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Bihar: Caste Based Census Begins In State; To Be Done In Two Phases

The door-to-door survey would cover an estimated population of 12.70 crores in about 2.58 crore households in 38 districts. Read on for details:

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Bihar: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking SIT Probe In Chhapra Hooch Tragedy

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition on 9 January seeking an independent and SIT probe in Chhapra hooch tragedy that has claimed over 40 lives so far. Read on for details:

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Daily Dose Ep 1240: Mehbooba writes to CJI, pioneering US news anchor dies

Aban Usmani brings you the news from Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Delhi, Bihar, Assam, Vatican, and the US.

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'Diversity, new formats, quality reportage': Journalists list out their hopes for 2023

It was a packed year for the media. From assembly polls in seven states, the election of the president and vice-president, the churn in the opposition space in Bihar and Maharashtra, to extreme weather events, significant verdicts such as the one on EWS quota, India’s G-20 presidency, the boundary standoff,…

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Delhi: Bihar Hooch Tragedy Mastermind Ram Babu Arrested From Dwarka

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested Ram Babu Mahto who is allegedly the mastermind of spurious liquor tragedy in Bihar in which several people lost their lives. Read on for details:

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Nitish Kumar is fighting a two-pronged battle – in Bihar and at the centre

Even with his studious grasp of political implications across decades, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar cannot afford to miss the significance of the next 12 months in navigating his political trajectory. He’s starting early with the symbolism of a street campaign.

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Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Chinese Threat To Dalai Lama Averted

The Bihar police have detained a suspected Chinese woman in Bodh Gaya in connection with alleged threat to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and are interrogating her. Read on for details:

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India's 'untouchable' women face discrimination even in schemes meant to help them

Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the local market of a town in Bihar state, northeastern India.

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Bihar Local Body Polls: Clash Broke Out Between Supporters Of Two Candidates In Nalanda

A clash broke out between the supporters of two candidates of local body polls in the Patel Nagar area in the Nalanda district on Wednesday. Read on for details:

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Bihar: Schools In Patna To Remain Closed From Today Till Year-End

Schools will remain closed for students up to class 8 from today till year-end in view of cold wave conditions in Bihar's Patna, the district magistrate said in a notice. Read on for details:

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Bihar Brick Kiln Blast Death Toll Goes Up To 9

The death toll due to the explosion in the chimney of a brick kiln in the Narirgir area of Bihar's Ramgarhwa has gone up to nine, the Motihari District Magistrate said on Saturday. Read on for details:

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Bihar Bridge Built Using Rs.13 cr Collapses In Begusarai, No Casualties Reported

A portion of a bridge that was built across the Burhi Gandak River in Sahebpur Kamal of Bihar's Begusarai district collapsed and fell into the river, but no casualty was reported. Read on for details:

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Bihar Hooch Tragedy: 8 More Die, Death Toll Soars To 80

Close on the heels of the hooch tragedy in dry Bihar that left over 70 people dead in Saran district, eight more died allegedly after consuming some spurious liquor in Siwan and Begusarai districts on Saturday. Read on for details:

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NHRC Issues Notice To Bihar Govt Over Saran Hooch Tragedy, Seeks Report Within 4 Weeks

"Suo moto cognizance taken over Hooch tragedy notices issued to Chief Secretary & DGP of Bihar seeking a report within four weeks, NHRC wants to know how this happened despite a ban on liquor in state and what action is being taken against negligent cops,". Read on for details:

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Bihar Hooch Deaths: Now, Spurious Liqour Kills 5 In Siwan, 1 In Begusarai After Chhapra

Days after the hooch tragedy in Bihar's Chhapra claimed over 50 lives, at least 5 people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Siwan. Read on for details:

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Bihar: Death Toll In Chhapra Hooch Tragedy Soars To 50

The toll of dead in Bihar's Chhapra Hooch tragedy has soared to 50, with 11 more people succumbing after consuming spurious liquor in Saran district. Read on for details:

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Daily Dose Ep 1226: RS ruckus, Bihar liquor deaths, Nirav Modi request denied

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Delhi, Bihar, UK, and US.

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Dodgy alcohol kills 31 and leaves 20 others in critical condition after booze ban

The deaths happened in India's eastern state of Bihar, where an alcohol ban is in place and cheap booze made in unregulated back-alley distilleries is responsible for killing hundreds each year

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Al Jazeera

At least 31 dead in India’s Bihar after drinking toxic alcohol

Deaths happened mainly in two villages in impoverished state, where sale and consumption of liquor were banned in 2016.

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Bihar:'If You Drink, You Will Die', Says CM Nitish Kumar After Death Toll In Hooch Tragedy in Chhapra Soars To 39

A day after political storm in Bihar after the deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said "whoever consumes liquor, they will die". Read on for details:

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Daily Dose Ep 1225: Disruption in parliament, tragedy in Hooghly, Covid in China

Jude Weston brings you the news from the parliament, Bihar, Bengal, and China.

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Bihar Man Arrested For Threatening Sharad Pawar

"A person identified as Narayan Kumar Soni has been arrested from Bihar. He called up NCP President Sharad Pawar's residence Silver Oak yesterday & threatened to kill him. He will be produced before the court today,": Read on for details:

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5 Dead After Consuming Spurious Liquor In Bihar's Chhapra

The police in Ishauvpur have not confirmed the cause of "suspicious" deaths yet, they apprehended that the toll may rise which various sources put at five, six and 10.

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RJD Chief Lalu Yadav's Kidney Transplant Surgery Successful: Son Tejashwi Yadav

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's kidney transplant surgery has been successful, his son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said. Read on for details:

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By Poll: Voting Underway In 6 Assembly Seats Of Five States, Rampur Witnesses Lowest Turnout

Assembly seats in Rampur Sadar and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar, and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are in for a by-election race. Read on for detals:

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