Bihar

State in Eastern India

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Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the third-largest state by population and twelfth-largest by territory, with an area of 94,163 km² (36,357 sq mi). It is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. Three main cultural regions converge in the state: Magadh, Mithila, and Bhojpur. Bihar is also the world's third-most populous subnational entity.

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Minor girl kidnapped, allegedly gang-raped in Bihar's Sitamarhi A minor girl was kidnapped and allegedly gang-raped in Bihar's Sitamarhi district a week ago. The incident occurred in Parihar area. The accused also recorded the incident and circulated it. A.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:00Published 2 hours ago

Death of MBBS student post vaccination is saddening: Bihar Health Minister A final year MBBS student who was reportedly vaccinated in 1st week of February, died on March 1. Speaking on it, "Death of a doctor is saddening. The government is putting in all efforts (to contain.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:01Published 2 days ago

Robbers loot around Rs 20 lakh jewellery on gunpoint in Patna Three goons robbed a jewellery shop, stealing jewellery worth approximately Rs 20 lakh, from a shop on gunpoint in Bihar's Patna on March 02. The incident occurred in Kankarbagh area of Patna at Jyoti.. Credit: ANI Duration: 03:20Published 3 days ago

Mamata to ties up with RJD \| WB seat sharing discussed \| Oneindia News RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav called on the Bengal Chief Minister at her office in Kolkata and the two reportedly discussed seat-sharing; Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that the entire state of.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:15Published 4 days ago

Covid vaccine: Will Union ministers pay or get it for free? RS Prasad reveals Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that his Cabinet colleagues had decided to pay for Covid-19 vaccine. The announcement came on the day that India expanded the inoculation drive to include those.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 04:11Published 4 days ago

Nitish Kumar takes first jab of COVID vaccine on his 70th birthday As the second phase of vaccination drive began across the nation on March 01, Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Patna today. CM Nitish took the.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:01Published 4 days ago

Bihar to get free COVID vaccinations even at private hospitals: CM Nitish As the second phase of COVID vaccination drive started across the nation on March 01, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that the vaccinations will be absolutely free in the entire.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:12Published 4 days ago

JDU workers celebrate CM Nitish Kumar's 70th birthday as 'Vikas Diwas' JDU workers are celebrating Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's 70th birthday as 'Vikas Diwas' across state. Workers first made offerings at the Mahavir temple, and later distributed the prasad among.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:51Published 4 days ago

With eye on Assam polls, Tejashwi Yadav planning to expand RJD RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is planning to expand the reach of his party as he is thinking of contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Assam, adding that talks are on to join fight the state polls.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:27Published 6 days ago

Security forces neutralize landmine in controlled explosion in Gaya Security forces neutralized landmine Sagarpur village in Bihar's Gaya. They destroyed it in a controlled explosion. No one got injured. Further details awaited. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:08Published 6 days ago

Rahul Gandhi won't be benefitted by politics of instigating one state against other: Sushil Modi While speaking to ANI in Patna on February 26, the former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi spoke on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'North-South' remark. Modi said, "He (Rahul Gandhi).. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:05Published 1 week ago

Bihar man creates 'in-house' nests for birds A man from Bihar's Gaya found a unique way to show his love for birds. Tanzeel-Ur-Rehman built several nests for birds in his house and converted it into a natural habitat for them. He also installed.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:04Published 1 week ago

Watch: BJP MLA wants PM Modi to enact this new law to keep India 'secure' BJP leader and Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly Neeraj Bablu raised a demand for a new population control law in the country. Bablu said that he would approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 04:20Published 1 week ago

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Third phase of COVID vaccination in Bihar begins on March 1 - know eligibility criteria and other details A total of 3,99,831 health care workers were given the first dose and 79,212 were given the second dose under the first phase of vaccination drive. DNA - Published 6 days ago
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Assembly Election 2021: Special provisions made by EC for the upcoming polls - details here This is the second round of assembly elections which will be held during the COVID-19 pandemic after the polls in Bihar through October-November 2020. DNA - Published 1 week ago
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's first rally in Kolkata cancelled as police 'deny' permission Owaisi was scheduled to kick off his party's campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections with the rally in the minority-dominated Metiabruz area of Kolkata. After AIMIM's good performance in.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
Bihar resident arrested for terror links, brought to Jammu for questioning IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago

