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Nitish asked me to lead his party, I refused: Prashant Kishor
Patna: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and claimed that he spurned a recent request by the latter to “lead” the Janata…
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Bihar cop held for rape bid on minor girl inside police station premises
Patna: A sub-inspector of Bihar’s Gopalganj district was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl inside the police station premises, an official said. Gopalganj SP Anand Kumar confirmed the incident.…
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Prashant Kishor to start on 3,500-km ‘padyatra’ in Bihar from Oct 2
Patna: Political strategist Prashant Kishor will embark on a 3,500 km ‘padyatra’ in Bihar from West Champaran district on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary on Sunday as part of his ‘Jan Suraj’ campaign. The…
- India
Sanitary pad company offers year-long supply to Bihar girl who got ‘condom’ reply from IAS officer
Patna: After a college student in Bihar was humiliated by an IAS officer over her query to subsidise the rates of sanitary pads, a Delhi-based firm has decided to provide her free…
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Bihar: Six-year-old beaten to death for eating apple from Puja prasad
Patna: A six-year old student was allegedly beaten to death for picking up and eating an apple that was kept for offering to Goddess Durga during puja at his school in Bihar’s…
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Doctor making liquor from medicines held in Bihar, escapes from custody
Patna: A doctor in Bihar’s Vaishali district, held for allegedly making liquor through medicines, escaped from the custody of the Excise Department late on Thursday night, officials said on Friday. The Excise…
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Girl gang-raped, sold for Rs 50k in Bihar; 3 held
Patna: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape and selling of a minor girl in Madhubani district of Bihar. According to police, the girl was sexually…
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Bihar IAS officer apologises for her ‘condom’, ‘sanitary pad’ remarks
Patna: Senior IAS officer and Bihar Women and Children Development Corporation Managing Director Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, who had stirred up a controversy with her snide and abrasive responses to school girls in…
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We are looking into the matter: Nitish on IAS officer’s snarky remarks
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said his government has taken cognisance of a senior woman IAS officer’s apparent humiliation of a school girl over a sanitary pad. He said he…
- India
Nitish upset over remark by IAS officer; hints at possible action
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday hinted that action may be taken against senior woman IAS officer Harjot Kaur Bumrah whose indiscretion during a recent interaction with school girls has caused…
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NCW seeks explanation from IAS officer over ‘condoms next?’ remark to student
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought explanation from a senior IAS officer over her “inappropriate and highly objectionable” remark to a student who asked about affordable sanitary napkins.…
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RJD chief Lalu Prasad gets court’s nod to travel to Singapore for medical treatment
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s plea for travelling to Singapore for medical treatment. Special Judge (CBI) Geetanjali Goel allowed Prasad to travel abroad from October…
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All opposition leaders will sit together in Delhi soon: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the leaders of opposition parties will soon sit together in Delhi to make a strategy against the BJP for the 2024 Lok…
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All backward states should get special category status: Nitish
Patna: Maintaining that “all backward states” should be given special category status, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said it will boost progress in those states and, in turn, the country…
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Lalu, Nitish meet Sonia; say focus on uniting oppn parties to defeat BJP
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Sunday and pitched for bringing all opposition parties together to defeat the…
