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The Latest Breaking News from Bihar

India’s excess mortality crossed 7 lakh in 2020

Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat had the highest number of excess deaths due to COVID-19

The Hindu

Two construction workers killed as mud wall collapses in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: Two labourers from Bihar were killed when a mud wall in a basement collapsed on them at a construction site in Sector-57 in Gurugram on Wednesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Nihal (22) and Hasim (28), residents of Araria district of Bihar.

The Times of India

Caste-based census to be held in Bihar

All-party meeting on the caste census chaired by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unanimously gives nod to start the mega exercise

The Hindu

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JD(U) Bihar president Umesh Kushwaha refutes Union minister RCP Singh over reduction in number of party's cells

PATNA: Refuting the allegations of Union minister and former JD(U) national president RCP Singh, the party’s Bihar president Umesh Singh Kushwaha on Tuesday said the number of cells in the state unit of JD(U) were reduced to 12 from 33 at the directive of the party’s ‘Sarvamanya’ (universally accepted) leader…

The Times of India

Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and four other candidates from Bihar set to enter Rajya Sabha

PATNA: All five candidates in the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, including RJD president Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter Misa Bharti, are set to enter the Upper House of the Parliament without contesting the polls, as only five persons filed nomination against the five seats from the state…

The Times of India

Eight BJP candidates from Uttar Pradesh file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

The BJP has fielded eight candidates from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and two from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and one each from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana

The Hindu

Shooting in Karnataka movie hall: 3 arrested from Bihar

HAVERI: Three people who had allegedly supplied the gun to the accused who shot a man watching the movie KGF-2 in a cinema at Shiggavi town in the district have been arrested from Bihar, police said on Tuesday.The survivor Vasanth Kumar Mugali is recovering in a hospital.

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Politics in Bihar revolving around just 1,200-1,300 families: Prashant Kishor

PATNA: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who will embark on a 3,200km ‘padyatra’ (foot march) in the state from October 2, said politics in Bihar has been in the stage of “inertia” since 1970s and all MLAs, MPs and ministers have been coming from mere 1200-1300 political families, irrespective of whoever…

The Times of India

ONGC seeks permission from Bihar govt to conduct oil exploration in Buxar, Samastipur

PATNA: Bihar may soon be recognised as a mineral rich state as several fresh explorations for assessing presence of minerals are set to commence over the next few months.

The Times of India

JD(U)'s Khiru Mahto, who was nominated in place of Union minister RCP Singh, files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

PATNA: JD(U)'s lone candidate for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha Khiru Mahto (68), who was nominated by the party in place of Union minister RCP Singh, on Monday filed nomination before the returning officer-cum secretary, Bihar Vidhan Sabha, in presence of CM Nitish Kumar and many top NDA…

The Times of India

Daily Dose Ep 1059: Four detained in Moosewala murder, ink thrown on Rakesh Tikait

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Punjab, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Bihar and Nepal.

Newslaundry

Bihar: Move to make Raxaul airport functional

MOTIHARI: After Darbhanga, the chances of opening of second airport in North Bihar have increased with East Champaran district administration accelerating its efforts to make the Raxaul airport functional.

The Times of India

News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance

Ties may come under strain again during Presidential polls in July

The Hindu

Met predicts rain in north Bihar today

PATNA: Residents woke up to a pleasant Sunday with early morning showers, thunderstorm and gusty wind providing them the much-needed respite from the sweltering heat in most parts of the state. Patna and neighboring districts received light to moderate rainfall with a wind speed of 30-40kmph on Sunday.

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JD(U) drops RCP Singh, fields Khiru Mahto; BJP names its two candidates for Bihar Rajya Sabha bypoll

PATNA: In a major political development, the JD(U) on Sunday decided not to send its lone Union minister R C P Singh to the Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term.

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In India's Mobile-Payments Boom, Even Beggars Get QR Codes

A beggar in the eastern Indian state of Bihar strolled through a train station one recent weekday, toting a metal pail for cash and a tablet computer with a QR code stuck on the back.

Daily Mirror

'Spider girl', 2, has two extra arms and legs sticking out of her waist

The family of the young girl, from a village in Nawade, Bihar in India, are now pleading with local authorities to help them as they try to improve their daughter's quality of life

The Hindu

RCP Singh out, JD(U) names its Jharkhand chief as RS nominee from Bihar

Mr. Singh will have to resign from the Union Cabinet unless he can get BJP to send him to the Upper House.

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Loan recovery agent held in Bihar's Siwan

HYDERABAD: A 23-year-old instant loan app's recovery agent from Bihar has been arrested by Cyber Crime sleuths for harassing a woman loanee by sending her obscene morphed photos to people in her contacts list.

The Hindu

Bihar to allow exploration of India’s ‘largest’ gold reserve in Jamui

Jamui has 222 million tonnes, says survey

The Times of India

Rajya Sabha polls: Will Union steel minister RCP Singh be as lucky as Suresh Prabhu?

NEW DELHI: The fate of Union steel minister Ramchandra Prasad (RCP) Singh hangs in the balance as his Rajya Sabha term ends next month and his renomination to the upper house is uncertain.

The Times of India

Bhubaneswar to resume work on caste census: Biju Janta Dal Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik

BHUBANESWAR: A day after Bihar BJP gave its consent to Nitish Kumar's call for an all-party meeting on proposed caste census on June 1 in Patna, BJD Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik said the party is keen to conduct caste census in Odisha but would prefer one by the Centre…

The Times of India

Cause certified in just 22.5% of deaths registered in 2020

NEW DELHI: Over three-quarters of registered deaths in India remain without causes being medically certified and in a state like Bihar, that proportion is a scarcely believable 96.6%. While nationally there has been a marginal improvement in certification of deaths with the proportion rising from 20.7% in 2019 to 22.5%…

The Hindu

Top Naxal commander found dead in Bihar

Sandeep Yadav was found dead under mysterious circumstances.

The Times of India

Union minister RCP Singh dismisses speculation of differences with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Former JD(U) president and Union steel minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh, commonly known as RCP, on Wednesday dismissed speculation of differences with the party’s de facto leader and CM Nitish Kumar over the issue of Rajya Sabha candidature.

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