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Agnipath protests: Internet services suspended in 15 districts of Bihar

PATNA: In the wake of widespread protests against Centre’s new armed forces short- term recruitment scheme- Agnipath, the state government on Friday evening suspended internet services for transmission of messages through social networking sites and instant messaging services in 15 out of total 38 districts in Bihar till Sunday (June…

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Agnipath protests: Rail coaches set on fire at different places in Bihar

PATNA: Despite tight security arrangements, railways faced the brunt of army job aspirants for the third consecutive day on Friday in Bihar. The furious mob set railway passenger coaches on fire at different places located in Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR ). It was a tough task…

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Agnipath protests: JD (U) asks Centre to reconsider scheme

PATNA: In yet another instance of difference of opinion between the NDA allies in the state, two top functionaries of JD(U) – party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha – on Thursday appealed to the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to review…

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Truck driver shot dead in Patna

PATNA: A truck driver was shot dead while his son was seriously injured by unidentified criminals near Sabzi Mandi in Ranipur under-bypass police station area in Patna on Saturday morning. Both were admitted to NMCH for treatment, where the driver died while his son was referred to PMCH in a…

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Bihar registers 44 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours

PATNA: The state on Saturday recorded a spike in Covid cases with 44 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, including 27 in Patna.

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Bihar: Nine die, two hurt as SUV falls into roadside ditch in Purnia

PATNA: At least nine people were killed and two others injured when an SUV they were travelling in fell into a water-filled roadside ditch at Kanija village under the Angarh police station in Purnia district around 3am on Saturday.

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Surprise inspection: Ganja, other banned items found in jails in Bihar

PATNA: Simultaneous raids were conducted on Saturday at various jails in the state to ensure that prohibited items are not being used by inmates. During the inspection, the teams seized banned items like smartphones, khaini (tobacco), cigarettes, ganja (drugs) and utensils from undertrial prisoners in some jails.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar not in race for President's post, says JD(U)

PATNA: Putting all speculations to rest, JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Saturday said Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was not a candidate for presidential election and that the latter would continue to serve the people of the state.

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Roads to be constructed over 2 drains in Patna

PATNA: A detailed project report (DPR) will be submitted to the state urban development and housing department (UDHD) soon for the redevelopment of Serpentine and Anandpuri drains in the city. The much-needed makeover of the two major drains of Patna will be done under Smart City Mission on the lines…

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After being denied Rajya Sabha seat, Union Minister R.C.P. Singh loses bungalow in Patna

It has now been allotted to the State’s Chief Secretary Amir Subhani

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366 new water bodies created in Patna, says DM

PATNA: Altogether 366 new water sources have been created in the state capital while work on others is in progress.

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Soon, dial 112 to get help in emergency situations in Bihar

PATNA: Now, people will need to dial only a single emergency number, 112, to get help from either police, fire department, disaster management department or health (ambulance) services in the state. The round-the-clock emergency response support system (ERSS) will be functional soon as the 30-day trial run in Patna is…

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Bihar: Minor girl gang-raped at bus stand in Bettiah

PATNA: A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped on a bus behind Bettiah bus stand in West Champaran on Tuesday afternoon. Four persons have been arrested in this connection.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches textile & leather policy to attract investors

PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the overall business atmosphere in Bihar has improved drastically in the last few years and the state is now getting many proposals from big investors and reputed companies.

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NIT-Patna campus at Bihta to be ready by July 2024

PATNA: By July 2024, the prestigious National Institute of Technology (NIT)- Patna will get its second campus at Bihta, about 30-km away from the main campus located at Ashok Rajpath in the state capital. Spread over 125 acres, the new campus will have state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities, built at an…

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Patna: Rugby championships begin today

PATNA: The Sports Development Authority of Bihar (SDAB), under the state art and culture department, will host the 9th Senior National Rugby Championship, the 7th Junior National Rugby Championship and the 4th Wheelchair Rugby Nationals at the Patliputra Sports Complex from June 9.

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CM Nitish Kumar: Harmonious Bihar doesn’t need anti-conversion law

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday ruled out an anti-conversion law in Bihar and said his government always remains alert towards sensitive issues and members of different religious communities live in harmony with each other in the state.

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BJP announces candidates for Bihar council polls, all 4 NDA nominee to file papers on Thursday

PATNA: BJP on Wednesday announced its candidates for the biennial election to Bihar legislative council’s seven seats. The names of Hari Sahni (a native of Darbhanga) and Anil Sharma (Jehanabad) were announced at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

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CM Nitish: Harmonious Bihar doesn't need anti-conversion law

PATNA: Bihar doesn't need an anti-conversion law as the state government remains "fully alert to sensitive issues" and people of all faiths live in harmony, CM Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday, in another instance of his views on critical topics being at variance with that of ally BJP.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar turns nostalgic over JP movement

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday took a trip down the memory lane, recounting his days as a student activist when he bore witness to history being made by freedom fighter and socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan with his evocative call for "total revolution".

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Patna: In presence of Left leaders, Tejashwi Yadav presents report card on NDA 'misrule'

PATNA: The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar on Sunday charged the BJP-led NDA, which rules the Centre as well as the state, with imposing an "undeclared emergency" on the country wherein dissent is being stamped out by "misuse" of probe agencies and smear campaigns are launched against those critical of…

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ASI in Patna unearths brick walls believed to be of Kushan age

Officials believe that it could be at least 2,000-year-old

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Bihar to receive 559MW more power from Nabinagar plant

PATNA: The NTPC started commercial operation from the third and final unit of Nabinagar Power Generating Company (NPGC) at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district from Tuesday midnight. The electricity generation capacity of the unit is 660MW, out of which Bihar is to get 559MW henceforth.

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Exclude Rohingyas, Bangladeshi Muslims from caste count: Union minister Giriraj Singh

PATNA: Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Wednesday that infiltrators like the Rohingyas and Bangladeshi Muslims should not be covered by the caste-based enumeration, even as he pitched for bringing the Muslims in general in the ambit of the caste survey.

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ECR for infrastructural development of railways in Bihar

PATNA: The East Central Railway (ECR) has claimed to have carried out ambitious projects like building of new rail bridges, new rail lines, gauge conversion, track doubling and advanced signalling work at different places in the state at an estimated cost of Rs 3,960 crore per year since 2014.

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