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SC quashes Bihar notification declaring ‘Lohar’ STs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has termed the decision taken by the Bihar government in 2016 to declare ‘Lohar’ caste as Scheduled Tribe as illegal and arbitrary. A bench of Justices K.M…
- India
No end to Lalu’s troubles, ED may confiscate assets created by husbandry scam
Ranchi: More troubles are likely for the ailing RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, incarcerated in the Rs 950 crore fodder scam and now undergoing treatment in Rajendra Prasad Institute of Medical Science here,…
- India
Never thought of contesting for the President’s post: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that he had no thought of contesting the Presidential elections. “I don’t know how such rumours come out in public. I never thought…
- India
Bihar: Burqa-clad girl turned away from UCO Bank in Begusarai
Patna: A burqa-clad girl in Bihar’s Begusarai district was stopped from making transactions in a nationalised bank, an official said. The girl recorded the incident and shared it on social media on…
- India
Retired doctor accuses Bihar Dy CM’s brother of land grab
Patna: A retired doctor in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Thursday levelled land grab allegation against the brother of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi. A video of Vinod Kumar Gupta levelling the…
- Crime and Accident
Man arrested for humiliating wife publicly in Bihar’s Darbhanga
Patna: A man of Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Thursday was arrested for humiliating his wife. Accused Ranvir Sada is a native of Chapkahi Ghanjra village under Kusheshwar Asthan block in Darbhanga district.…
- India
AIMIM leaders refuse to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ in Bihar Assembly
Patna: The AIMIM MLAs have refused to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ during the upcoming budget session of Bihar Assembly. State AIMIM chief and member of Legislative Assembly from Amaur, Akhtarul Imam said that…
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LJP(R)’s Bihar Bachao protest march
Patna: Police fire teargas shells to disperse Lok Janshakti Party supporters during their Bihar Bachao protest march towards Rajbhawan, in Patna, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (PTI Photo) Patna: Police use water cannons…
- India
Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fodder scam case
Ranchi: Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted of fraudulent withdrawal from Doranda treasury by a CBI Special Court in Ranchi on Tuesday.…
- India
Hijab not an issue in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Amid the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that he respects every religion and their rituals of worshipping. “If anyone wears a scarf on…
- Offbeat
A love like that: 90-yr-old man lives with wife’s urn for 32 years
Patna: As the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, a 90-year-old man’s undying love for his wife even after 32 years of her death, in Bihar’s Seemanchal district, is winning hearts. Bhola Nath Alok,…
- India
COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted in Bihar
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Saturday announced that it would lift “all restrictions” that had been imposed in the wake of the recent COVID-19 surge. The chief minister, who…
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Raju Patel is a new age digital beggar from Bihar with e-wallet
Bettiah: A 40-year-old Bihar man who asks for alms at Bettiah Railway Station gives people options to pay him via digital mode with a QR code placard around his neck and a…
- India
Digital India- Beggars now ask for alms using QR codes
Hyderabad: Biggers are a common site everywhere be it village, town, city, bus stand, railway station, or elsewhere. People give arms if they have small change in their pocket else they excuse…