The Latest Breaking News from Bihar

Bihar caste count | Rohingya, ‘people from Bangladesh’ should not undertake exercise, says State BJP chief

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says ‘pata nahi’ (he is not aware)

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2022

Bihar: State govt to take suggestions on caste-based census from all political parties, says CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar government on Thursday approved a caste-based census in the state. The government has allocated Rs 500 crore for the survey. The exercise will be completed by February next year. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 4, 2022

Hygiene tracker, financial literacy module on cards as West Bengal joins Unicef to curb child marriage

KOLKATA: The state women and child development and social welfare department, and UNICEF, on Thursday launched several action plans to curb the high rate of child marriages reported in the state. The action plans have been launched after National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) indicated that, at 41.6%, Bengal, along with…

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

Scattered rain in north Bihar for next 3 days

PATNA: North Bihar may witness thunderstorm, including gusty winds and lightning activities, over the next three days, said officials at the Patna meteorological centre on Wednesday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued forecast for isolated to scattered rainfall in the state over the next five days.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

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 · Jun 1, 2022

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 · Jun 1, 2022

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 · Jun 1, 2022

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 · May 31, 2022

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 · May 31, 2022

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 · May 31, 2022