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SC agrees to hear on April 28 plea against caste survey in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on April 28 a fresh plea against the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the state. A bench of…
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Ram Navami violence: Fact-finding team blames Bihar govt’s ‘failure’
A fact-finding team from the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) visited Bihar following large-scale communal violence that took place during and around the Ram Navami rally last month. Based on…
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Bihar: Second phase of caste-based census begins, to continue till May 15
Patna: The second phase of the caste-based census has started in the State and will continue till May 15, said Dr Chandrashekhar Singh, DM, Patna. The decision of a caste census was…
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No jeans in office for government employees in Bihar’s Saran
Patna: The District Magistrate in Bihar’s Saran has barred all government employees from wearing jeans to office. The employees have also been asked to wear identity cards around their neck so that…
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Sand mafia attacks Bihar Mines Department team, beats up woman official
Patna: Sand mafia members attacked a Mines Department team, and brutally thrashed a woman mining inspector, on the banks of Sone river in Bihar’s Patna district on Monday afternoon, police said. The…
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Nitish Kumar to make tours across the country for opposition unity
Patna: After his visit to Delhi to meet prominent opposition leaders, Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar on Friday said that he had decided to go across the country to unite opposition parties. Addressing…
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Protestors on rampage after murder of Bhim Army leader in Bihar’s Hajipur
Hajipur: Bhim Army supporters on Friday went on a rampage here in Bihar’s Vaishali district during the funeral procession of the organisation’s leader Rakesh Paswan who was shot dead the previous day.…
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Will stay with Nitish Kumar till last breath: Jitan Ram Manjhi
Patna: HAM chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, claimed that he will stay with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar till the…
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Nitish meets Yechury, other Left leaders amid Oppn unity talks
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D. Raja and other leaders here on Thursday amid talks of opposition unity. Nitish Kumar is on…
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Is there any study to show liquor consumption reduced after prohibition, SC asks Bihar govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday queried the Bihar government whether there is a study or any empirical data to show reduction in liquor consumption in the state after enactment of…
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Man arrested for threatening to blow up Patna airport in hoax call
Patna: Samastipur police arrested a person in connection with a threat call to bomb Patna airport on Wednesday. The accused is identified as Sudhanshu Kumar alias Mukund. Samastipur police also seized the…
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Tejashwi leaves ED headquarters after 8 hrs questioning in ‘land for jobs’ case
New Delhi: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday left the Enforcement Directorate headquarters here after being questioned for eight hours in connection with the alleged land for job case involving…
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Bihar’s Covid vaccination to continue without Centre’s aid: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that his government will purchase vaccines to continue the Covid vaccination drive in the state, even if it does not get the Centre’s…
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Post Iftar party in Bihar, Owaisi takes dig at Nitish, Tejashwi over riots
Patna: A day after Iftar party held at former chief minister Rabri Devi’s residence in Patna, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav.…
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Minor girl raped in Bihar’s Purnea, clay and sand inserted in genitals
Patna: A 10-year-old girl was raped in Bihar’s Purnea district on Sunday, and the accused also put clay and sand in the victim’s genitals later, police said. The incident occurred in a…
