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Madrasa, mosque set on fire by Hindutva men in Bihar Sharif
A madrasa and a mosque were set on fire by Hindutva men during the Ram Navami celebrations in Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district. On March 31, a Hindu mob of around 20…
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Blasts took place in Sasaram during making of bombs: Bihar DGP
Patna: In wake of the violence in Bihar’s Sasaram and Nalanda, Director General of Police Rajvinder Singh Bhatti on Sunday said the explosion in Sasaram’s Sherganj area occurred during the making of bombs.…
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Rioters will be hanged upside down if BJP comes to power in 2025: Shah in Bihar
Patna: Days after communal violence was reported from Sasaram and Nalanda in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that rioters will be hanged upside down, if BJP comes to…
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Ram Navami violence: 77 arrested by Bihar Sharif police, normalcy restored
Patna: Altogether 77 people have been arrested in connection with the communal violence that erupted in Bihar Sharif town in Nalanda district during the Ram Navami festivities, police said on Sunday. Normalcy has…
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Why is PM Modi ‘silent’: Kapil Sibal on Bengal, Bihar communal violence
New Delhi: In the wake of communal violence in West Bengal and Bihar, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the matter, and…
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Ram Navami violence: 1 killed, 6 injured & 80 arrested in Bihar
Tensions remained high in Bihar even a day after Ram Navami, as new violence in Rohtas and Nalanda districts yesterday, the police said. One person was murdered and many others were injured…
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Shops in Bihar’s Nalanda looted during violence, 27 arrested
Patna: A day after violence erupted during Ram Navami Shobha Yatra, some people were involved in looting shops in Bihar’s Nalanda, an official said. The accused were caught on CCTV cameras looting…
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45 held in connection with Bihar riots, normalcy restored: Police
Patna: Altogether 45 people have been arrested in connection with communal riots at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns that erupted during the Ram Navami festivities, the state police headquarters said on Saturday.…
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Ram Navami violence: Some indulging in ‘gadbad’, won’t allow, says Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday asserted communal tensions during Ram Navami festivities at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns were triggered by some people indulging in “gadbad” (mischief) and rejected…
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Bihar: Amit Shah’s Sasaram rally cancelled post Ram Navami violence
Patna: Following the imposition of section 144 in Sasaram, BJP on Saturday cancelled the rally of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Bihar BJP President Samrat Chaudhary confirmed the development. He said that…
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Youth beaten up amid Union Minister R.K. Singh’s Ram Navami march
Patna: Supporters of Union Minister R.K. Singh thrashed a youth who was part of a group that had raised slogans against him during a Ram Navami march in Bihar’s Arrah city on…
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School timings in Bihar’s Bhagalpur changed for Ramzan
Patna: After Kishanganj, the district education officials in Bihar’s Bhagalpur have decided to change the school timings in view of the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramzan, in which adults keep a…
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Bihar JD-U MLA finds CHC staff drying wheat on hospital beds
Patna: JDU MLA from Valmiki Nagar of Bihar’s Pashchim Champaran district, Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh, exposed the “mismanagement” at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in his constituency. The MLA went…
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Hope Rahul will be convicted in my petition too: Sushil Modi
Patna: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Thursday expressed hope that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will get “adequate punishment” by a court here which has “summoned” the latter next…
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Amit Shah to attend two BJP events in Bihar on April 2
Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reach Bihar on April 1 to participate in two BJP events, newly-appointed state President Samrat Chaudhary said on Thursday. Shah will attend two events in…
