases against madrasa teachers withdrawn
The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Manmad and Bhusawal have closed two criminal cases against five madrasa teachers who were arrested in May 2023 and jailed for four weeks on allegations of…
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10 poll personnel among 14 dead in Bihar due to heatstroke
Patna: Fourteen people, including 10 polling personnel, have died due to heatstroke in Bihar in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday afternoon. In a statement issued by the Disaster Management…
