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Bihar caste survey report: Experts see a Mandal replay
Published on Oct 02, 2023 09:44 PM IST
The finding that castes in the “reserved” category constitute 84.48% of Bihar’s population, for whom the quota in government jobs is capped at 50%.
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Bihar caste census survey: 112 EBC castes under reserved category. See full list
The survey revealed 112 castes in extreme backward classes and 30 castes in backward classes were among 196 reserved castes.
Updated on Oct 02, 2023 04:35 PM IST
Vehicle plows into a group of teens walking on Darbhanga road; 2 brothers die
The Darbhanga police said the vehicle that killed the two brothers, aged 14 and 16, was yet to be identified
Updated on Oct 02, 2023 01:02 PM IST
Bishnu K Jha
Bihar reports 6,146 dengue cases in September, highest in last five years
Bihar sees an alarming rise in dengue cases, with 6,146 cases reported in September alone, highest in 5 years.
Published on Oct 01, 2023 05:03 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
2024 LS polls: CPI-ML eyes five seats in Bihar
CPI-ML(Liberation), according to its leaders, is keen to get seats in southern Bihar, especially Magadh and Bhojpur regions, as a show of “RJD-ML” unity to repeat its strike rate of the 2020 assembly polls when the party won 66% of its seats from this region alone.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 09:20 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
Lalu, JD-U back RJD MP facing fire over ‘Thakur’ poem
Jha, a Rajya Sabha member and academician, had recited a poem that referred the society’s dominant class as “Thakur”, triggering belligerent reactions from one of his own party MLAs, besides others, who claim it as an affront to the Rajput community.
Published on Sep 28, 2023 09:53 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Set up booths in high-rises to boost urban voter turnout, ECI tells CEOs
Similar exercise should be also carried out in slum clusters in urban areas and also where outgrowth has taken place in the expanding urban/ semi-urban areas, the letter says.
Published on Sep 27, 2023 09:06 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
DoT flags 865 pending telcom tower proposals with Bihar govt
Bihar has the lowest tele-density of 55.81% nationally, as against the national tele-density of 84.43%.
Published on Sep 27, 2023 09:02 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Watch: Peeved Nitish Kumar's signboard swap order to ‘ending Hindi's importance'
CM Nitish Kumar went to inaugurate a digital library where he found a signboard written in English, gives lessons on Hindi's importance.
Published on Sep 27, 2023 03:30 PM IST
5 cops axed after video of YouTuber’s tirade outside court goes viral
Kashyap, who was arrested in March this year for making “fake videos” of attacks on migrant workers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu, is currently lodged in Patna’s Beur jail in judicial custody after spending months in a prison in the southern state.
Published on Sep 26, 2023 09:21 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar CM finds his ministers missing during surprise visit to government offices
The CM said he will continue to visit the government offices on a regular basis, just as he did from the year 2008 to 2012-13.
Published on Sep 26, 2023 06:47 PM IST
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Fight against filaria: Adverse events, refusal to take drug hampers drive in Bihar
All 38 districts of Bihar, which was endemic to lymphatic filariasis, reported 1.25 lakh cases of lymphedema (swelling of limbs) and hydrocele (swelling in the scrotum) in 2020-21.
Updated on Sep 25, 2023 09:14 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Cabinet decisions: IGIMS to offer free treatment
Currently, all services in the IGIMS, which sees thousands of patients every day from across the state, are chargeable, though marginally lesser than being charged by private medical institutions.
Published on Sep 25, 2023 09:07 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Nitish attends BJP function in Patna; downplays speculation about NDA return
The INLD had invited most of the leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, including Kumar, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, among others
Published on Sep 25, 2023 04:39 PM IST
Nitish lays foundation stones for urban infra projects worth ₹2,616 cr
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launched 55 urban infrastructure projects, including the renovation of the Saidpur drainage network in Patna, worth ₹2,355.96 crore.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 09:13 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
47 foreigners from 12 countries arrested in Bihar in 2023 so far
India has an open border with Nepal and it is not mandatory for citizens of either country to have passports or visa to cross borders.
Published on Sep 22, 2023 09:00 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Will suspend 10 students for ragging, says Patna medical college principal
Patna Medical College Hospital principal Dr Vidya Pati Choudhary said the decision to suspend the students for 10 days was taken at a meeting of heads of depts
Published on Sep 22, 2023 04:41 PM IST
“Nothing new”, says Tejashwi Yadav on court summon in land-for-jobs case
The special judge took cognizance of a fresh chargesheet filed by the CBI and issued summons
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 03:06 PM IST
Bihar IPS officer Anusuya Ransingh Sahu shifted out after tussle with DG
Anusuya Ransingh Sahu, a 2006 batch IPS officer has been shifted as DIG-cum-deputy director of civil defence
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 05:53 PM IST
In black buck poaching FIR at Bihar police station, SHO is among the accused
The FIR was registered on a complaint by forest officer Amit Kumar Prasad against the SHO and seven others under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 01:56 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Bihar: Shahabad DIG recommends suspension of DySP over sexual harassment charges
The female SI in her complaint to the SP had alleged that the officer used to send obscene messages on her mobile phone and asked for sexual favours in return for making her an SHO
Published on Sep 21, 2023 01:45 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
PM to flag off Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat on Sept 24
This will be Bihar’s second Vande Bharat train, the first being the Patna-Ranchi service, which began on June 27 this year.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 09:11 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
RJD’s ‘Ambedkar pe Charcha’ on importance of Constitution reaches village level
The programme was launched on April 14 as part of its drive to reach out to the people to highlight the party’s ideological fight against the BJP and alleged attempts to dilute the tenets of the Constitution, party leaders aware of the matter said
Published on Sep 20, 2023 02:54 PM IST
Nitish Kumar’s JD-U to support women’s quota bill, ally RJD says it will oppose
The JD-U and RJD questioned the delay in conducting the decadal headcount, saying the 33% quota will kick in only after the census and delimitation is done
Published on Sep 19, 2023 08:09 PM IST
BJP MP injured in road accident in Bihar
Satish Chandra Dubey, a Rajya Sabha member, was coming to the state capital Patna from his ancestral village in Vaishali district when his SUV rammed a container from behind on the bridge over Ganga river, injuring him, his brother-in-law, one of his bodyguards and the driver.
Published on Sep 18, 2023 08:59 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Lightning strike kills ten people in five Bihar districts
Six persons were killed in Aurangabad while four persons including a woman were critically injured while one died in Rohtas
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 01:43 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
BJP MP Satish Chandra Dubey injured in road accident in Bihar
The MP was coming to the state Capital from his ancestral villages and his brother-in-law, one of the bodyguards and the driver were also injured in the mishap
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 01:23 PM IST
Baba Bageshwar denied nod to hold event in Gaya
Permission was sought to organise “Hanuman Katha” and “Divya Darbar” on the premises of Magadh University campus or Bodh Gaya auditorium between September 29 and October 5.
Published on Sep 16, 2023 08:39 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Two contract killers arrested from Ranchi in Samastipur shooting case: Police
The shooting reportedly took place at the behest of former Mukhia and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) block president Ram Babu Rai and his associates
Published on Sep 16, 2023 03:53 PM IST
Democracy not new to Bharat: Kovind
The former President was speaking as the chief guest at the “Vaishali Festival of Democracy” at Nalanda University.
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 09:27 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
