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Strict action to be taken against those found guilty in bridge collapse: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: A day after the collapse of an under-construction bridge over the Ganga river in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said strict action would be taken against those found guilty in the incident.

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Morning Digest | First train chugs out of accident-hit area in Balasore after 51 hours; Under construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, and more

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Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Bhagalpur; probe ordered

An under-construction in Bhagalpur collapsed on June 4, no casualty was reported.

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Shakeel Ahmad Khan elected as new Bihar CLP leader

Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee elected Shakeel Ahmad Khan as the new leader of its Legislature Party.

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Patna to host G20 meet on June 22-23, delegates likely to visit Bihar Museum

Patna is all set to host a two-day meeting of the G20 this month, and delegates are expected to visit the modern Bihar Museum in the state capital a day before the inaugural event, a top official said.

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Notices sent to over 60 government doctors in Bihar missing from duty for years

The Bihar State Health Department sent notices to over 60 government doctors seeking an explanation for their unauthorised absences from work.

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JD(U) workers in UP want Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to contest next LS polls from Phulpur

PATNA: JD(U) national general secretary and former MP Dhananjay Singh on Tuesday said the party workers in Uttar Pradesh want Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to contest next Lok Sabha election from the high-profile Phulpur constituency.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin of Jammu accident victims

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday expressed immense grief over the death of pilgrims from the state in a bus accident in Jammu this morning and announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next kin of the victims hailing from the state.

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Opposition meeting may take place in Patna on June 12

The much-awaited meeting of parties opposed to the BJP may be held in Patna on June 12, according to hints that emanated from a meeting of Bihar’s ruling JD(U) here on May 28.

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Opposition leaders' meeting will be held on June 12, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tells JD(U) leaders

PATNA: The proposed meeting of non-NDA opposition leaders would be held in Patna on June 12, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said here on Sunday.

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17,000 extra SIM cards of subscribers beyond 9 connections deactivated in Bihar and Jharkhand

17,000 of the 21,800 SIM cards found to be issued in excess of the permissible limit of nine mobile connections for one subscriber were deactivated in Bihar and Jharkhand in April and May so far, an official said on May 28.

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"Why bring this angle?" Asaduddin Owaisi on RJD's "coffin" tweet

All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on May 28 hit out at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for its comparison of the new Parliament building with a coffin questioning the need of the Bihar-based party for bringing in “this angle”.

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RJD twitter post equates new Parliament building with ‘coffin’; BJP hits back

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on May 28 likened the architecture of the new Parliament building to a coffin, drawing a sharp response from the BJP which said people will bury the Bihar party in such a coffin in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Nitish Kumar's JD(U) to hold daylong fast before Ambedkar statue to protest inauguration of new Parliament by PM Narendra Modi

PATNA: Bihar’s ruling JD(U) on Friday said its leaders and workers would hold a daylong fast before the life-size statue of Babsaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar near the Patna high court here on May 28 to protest the inauguration of new Parliament House by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same…

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BJP hits outs out at JD(U) for boycotting inauguration of new Parliament building

In light of Opposition parties boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building in New Delhi on May 28, BJP lawmakers in Bihar on May 26 hit out at Janata Dal(U) supremo and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, pointing out how he had not given “due respect” to the Governor while…

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Redrawing the poll strategy in Bihar

The BJP is looking to step up its OBC outreach, especially among the Kushwahas

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Will shortly call a joint meet towards building anti-BJP forum, say Congress, JD(U)

Opposition parties will shortly call for a joint meeting as the first step towards building an anti-BJP forum by the end of this month, Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal told reporters

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to inaugurate Kalaignar Kottam in Tiruvarur on June 20

Bihar CM to inaugurate Kalaignar Kottam in Tiruvarur on June 20

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NIA arrests banned Naxal outfit’s ‘supremo’ Dinesh Gope

According to the NIA investigations, criminal cases are registered against the accused in Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha.

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Nitish Kumar should stop 'daydreaming' about becoming PM, pay attention to Bihar: BJP

Mr. Kumar has been meeting opposition leaders in a bid to forge an alliance of non-BJP parties.

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Bihar govt asks districts to ramp up social media presence

PATNA: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is intent on improving its social media presence and districts with negligible activity on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are getting a rap on the knuckles.

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Kejriwal prepares for pushback in Rajya Sabha by uniting opposition

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met his Delhi counterpart and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal at the latter’s residence here on Sunday, a day after attending the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress government in Karnataka.

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Day after Karnataka swearing-in ceremony participation, Nitish Kumar meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who is putting in efforts to unite opposition forces against the BJP-led government at the Centre, arrived at the Civil Lines residence of his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Nitish has been plundering Bihar for past 18 years: Samrat Choudhary

Mr. Choudhary also mocked at the Nitish government’s ambitious prohibition policy and said it was Mr. Kumar who was responsible for opening liquor shops in every panchayat.

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Temperature likely to increase by 3-4 degrees in Bihar: IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday forecasted that the temperature in the state of Bihar is likely to increase by 3-4 degrees in the coming days. Read further on Dynamite News:

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