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As losses mount, Rajasthan and M.P. farmers seek action against nilgais, stray cattle

Farmers in MP/Rajasthan demand govt help to control growing nilgai/stray cattle population, which destroys crops. They cite Bihar/Uttarakhand as examples. Farmers incur high costs to secure land, while elephants are a new problem in MP. Govt should lift ban on cattle trade/adopt neutering methods to save farmers.

The Hindu

Chhath Puja brings a slice of Bihar in Hyderabad

Hyderabad's Chhath Puja landscape has seen an influx of people from Bihar, leading to an increased demand for sugarcane leaves, pineapples, and coconuts. Vendors strategically cater to the festive season, with some stocking up to 70 pineapples and two quintals of sugarcane. The Bihari population in Hyderabad has seen a…

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RPF rescues 247 missing and runaway children, and child beggars so far this year in Vijayawada Division, say officials

RPF rescues 247 missing and runaway children, and child beggars so far this year in Vijayawada Division, say officials. All the children have been produced before the Child Welfare Committees concerned, and a majority of them are from States such as Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh, say officials.

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Bhupesh Baghel: Social justice champion or protector of caste elite interests?

Bhupesh Baghel has been described in the media as a person with bigger ambitions than returning as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh in the ongoing assembly elections.

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‘No hope, no facilities’: Migrants board packed buses, trains to Bihar, UP for Chhath

Ahead of the Chhath festivities, Delhi bus stands and railway stations are clogged again, with hundreds vying to board already jam-packed buses and trains to return to their families in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. Many of them have been struggling to reserve a ticket, and some even boarding buses…

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Bihar Governor approves Bill raising reservation from 50% to 65%

Governor Arlekar approves Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, raising quota for backward, extremely backward classes, SCs & STs from 50% to 65%, with 10% for EWS, pushing total to 75%. Bill passed unanimously in state assembly, CM Kumar assures implementation "as soon as possible". EBC quota raised from 18% to 25%,…

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Four-day Chhath festival begins in Bihar

The Patna district administration has made elaborate arrangements on the river banks to manage mass gathering on the occasion of Chhath Puja

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Two days after conviction of accused, SIT members look back at probe into Aluva rape and murder case

SIT's hard work leads to successful investigation and conviction of accused in rape and murder of 5-yr-old girl. Team of 30 officers worked for 109 days, filing 645-page chargesheet with 40 witnesses, 95 documents, and material objects. SIT travelled to Bihar, Delhi, and West Bengal to collect info on accused.…

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Will launch movement if Bihar doesn’t get special category status: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that he would launch a movement across the State if the Union government did not grant Bihar special category status.

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Hyderabad gears up for Chhath Puja celebrations

Telangana govt. designates 70 locations in GHMC for Chhath Puja. Festival celebrated by Bihari community to worship Sun God, taking place Nov 17-20. Govt. providing amenities & necessary arrangements for devotees. Cleaning of ghats underway, remaining amenities to be supplied. Govt. supporting community, enforcing model code of conduct.

The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — November 16, 2023

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Four migrant workers died of asphyxiation in a Surat factory

Four labourers from Bihar died of asphyxiation in Surat's Palsana locality. Two fell unconscious while cleaning a septic tank, two more fainted while trying to rescue them. All four were declared dead at the hospital. Identities of the deceased being ascertained.

The Hindu

The Bihar caste survey and the social justice agenda

The caste survey in Bihar does raise questions that will profoundly affect our collective future as a nation

The Hindu

Bihar BJP attempts to outreach Yadav voters; inducts 21,000 yaduvanshis as partymen

BJP inducts 21,000 Yaduvanshis in Bihar to dent RJD's vote bank. Senior BJP leaders, incl. State President Samrat Choudhary & MoS Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, present. Yadavs comprise 14.26% of population & RJD's Lalu Prasad ruled for 15 yrs with Muslim-Yadav voter combo. BJP has been reaching out to Yadavs…

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Aluva rape, murder case: Kerala welcomes death penalty given to convict

KOCHI: The decision of a Kerala court on Tuesday to impose the death penalty by hanging on a migrant worker from Bihar, Asafaq Alam (28), convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Aluva, was met with widespread approval in the state.

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Parents of migrant girl breathe a sigh of relief after Aluva case verdict

Relief for parents as court awards death penalty to convict in rape, murder of 5-yr-old in Aluva. Victim's parents expressed relief as court awarded death penalty to convict in rape, murder of their 5-yr-old daughter. They had demanded it on the same day her body was found. SIT formed to…

The Times of India

Controversy erupts as Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar downplays SI's murder by sand mafia

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War of words between Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress over ‘links to RSS’

The State Congress president Revanth Reddy, alluding to a tacit understanding between AIMIM and the BJP, accused Mr. Owaisi of wearing “khaki knickers under his sherwani”.

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Death sentence to minor girl rape and murder convict by POCSO court in Kerala

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 7,20,000 on Alam, a migrant labourer hailing from Bihar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rape and murder of girl in Aluva: parents demand capital punishment for accused just hours before sentencing

Parents of 5-year-old migrant child, raped and murdered, call for capital punishment for accused Asafak Alam. Judge K. Soman to pronounce sentence at 11 a.m. Evidence, witnesses, CCTV footage, DNA, dress of victim, POCSO case in Delhi helped ensure maximum punishment

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Migrants emerging an essential vote bank in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Despite having resided in the region for multiple generations, the people from Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar continue to encounter the stigma of being referred to as "bhaiyaee" and struggle for acceptance within the societal framework.

The Hindu

Many Bihar cities record AQI over 300, BSPCB tells DM to enforce laws to check air pollution

In Bihar, air quality is deteriorating with many cities recording very poor AQI. BSPCB has asked district admins to enforce laws to check air pollution.

The Hindu

Bihar govt. warns newly appointed teachers of strict disciplinary action if they form association

The Bihar government has warned of strict disciplinary action, including cancellation of appointment of newly recruited teachers if they form any ‘association’, or become part of it

The Times of India

Man dies in chaos as crowds swell at Surat station to board Bihar-bound train for Chhath festival

SURAT: A 40-year-old man lost his life, and two others were hospitalized during chaos at Surat railway station in Gujarat on Saturday as passengers rushed to board a special Bihar-bound train for the upcoming Chhath festival.

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Someone ‘lacing Nitish Kumar’s food with poison’ to dethrone him from Bihar CM’s chair, claims Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi claims "poisonous substances" being mixed in Nitish Kumar's food to dethrone him. Manjhi felt pained at Kumar's tirade in Assembly, calling him "Tum-Taam". Manjhi demands inquiry into conspiracy & accuses Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of hatching plan to grab CM's post.

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