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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 […]
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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 […]
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Patna: Days after Bihar Minister Shrawan Kumar claimed that the Chief Minister has all ability and experience to become President of India, Nitish Kumar on Monday said that he has no interest in contesting the election for the top post. “Whoever said and what it is does not matter to me. I am sorry to […]
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New Delhi: A man from Bihar was apprehended by CISF personnel at a Delhi Metro station in neighbouring Faridabad on Monday for carrying a country-made pistol and bullet in his luggage, officials said. The passenger was intercepted during security checks around 7 AM at the Escort Mujesar station, they said. The passenger has been handed […]
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Patna: Two Chinese nationals were arrested on Sunday for illegally crossing the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, the Sashastra Seema Bal said. The two Chinese nationals are identified as Lo Lung, 28, and Yung Hai Lung, 34. SSB personnel apprehended them over 300 metres inside Indian territory near pillar number 11/6. Nepalese passports, 3 […]
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Visakhapatnam: The rumours of possible mid-term election in Andhra Pradesh have been doing the rounds for some time now with of course, the ruling YSR Congress Party always ready to deny any such move every time the topic was broached. But political observers have an inkling that Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy may opt for […]
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Purnea: At least eight people were killed and two others injured when the SUV they were travelling in lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Bihar’s Purnia district on Saturday, officials said. The local administration is trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased. “The accident took place around 3 AM on Saturday […]
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Patna: In a shocking incident, a poor couple in Bihar’s Samastipur was forced to beg to collect Rs 50,000 as bribe for the mortuary staff of a government hospital to get the body of their dead son. समस्तीपुर- जवान बेटे का पोस्टमार्टम के लिए माता पिता कर रहा है भिक्षाटन,पोस्टमार्टम कर्मी ने कहा 50 हज़ार लाओ […]
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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said his government will undertake a “socio-economic survey of all castes and communities” in the state, following the Centre’s reluctance to conduct a caste census nationally. Talking to reporters here after chairing an all-party meeting, Kumar said the necessary cabinet clearance for the mammoth exercise will be […]
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Patna: Security forces have destroyed opium crops in 620 acres of land in three districts of Bihar in the past one year, an official of state police said on Tuesday. Farming of opium in Naxal-affected districts of Jamui, Aurangabad and Gaya Ji is turning out to be a major source of revenue generation for the […]
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New Delhi: Two newly-elected Rajya Sabha members Ravichandra Vaddiraju and Aneel Prasad Hegde from Telangana and Bihar took oath on Monday. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu administered the oath to both the members of Rajya Sabha in his chamber. Vaddiraju and Hegde were elected as members of Rajya Sabha in the bye-election from Telangana […]
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Siddipet: Two migrant labourers, who were working in a local company were drowned in a check dam at Nacharam in Wargal Mandal on Sunday evening. The victims were Om Prakash and (27) and Surendar (28). According to locals, the two labourers from Bihar went deep into the check swimming but could not swim back. The […]
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Warangal: Inavolu police arrested a three-member interstate cybercrime gang and recovered Rs 10.07 lakh cash from them, said Warangal Police Commissioner Dr Tarun Joshi here on Thursday. The arrested were Manoj Jaiswal, Gnanendra Yadav of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Raj Kumar of Warisaliganj in Bihar. He said that the gang had cheated one Bontha […]
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Patna: After going viral on the internet, the video of a girl wearing school uniform walking one kilometer on one leg to reach her school in Jamui district of Bihar, got noticed by actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood. The girl’s leg had to be amputated after an unfortunate accident, reported a local media outlet, yet […]
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Nizamabad: A bus carrying 38 pilgrims from Nizamabad was hit by a lorry from the rear side on NH-19 near Son Plaza Hotel in Aurangabad district of Bihar on Tuesday night. While a woman died, 25 others are said to have sustained injuries. About 38 persons from Velmal, Dattapur, Talaveda and Donkeshwar in Nizamabad district […]
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Nizamabad: A bus carrying 38 pilgrims from Nizamabad was hit by a lorry from the rear side on NH-19 near Son Plaza Hotel in Aurangabad district of Bihar on Tuesday night. While a woman died, 25 others are said to have sustained injuries. About 38 persons from Velmal, Dattapur, Talaveda and Donkeshwar in Nizamabad district […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s demand for caste-based census has just got strengthened with Bihar joining the chorus. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday initiated efforts to hold an all-party meeting on caste-based census, which has become a highly emotive issue in the State. Telangana was probably the first State to have the Assembly pass a resolution […]
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Patna: Eight labourers died and eight others were injured after a truck laden with pipes overturned in Bihar’s Purnea district on Monday morning. The accident occurred at the Kali temple under the Jalalgarh police station on the Siliguri-Delhi four lane National Highway 57 at 3.30 a.m. Surendra Kumar Saroj, SDPO of Purnea (Sadar) told IANS […]
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By Arun Sinha Prashant Kishor, who won great fame as an election strategist in the past eight years, has sprung a surprise on the nation: he would no longer be an election strategist but a ‘political activist’. That is a significant turn in his career, but whether that will mark a significant turn in Indian […]
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Hyderabad: Industry body FTCCI said the one-time settlement scheme (OTS) announced by the Telangana government will help release manpower engaged in legacy issues and allow more time for GST related issues. It also allows closure to litigations and at the same time effect early recoveries of tax dues. The State government on Monday announced ‘one-time […]
