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By Craig Jeffrey, Jane Dyson Young people have been taking to the streets across India, demanding governments act to provide more jobs. In Bihar, large numbers protested recently at delays in filling public sector vacancies. Some of them had passed the required examinations but waited several years for their job to start. In July and […]

New Delhi: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who reached the national capital on Thursday late evening, will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today, a move which comes days ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly on August 24. Tejashwi arrived in Delhi for the celebration of Raksha Bandhan. He will also […]

Patna: A day after announcing a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after breaking away from the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time. Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister. Also present at the swearing-in ceremony held at […]

New Delhi: Opposition parties on Tuesday claimed the JD(U) breaking ranks with the BJP is an indication of the change in Indian politics, asserting that their vision to fight the saffron party and its “politics of intimidation” has gained momentum. The BJP, however, accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of “insulting and betraying” people’s mandate […]

Patna: Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Governor Phagu Chauhan and tendered his resignation as chief minister of the NDA government in Bihar. He said the decision to sever ties with the NDA was taken by his party, the JD(U). Kumar is expected to form a fresh government, armed with the support of the entire opposition, […]

Patna: Around 40 kanwariyas sustained injuries after a bus in which they were travelling in rammed into a parked truck in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Thursday morning. The victims are residents of Sugauli, located on the Indo-Nepal border in West Champaran district. They were on the way to Deoghar in Jharkhand to offer Ganga Jal […]

Hyderabad: The Industries Department of Bihar is organising a Bihar Craft Fair from Friday to July 25 at Shilparamam, where handicraft, handloom and khadi items made by skilled craftsmen, weavers and entrepreneurs of Bihar will be displayed. A total of 80 stalls will be set up in the fair showcasing different types of handicrafts, handlooms […]

Patna: A two-and-a-half feet tall man managed to nab a five feet tall thief in Bihar’s Buxar district. Santosh Kumar, sub-inspector of Krishnabrahma police station confirms the incident. He said that the accused Dhodha Bind, a native of Turiganj was nabbed the the two and half feet person named Ranjeet Paswan and handed over to […]

Hyderabad: With the academic loss caused by COVID-19 in mind, Utkarsh Kishore, a social reformer and the founder of TeamUK, has written to the Director of Higher Education, demanding the adoption of bridge courses in Bihar’s universities. Bridge courses are ones that can be utilised to go over concepts and lectures from the COVID-19 period […]

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) issued a notice to Mohammed Munawar Hussain Asrafi (36), who was detained in Santosh Nagar here on Tuesday for questioning in connection with the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal at Udaipur. A native of Machipur in Bagalpur district of Bihar, Asrafi was staying at Khalandar Nagar in Santosh Nagar […]

Hyderabad: A National Investigation Agency team has reportedly picked up one person from Santosh Nagar area of the old city for questioning in connection with his alleged links with the suspects in the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. A team of NIA is learned to have reached Lucky Hotel in Khalandar Nagar locality here […]

Patna: A doctor in Bihar’s Gopalganj district suffered serious burns on his face after his brother and nephew poured acid on him as he was sleeping, following a spat over property, police said on Friday. Dr Dwidhej Tiwari, 55, was sleeping in his house in Hamidpur village under Baikunthpur police station of the district when […]

Kolkata: The Chandannagar City Police in Hooghly district on Friday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a Bihar-based scribe named Subhash Kumar Mahto. The arrested persons have have been identified as Sourav Kumar (18), Priyangshu Kumar (21) and Roshon Kumar (22), all residents of a village under Bakhri police station in Begusarai […]

Hyderabad: A team of 21 Administrative Service officers from Bihar would be trained at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the city from June 27 to July 2. These officials are currently posted as Senior Deputy Collectors in various districts of Bihar. During the training session, the officers will learn best […]

Patna: Keeping in view the call for Bharat Bandh against the Agnipath scheme on Monday, Bihar government temporarily suspended the Internet services in 20 districts. The suspension has been already in place in 12 districts since June 17 and the state government decided to add eight more. “The suspension of the Internet services has given positive […]

New Delhi: Security has been beefed up in several states on Monday amid protests against the Centre’s new Agnipath recruitment scheme. After the policy, which allows Indian youths to serve in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces for a period of four years, was announced on June 14, protests erupted in various states including […]

Patna: Poor states like Bihar are burning for the last four days due to the sudden announcement by the Narendra Modi government of the new military recruitment scheme – Agnipath. Experts believe that the Centre had not fully discussed the consequences of such a scheme which is related to the future of the country’s youth. “The […]

New Delhi: The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme amid protests against it in several parts of the country and demanded that it be scrapped, even as official sources asserted that no change is being done to the Army’s regimental system under the new initiative. While Congress […]

Chhapra (Bihar): At least three trains were set on fire in Bihar as protests against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in the Chhapra, Gopalganj and Kaimur districts on Thursday. Several aspirants for the armed forces are unhappy with the changes introduced under the new recruitment scheme for the Indian Army, particularly the length […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police caught three persons from Bihar on charges of illegal possession of firearms and live rounds in Miyapur on Sunday. Two country-made pistols and 13 live rounds, 6 mobile phones, a scooter and a car were seized from them. The arrested persons were Swain Leonard alias Kanna (34), a history sheeter of […]