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We are more concerned about Covid: Nitish Kumar on Amit Shah's CAA remark

PATNA: Reacting to Union home minister Amit Shah's remark that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented after Covid-19 pandemic subsides, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said it's the Centre's discretion and the Bihar government was more concerned about safeguarding people from coronavirus.

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How to steal an iron bridge

In early April, the residents of Amiyawar village in Bihar were stunned to learn that a bridge that they thought the government had dismantled and carted away had in fact been stolen in front of their eyes. Amarnath Tewary reports on the astonishing heist that has grabbed headlines across the…

The Hindu

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar counters Prashant Kishor’s charge, says people know the truth

PATNA: A day after poll strategist Prashant Kishor criticized his 15-year rule, CM Nitish Kumar on Friday told reporters here that the truth is there for everyone to see.

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Bihar: Follow party lines or face action, Congress netas told

PATNA: The Congress has made it clear that any leader or worker going against the party lines or not following discipline will have to face the music.

The Times of India

Bihar: Birthday celebrated on flyover, shots fired in air

PATNA: Celebratory firing and brandishing of arms continue in the weddings and birthday parties in the state. Another video went viral on social media on Friday in which several youngsters could be seen celebrating birthday on a flyover. Two of the youths could also be seen firing in the air.

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Nitish Kumar launches construction works for Bihar Animal Science University's buildings worth Rs 889.26 crore

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday laid foundation stones and launched commencement of construction works for the proposed buildings of the Bihar Animal Science University (BASU) in the university campus in the state capital here. The proposed buildings would be constructed at the cost of Rs 889.26 crores.

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Nitish Kumar rebukes Prshant Kishor, says truth trumps opinion

BJP slams poll strategist’s remarks

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A person's opinion is not important, what is important is the truth: CM Nitish Kumar on Prashant Kishor's remark about Bihar's backwardness

PATNA: A day after poll strategist Prashant Kishor criticized his 15-year rule, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said, “A person’s opinion is not important. What is important is the truth.”

The Times of India

Prashant Kishor to begin 3,000-km padayatra from West Champaran

‘I’ve come to stay in Bihar with all my commitment, sincerity and integrity,’ the poll strategist says at a press meet in Patna.

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Prashant Kishore announces 3,000-km Bihar padyatra; says no political party for now

Political strategist Prashant Kishor said on Thursday as there are no elections in Bihar in the near future, question of forming a new political platform does not arise for now. Full story on Dynamite News:

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JD(U) asks district units to ensure physical verification of people included in village-level list of 10 most dedicated workers

PATNA: Bihar's ruling JD(U) on Wednesday reviewed the functioning of its five district units and asked the district presidents to conduct physical verification of the people whose names have been included in the village-wise list of 10 most dedicated party workers.

The Times of India

Chirag Paswan welcomes Prashant Kishor’s entry to Bihar; JD(U) says there is no political space for him

Chirag Paswan stated that there was an urgent need in Bihar for leaders who are willing to work rising above the caste lines

The Hindu

Negligence of Bihar Police: Goons who threatened to rape Bhojpuri star Khesari Lal's daughter are still roaming free

Bihar Police has not been able to nab two goons who had threatened to rape the daughter and wife of the renowned Bhojpuri artist Khesari Lal. Dynamite News Exclusive:

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Prashant Kishor announces plans for political outfit, says ‘beginning from Bihar’

“As I turn the page, time to go to the Real Masters, THE PEOPLE, to better understand the issues and path to ‘Jan Suraaj’ – Peoples Good Governance,” the poll strategist said in a tweet.

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Jharkhand bahus ‘denied’ right to electoral politics

RANCHI: Betrothed to eligible men in Jharkhand before the state was carved out of Bihar 22 years ago, these ‘bahus’ after decades of living in their new homes, suddenly find themselves as ‘political outcasts’ after a state government order.

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Kerala CM writes to Bihar CM seeking probe into basketball player’s death

Family members have raised allegations against Lithara’s coach

The Hindu

Nitish dimisses talk of removal of loudspeakers in Bihar

We do not ever interfere in any religious issues in Bihar, says CM after BJP Minister’s comment

The Times of India

Bihar: Under construction bridge collapses during thunderstorm in Sultanganj

BHAGALPUR: A section of an under construction road bridge over the Ganga at Sultanganj in Bihar collapsed during a thunderstorm but there were no report of any casualty in the incident, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place at around midnight on Friday.

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Enact loudspeaker law in Bihar: BJP Minister

New political equations emerging with JD(U)‘s deepening rift with ally BJP, alongside its growing bonhomie with RJD

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1033: States stare at power crisis, another Israel raid at Al-Aqsa

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Delhi, Noida, Bihar, and Palestine.

Newslaundry

Bihar bypoll shows political fluidity in upper caste groups too

In a recent piece, sociologist Satish Deshpande talked about a new opacity that’s creeping into the understanding of caste identities, and the changes that they are witnessing in a break from the decades of caste clarity. It pointed to complex political mobilisation among backward caste groups, but argued that there…

The Hindu

Bihar budgets for water

Women are at the forefront of the government’s drinking water initiative in the State

The Times of India

14 new Covid cases in Bihar as PM Narendra Modi talks to Nitish Kumar

PATNA: The state registered new Covid cases in double digits (14) after a long gap on the day PM Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting with the chief ministers of several states, including Bihar's Nitish Kumar, on the issue on Wednesday. The active caseload in Bihar increased to 33.

The Times of India

Patna high court summons Sahara Group chief Subrato Roy

PATNA: The Patna high court on Wednesday directed Sahara Group chief Subrato Roy to be present in the court on May 11. The high court had directed the Sahara company to furnish a categorical reply about the payment of matured deposits to at least its small investors. More than 600…

The Times of India

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to meet Tejashwi Prasad Yadav for 2nd time in six days today

PATNA: Amid speculations of political realignment in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar is likely to meet the leader of opposition, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and some other family members of RJD chief Lalu Prasad at an iftar being hosted by his JD(U) on Thursday.

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