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JD(U) leaders project Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as Prime Ministerial candidate

JD(U) leaders project Nitish Kumar as PM candidate for 2024. Bihar CM asked to strengthen party to win all 40 Lok Sabha seats. Election strategist Prashant Kishor predicts JD(U) won't win 5 LS seats in 2024, says Kumar's role in INDIA alliance will diminish.

The Hindu

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious criminal cases: ADR

40% of sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% have serious criminal cases, 7% are billionaires and average assets per MP is ₹38.33 crs. 23 (79%) out of 29 MPs from Kerala, 41 (73%) out of 56 MPs from Bihar, 37 (57%) out of 65 MPs from Maharashtra, 13 (54%) out…

The Hindu

'Jungle Raj' to Switzerland: How visiting tourists madly fall in love with Bihar!

PATNA: As the state leadership battles hard to shed the state's "negative image" causing a lot of harm to its fortunes, tourists seem to be falling in love with Bihar for various reasons!

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Congress stakes claim to nine Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

The BJP had won 17 while coalition partners JD(U) got 16 and the then Lok Jan Shakti Party 6 seats.

The Hindu

India: A secure government job at any cost

With India now the world's most populous nation, providing enough jobs for young people represents a major challenge. Since contracts in the private sector do not offer job stability, millions of young Indians are vying for government jobs like those for soldiers, station masters or teachers. Although salaries are modest,…

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Bihar: Stone pelting during Chehallum procession in Arrah, heavy police force deployed

The Tajiya procession of Chehallum was passing through Sheesh Mahal Chowk late in the evening when some mischievous elements from a house attacked the procession. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sanatana Dharma row | Did Opposition INDIA bloc’s meet decide on denigrating Hindus? asks Ravi Shankar Prasad

BJP leader Prasad accuses Congress of denigrating Hindu faith, cites examples of Tamil Nadu ally DMK and Karnataka Home Minister. Alleges silence of Congress top leadership. Displays original Constitution manuscript with Hindu deities inscribed. Accuses Nitish Kumar of deteriorating law and order in Bihar.

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Row over reduction in school holidays in Bihar

Bihar schools debate reducing holidays to comply with RTE Act; BJP calls it anti-Hindu. Education Dept. issues circular to reduce festive holidays from 23 to 11 days. After protests, govt. withdraws notification & issues fresh letter to ensure minimum classes as per rules.

The Hindu

Bihar Governor slams Education Department in presence of CM

Gov. Arlekar slams Education Dept. for disrespecting Chancellor, calls for change in mindset. Chief Minister Kumar and Governor have no tension. Education Dept. withdraws controversial circular reducing festive holidays.

The Hindu

Primary, middle schools in Bihar’s Katihar struggle sans basic amenities

A former Sarpanch of the village in Bihar says students don’t even know the spelling of simple four-letter words even in Class 5.

The Hindu

Super-30 fame Anand Kumar to open school for students in Bihar

Anand Kumar, who is the founder of Super-30 coaching institute, is planning to open a school in Bihar by 2025 “to groom students and make them a good human being”.

The Hindu

Complaint filed against Udhayanidhi Stalin in Muzaffarpur court for his remarks on Sanatana Dharma

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments calling for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma has triggered a political row.

The Hindu

The BJP’s dilemma in Bihar

The caste survey, initiated by the Nitish Kumar government, has posed a dilemma to the BJP in Bihar

The Hindu

Mumbai police nabs man wanted for murder of real estate agent in Bihar

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police has arrested a 22-year-old man who was on the run after allegedly killing a real estate agent in Bihar, an official said on Sunday.

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Government of Bihar locks horns with Governor over autonomy of State universities

Govt. of Bihar & Raj Bhavan in conflict after latter's letter to V-Cs to follow only its orders. Education Dept. issued two letters in response, one to Raj Bhavan & other to V-Cs with fresh instructions.

The Hindu

Bihar Governor orders all State varsities to heed only him

Trouble has been brewing between Raj Bhavan and the State government after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar reversed an order of the Bihar Education Department to freeze bank accounts of two officials

The Hindu

Chargesheet filed in Aluva child murder case

Police file 645-page chargesheet in murder of 5-yr-old girl in Aluva after alleged rape by worker from Bihar. Evidence gathered by two teams who went to Bihar and New Delhi. 99 witnesses arrayed. Request for trial to begin soon, expected to conclude in 90 days.

The Hindu

Bihar fodder scam: CBI Court sends 36 accused to prison

On Friday, Judge Vishal Shrivastava sentenced the final 36 to four years and also imposed a fine up to ₹1 crore on two people.

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JD(U) takes out torchlight procession to expose BJP's double standard on caste survey

PATNA: Workers of the Patna Mahanagar and the Patna Gramin district units of the ruling JD(U) on Friday took out a torchlight procession in the state capital here as part of the party’s state-wide “Pol Khol Halla Bol Abhiyan” to expose the BJP and the BJP-led Union government’s attempt to…

The Times of India

Mumbai: Congress state working president Naseem Khan welcomes Lalu, Tejasvi, Akhilesh to INDIA meet

MUMBAI: Working President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former minister Arif Naseem Khan, while welcoming RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejasvi Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to INDIA alliance meet in Mumbai, has asked them to think about the welfare…

Dynamite News

Ex-Bihar MP Prabhunath Singh gets life imprisonment in 1995 double murder case

Supreme Court has sentenced RJD leader and former MP Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in double murder case of 1995. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Supreme Court awards life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP Prabhunath Singh

The Supreme Court on September 1 ordered life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh in 1995 double murder case.

The Hindu

Bihar BJP leaders mock Nitish Kumar’s ‘illusion of becoming PM’

Both leaders claimed that Mr. Kumar’s “illusion of becoming the Prime Minister” was going to shatter.

The Hindu

Early Lok Sabha polls on cards, says CPI Andhra Pradesh Secretary

Echoing the views of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Communist Party of India Andhra Pradesh secretary K. Ramakrishna has said: ‘‘There are strong indications that the elections to Lok Sabha may be advances to December 2023’‘. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Mr. Ramakrishna, during his ‘bus yatra‘ from Visakhapatnam…

The Hindu

Reducing festival holidays for schools triggers row in Bihar; BJP calls move ‘anti-Hindu’

The Bihar Education Department’s move to reduce the festival holidays from 23 to 11 during September-December in government schools citing the Right to Education Act (RTE) has triggered a controversy. Twelve such holidays have been cancelled and the change has been implemented for the remaining days of 2023. ‘’Tomorrow it…

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