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Bihar: NHRC takes suo-moto cognizance of hooch tragedy in Aurangabad and Gaya

PATNA: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports that at least six persons have died and twelve fallen ill after they consumed spurious liquor in Aurangabad and Gaya districts of Bihar.

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Bihar: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance of Hooch tragedy in Aurangabad and Gaya

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JD(U) demands adequate fund from Centre for effective control on e-waste in Bihar

PATNA: JD(U) on Wednesday sought adequate funds from the Centre for effectively controlling the burgeoning volume of electronic waste in Bihar.

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Presidential election: Will Nitish Kumar support BJP-led NDA candidate?

NEW DELHI: The souring relation between NDA partners BJP and JD(U) is likely to have a bearing on the forthcoming presidential election. Moreover, JD(U)’s record of going against the ‘coalition dharma’ in the last two presidential elections makes it uncertain whether the political party will back the NDA candidate.

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ED raids in Jharkhand, Bihar in money laundering case linked to IAS officer Pooja Singhal

Pooja Singhal was arrested by the ED in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged embezzlement of MNREGA funds

The Hindu

Bihar's all-party meeting over holding caste-wise census likely to be held on May 27

PATNA: Acting on the CM Nitish Kumar’s directive, the Bihar government has planned to hold an all-party meeting over caste-wise census in the state capital in Patna on May 27.

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BJP underplays Nitish's demand for caste census, reposes trust in Bihar CM

NEW DELHI: While Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday once again raked up the need for a caste-based census, BJP has sought to underplay the row which it has triggered. The senior coalition partner of the NDA government in the state has also reiterated its trust in the leadership…

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Nitish Kumar renews call for caste census in state; anxious BJP watches from sidelines

In his twin decisions - regarding launching the Bihar caste census and not nominating R.C.P. Singh as Rajya Sabha nominee as yet, Nitish Kumar is trying to chart a course away from the BJP

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Journalist 'shot dead' outside his home in Bihar's Begusarai

A journalist in Bihar's Begusarai was "shot dead" on May 20 outside his home in Sakho village, the Wire reported today.

Newslaundry

Steel Minister R.C.P. Singh's fate hangs in the balance of JD(U)-BJP relations

In 2019, the JD(U) had argued that the party should get proportional and not ‘symbolic’ representation in the NDA Cabinet

The Hindu

Nitish Kumar dodges query about CBI raids on houses of Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday dodged a query about the recent CBI raids on residences of his arch-rival Lalu Prasad and the latter's wife Rabri Devi. The JD(U) leader was replying to queries of journalists about the allegation by the RJD, founded and headed by Prasad, that…

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Bihar Police accused of demolishing nine huts in West Bengal's Malda

The uprooted people lodged a police complaint and alleged that a TMC supporter Ganesh Pramanik had bribed Bihar Police personnel

The Hindu

Delhi: 15 child labourers, including Covid patient, rescued from Mahipalpur

NEW DELHI: A native of Bihar, 14-year-old Ajit (name changed) dropped out of school and came to Delhi to work and support his family. However, he was among 15 children who were rescued from child labour during a raid held recently. After his medical examination was conducted, Ajit even tested…

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Will Bihar CM Nitish Kumar send RCP Singh to Rajya Sabha again?

PATNA: Will Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de-facto leader Nitish Kumar send Union steel minister RCP Singh to the Rajya Sabha for third consecutive term? The million-dollar question is doing the rounds in Bihar political circles these days.

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Will Nitish Kumar send Union minister RCP Singh to Rajya Sabha for third term?

PATNA: “Will Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de-facto leader Nitish Kumar send Union steel minister RCP Singh to the Rajya Sabha for third consecutive term?” The million-dollar question is doing the rounds in Bihar’s political circles these days.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 220: Pawan Jaisawal’s death, Bihar child’s encounter with CM

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and freelance journalist Vishnu Narayan.

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Delhi Police apprehends Bihar's most wanted gangster

Most wanted gangster of Bihar, Azad Ali has been arrested in Delhi. A single-shot pistol of .315 with 3 live cartridges has been recovered from his possession. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Fresh case against Lalu Prasad, kin in land-for-job scam

PATNA: Renewed trouble came to haunt RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday as the CBI conducted searches in 16 locations in three cities and registered a fresh case against him, wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and two of their daughters in a railway recruitment scandal in which aspirants…

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Daily Dose Ep 1051: SC transfers Gyanvapi case to district court, CBI raids Lalu Yadav

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Ukraine.

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Post-raid, RJD takes ‘parrot’ swipe at CBI

BJP says Lalu and family a ‘symbol of corruption’

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Bihar court decides 108-year-old land dispute

The case was decided in favour of Atul Singh, ending the legal battle which began with his great-grandfather Darbari Singh in 1914

Dynamite News

CBI registers fresh case against Lalu Yadav, raids 17 locations including Delhi, Bihar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a fresh case against RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav and his daughter in a complaint related to alleged "land for railway job scam”. Further details on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Any decision on RCP Singh's candidature for Rajya Sabha election will be taken by CM Nitish Kumar, says JD(U) chief

PATNA: Suspense continues over the Union steel minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh’s re-nomination to the Rajya Sabha, as JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Wednesday said that any decision on the candidature of RCP Singh would be taken by none other than Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.

The Times of India

Five big factories ready for inauguration in Bihar: Minister

BEGUSARAI: State industry minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday said five major factories, including those of ethanol and cement, are ready for inauguration in different parts of Bihar. Talking to reporters at New Delhi, Shahnawaz said he is interacting with investors from across the country and many of them are…

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Heatwave likely in south Bihar, thunderstorm in north: Met

PATNA: Even as southwest monsoon has advanced in some parts of Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, parts of Bihar, especially southern districts, continue to reel from sweltering heat.

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