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Two partners of Bihar Mahagathbandhan ask CM Nitish Kumar to raise quota limit for backwards on pattern of Jharkhand

PATNA: Jharkhand government’s recent decision to raise quota limit for the SC, ST and Backward Classes to 77% from the existing 50% has caused a political upheaval in the neighbouring Bihar.

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Congress to launch state-wide padayatra in Bihar from Dec 28

PATNA: Congress is set to launch a state-wide padayatra in Bihar from December 28 on the lines of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said in Patna on Sunday.

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Uttar Pradesh: Girl, 3, falls off moving train in Varanasi, dad jumps too; both dead

VARANASI: One Hira Rayin (32) of Darbhanga in Bihar jumped off a moving train in his bid to save his 3-year-old daughter near Bahedwa halt in Varanasi on Sunday. They both died in the freak accident.

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Bihar: Former minister Manoj Kushwaha named JD(U) candidate for Kurhani assembly byelection

PATNA: Former Bihar minister and JD(U)'s senior leader Manoj Kushwaha will be the Mahagathbandhan candidate for byelection to Kurhani assembly seat in Muzaffarpur district, which is going to polls on December 5.

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Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar Emphasises On Girls’ Education To Check Population Growth

The Bihar Chief Minister pointed out that "if a girl has completed school education, the fertility rate on an average falls to 1.7 per cent nationally”. Read on for details:

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People who made no contribution in freedom struggle want to push their own agenda, says Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Making a fresh attack on his former ally BJP, Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de facto leader Nitish Kumar on Friday said the people sitting in Delhi (Union government) want to push only their own agenda in education system through new technology, though they made no contribution in the country’s…

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Children in govt schools will now carry school bags only five days a week, as Bihar introduces 'Bagless Safe Saturday' scheme

PATNA: Children studying in government-run schools in Bihar will now have to carry school bags only five days in a week, as the state government introduced "Bagless Safe Saturday" scheme in its schools on Friday on "Shiksha Diwas", which is observed since 2007 on the birth anniversary of country’s first…

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Children in govt school will now carry school bags only five days a week, as Bihar introduces 'Bagless Safe Saturday' scheme

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Bihar to give another 'Chakravarty' ruler to country in 2024 polls, says RJD minister

PATNA: The chorus to project Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for 2024 general election grew louder on Friday after state’ education minister Dr Chandra Shekhar said that Bihar would give another ‘Chakravarty Samrat’ to the country in 2024.

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Bihar assembly bypoll results 2022: BJP retains Gopalganj seat, improves performance in Mokama

PATNA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday not only retained Gopalganj assembly seat in Bihar, despite spirited campaigning by deputy chief minister Tejashwsi Prasad Yadav and other top leaders of the seven-party ruling Mahagathbandhan but also improved its performance in the high-profile Mokama seat, though it was retained by…

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Bihar: Convicted Ex-MP Anand Mohan Granted Parole, To Be Out Of Saharsa Jail Soon

Anand Mohan was serving lifetime imprisonment in Saharsa jail in a case of lynching the District Magistrate of Gopalganj, G Krishnayya. Read on for details:

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Voting On Across 6 States In Assembly Bypolls, Telangana In Top Focus

Voting is underway in six states including Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. Read on for details:

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Will campaign for BJP candidates in Bihar bypolls: Chirag Paswan

NEW DELHI: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Pawan on Sunday announced he would campaign for the BJP candidates in the upcoming assembly bypolls in Bihar. Chirag also said several BJP leaders had been holding negotiations with him for long and he even met Amit Shah on Saturday.

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Will campaign for candidates of BJP in Bihar bypolls: Chirag Paswan

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Bihar celebrates Chhath

PATNA: After two years of restrictions due to Covid-19, devotional fervour gushed forth across Bihar on Sunday when millions of people offered salutations to the setting sun on the auspicious occasion of "Chhath", the state's most popular festival.

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Bihar: Two Cops Killed As Truck Hits Motorcycle Near Arrah

Bhojpur Superintendent of Police Sanjay Singh said that the accident took place on a national highway near Arrah town around 10 AM when the deceased were travelling to their homes for Chhath festival. Read on for details:

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Daily Dose Ep 1186: Kejriwal's Gujarat CM campaign, Karnataka journalists 'bribed'

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Gujarat, New Delhi, Karnataka, Bihar, and the United States of America.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 243: UP floods, Bihar drought, data and politics

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by freelance journalists Neeraj Priyadarshy and Prashant Pandey.

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Bihar: 50 Injured After LPG Cylinder Explodes Due To Fire In A Store Amid Chhath Puja In Aurangabad

Police and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot and several police personnel sustained burn injuries while trying to put out the fire. Read on for details:

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When is Chhath Puja 2022? History, Significance, Facts, Rituals, Celebration and all you need to know

Chhath Puja is a Hindu festival predominantly observed in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. On this day Sun God is worshiped with prayers and religious rituals.

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Lalu back from Singapore, but visit to Bihar may take some time

PATNA: Lalu Prasad has returned from Singapore, where he had gone earlier this month for treatment of kidney problems, but the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president may stay away from the political hubbub of his home turf Bihar for a while.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reveals he had major bruise in belly when his boat collided with JP Setu's pillar

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday revealed that he had a major bruise in his belly on October 15 when the steamer boat he was boarding collided with a pillar of the JP Setu during inspection of Chhath ghats situated on the bank of river Ganga in the state…

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurates 65 three-storey houses for MLAs in Patna

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inaugurated a set of 65 newly built three-storey houses for the members of legislative assembly (MLAs) at the sprawling legislators’ residential premises on Beer Chand Patel Road in Patna during an event organised by the building construction department (BCD).

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Six chief ministers of different states financially helping 'Jan Suraj Yatra', says Prashant Kishor

PATNA: Election strategist-turned-political activist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said six chief ministers of the country are with him and they are providing financial assistance for initial stage of his ‘Jan Suraj Yatra’, which he began on October 2 in Bihar and intends to cover 3,500 km on foot, touching every…

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Bihar natives visit UP CM Yogi Adityanath's Janata Darshan to seek help

GORAKHPUR: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s popularity transcends borders and this was evident when a woman from Bihar narrated her plight to him during the Janata Darshan held at Gorakhnath temple on Tuesday morning, seeking his intervention.

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