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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to launch 2024 election campaign from PM Modi’s constituency of Varanasi
While Nitish will address a public meeting in Varanasi on December 24, he will also visit Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Gujarat as part of his campaign.
CM Nitish Kumar demands Special Category Status for Bihar during Eastern Zonal Council meeting
The demand for special category status has been revived afresh after the release of the caste and economic survey data.
Rescued worker from Bihar complains CM Nitish Kumar did not send state officials to site
The worker complained of this when Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met him at the community health centre in Chinyalisaur and asked how he was doing.
Bihar liquor ban: Nitish calls for fresh survey to study impact of prohibition
The CM recounted the state's short-lived tryst with prohibition under the rule of his mentor Karpoori Thakur who became the chief minister in the 1970s, as the leader of the Janata Party.
JDU to organize ‘Bhim Sansad’ on Constitution Day
‘Bhim Sansad’ will try to counter BJP's attempt to paint Nitish as an anti-Dalit leader after his outbursts against Manjhi during the last winter session of the state assembly
Three die after drinking ‘spurious’ liquor in Bihar
During the course of investigation, police came to know that two more persons had died in the area after drinking spurious liquor.
Bihar caste and economic survey will harm Nitish politically, says Prashant Kishor
As per the survey report, 80 percent of the people of Bihar do not earn even Rs 100 a day, said Kishor. This is the result of 32 years of Lalu-Nitish rule, he added.
Former Bihar CM Manjhi announces dharna at Raj Ghat over ‘insult’ by Nitish
Manjhi said he would hold a dharna against Nitish for his unsavoury remarks against him as it was not only an insult to him but also to the entire Dalit community of Bihar and the country.
Many Bihar cities record ‘very poor air quality,’ pollution control board tells district…
The state pollution control board on Sunday asked the district administrations to strictly enforce laws to check air pollution in their respective areas.
Day after Nitish’s outburst against him, Manjhi hints at ‘plot to poison CM’s food’
“Who made you the CM? It was my stupidity that I made you the CM. This man has no sense, no idea,” Nitish berated Manjhi for his previous term in office.
Enforcement Directorate arrests ‘associate’ of Lalu Prasad’s family in Land for…
The premises of Katyal were raided by the federal agency in March when it had also covered the premises of Lalu Prasad, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, his sisters and others.
Bihar Assembly clears bill to hike reservation quota from 50% to 65%
Bihar government last month released the report of the caste census it had conducted in the state, which claimed the population of reserved category is over 84 per cent.
CM Nitish proposes to raise SC, ST, and OBC quotas based on Bihar’s caste-economic survey
Bihar CM proposes to raise SC/ST reservations from 17 per cent to 22 per cent and OBC/EBC reservations from 50 per cent to 65 per cent.
Muslim-Yadav count exaggerated in Bihar caste survey, says Amit Shah
According to the survey report, Yadavs constitute 14.3 per cent of Bihar’s population while and 17.7 per cent population is Muslims.
‘Congress focus on states, INDIA on back burner’
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar blames grand old party for lack of progress in opposition bloc’s preparations for LS polls.
Nitish locks horns with RJD ministers over credit for teachers recruitment
The RJD posted on social media expressing gratitude to Tejashwi Prasad Yadav for delivering on his promise and described it as a historic moment.
Railways to run special Vande Bharat train to Patna for Chhath rush
The railway has also announced that more than 86 festival special trains will run for Diwali and Chhatha.
Delhi Police raids house of visa scam accused Enamul Ansari in Bihar’s Darbhanga
Delhi police's crime branch carried out a raid at the ancestral house of Enamul Haq Ansari, the alleged mastermind arrested last week, but found no incriminating documents in the raid
Lalu praises Rahul for social justice principle, says no difficulty in deciding opposition’s…
He also praised Rahul for announcing that a caste-based survey would be conducted in the entire country if the 'INDIA' alliance is voted to power at the centre in 2024.
‘Money for jobs’ allegations mar Bihar’s teacher recruitment exam; Opposition…
On Wednesday a number of candidates held a demonstration before the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) office alleging irregularities in the results and demanding a fair probe.