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Caste census is RJD’s long-standing demand: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that the demand for a caste-based census has long been a long-standing demand of RJD. He claimed that the idea was…
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Four boys of a family drown in river in Bihar’s Gopalganj
Patna: In a tragic incident, four teenagers of a family drowned in a river in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Monday morning. The mishap occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Jadavpur village, which falls…
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Bihar villagers face severe flood threat in Bhagalpur as Ganga continues to rise
Patna: The villagers of Naugachia in Bhagalpur district are currently facing a severe flood threat due to the rising water levels of the Ganga River in the region. The situation worsened after…
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Bihar: Nursing college principal suspended for ‘indecent behaviour’ with female students
Bettiah: The principal of a nursing college in Bihar’s West Champaran district was suspended on Thursday following complaints of “indecent behaviour” towards female students and consumption of liquor in violation of the…
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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…