Jolt to LJP in Bihar as its 200 leaders and workers join JD(U) Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Thursday received a major jolt in Bihar as its around 200 senior leaders and workers, led by its former state general secretary Keshav Singh, quit the.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
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RJD demands high-level probe into 'irregularities' in Covid testing in Bihar Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) demanded a high-level inquiry on Friday into the alleged irregularities in the Covid-19 testing in Bihar, after reports suggested glaring gaps between what is.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
How Shahnawaz Hussain's swearing-in as Bihar cabinet minister is a win-win situation for him and BJP While Shahnawaz Hussain finds himself again in the political mainstream, the BJP has got a Muslim face ahead of the crucial assembly elections in West Bengal, Kerala and Assam where the politics is.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Bihar cabinet expansion to take place today, here's what to expect It will be the first Cabinet expansion after Nitish became the Chief Minister for another term in November 2020. DNA - Published 3 weeks ago	Schools open across Odisha, Rajasthan & Bihar IndiaTimes - Published on February 8, 2021
For protesters, getting jobs, passports may get tougher Posting something on social media deemed "anti-national" could bar people from getting passports and arms licences in Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, joining a protest or staging a blockade could bar people.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 4, 2021	Woman held with 18 liquor bottles in dry Bihar IndiaTimes - Published on January 31, 2021
RJD says in talks with TMC to fight Bengal polls, Mamata's party denies Bihar's main opposition party RJD said on Sunday that it is in talks with the Trinamool Congress to fight the upcoming West Bengal elections together, but leaders of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 31, 2021	Fodder Scam: Jharkhand High Court defers bail of Lalu Prasad Yadav Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred bail of former Chief Minister of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asked for more.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 29, 2021
UP, Karnataka, Bihar top the list in fortnightly Covid tests IndiaTimes - Published on January 28, 2021	Lone LJP MLA in Bihar visits residence of key aide of Nitish Kumar IndiaTimes - Published on January 25, 2021
Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad shifted to AIIMS Delhi as health deteriorates Lalu Prasad Yadav was earlier getting treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for multiple ailments including a lung infection. DNA - Published on January 24, 2021	Slowly, but steadily, fear of the Covid vaccine is waning : The number of healthcare workers registering to take the vaccine showed a slow but inexorable rise on Saturday across Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkand. In Tamil Nadu, however, the.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 23, 2021
Bihar social media gag sets off storm IndiaTimes - Published on January 22, 2021	Anti-government social media posts will invite action by Bihar police The Bihar government on Friday said that action will be taken against organisations and individuals making anti-government comments on social media. The letter was released on the behalf of Economic.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 22, 2021
'Tejashwi Yadav bol rahe hain': Phone call at teachers' protest in Bihar goes viral The Bihar opposition leader is seen talking to Patna DM on phone while surrounded by protesting teachers on the spot. DNA - Published on January 21, 2021	Opposition in Bihar to hold week-long stir against farm laws: Tejashwi IndiaTimes - Published on January 21, 2021
Majority of migrant labourers opted to stay back in Kerala during lockdown, says study Most of the migrant workers come from West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. DNA - Published on January 21, 2021	Lalu Yadav slams Bihar govt over increasing crime rate Slamming the National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar, former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday said crime has doubled in the state under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's rule. Citing a.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 18, 2021
In ‘dry’ Bihar, this MBA bootlegger made Rs 9 lakh per day IndiaTimes - Published on January 17, 2021	In crime-infested Bihar, 'double engine' has become trouble engine: Tejashwi IndiaTimes - Published on January 16, 2021
Why Owaisi’s AIMIM poses serious challenge to Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party in UP After a decent performance in the 2020 Bihar assembly elections, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has set his eyes on Uttar Pradesh (UP) that goes to polls next.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 15, 2021	Minor girl gang-raped, burnt alive in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, FIR registered The rape victim died Wednesday morning in a hospital where she was undergoing treatment. DNA - Published on January 13, 2021
How Owaisi’s AIMIM is striving to become first pan-India Muslim party The 2020 Bihar assembly elections may be called the turning point of Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The party may well be on its way to.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 8, 2021	Over 1,565 deaths due to extreme weather in 2020; Bihar, UP worst affected: IMD IndiaTimes - Published on January 4, 2021
BSNL launches super affordable prepaid plan, costs Re 1 per day This recharge plan of BSNL will be available to users in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Haryana, among other places in the country. DNA - Published on January 4, 2021	Bihar junked APMC Act in '06, but it hasn't benefited farmers IndiaTimes - Published on January 3, 2021
Yearender: Why 2020 was a year of BJP, AAP in elections While the year 2019 would be remembered for the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections, 2020 would be recalled as the year when the BJP made handsome gains in the.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 31, 2020	#Zeereaderspoll2020: Bihar Election was first major poll amid COVID, do you think this is the biggest news of 2020? The NDA won the state election with a wafer-thin majority and got 125 of Bihar's 243 assembly seats, three above the halfway mark. DNA - Published on December 30, 2020
BJP in damage-control mode as JD(U) expresses ‘anguish’ In less than 24 hours after JD(U) publicly expressed its “anguish” over BJP inducting six of its seven MLAs into the party in Arunachal Pradesh, the saffron party on Monday went on a damage-control.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 28, 2020	BJP's victory in Bihar polls, bypolls, local body elections shows people's faith in PM Modi: Smriti Irani The BJP's success in Bihar polls, bypolls and local body elections in various states since September 27, when the farm bills got President's assent, shows people in rural areas have full faith in Prime.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 28, 2020
Bihar: Two acquitted after ''murdered'' daughter-in-law found alive In May 2019, a woman named Sweety from the Kakarhat village told her in-laws that she was visiting her parents' home in the theBajitpur village. DNA - Published on December 27, 2020	Keep in touch with opposition in Bihar, Adhir advises Nitish following Arunachal developments IndiaTimes - Published on December 26, 2020
Nitish downplays defection of JD(U) MLAs to BJP in Arunachal Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday sought to downplay the split suffered by the Janata Dal (United) in Arunachal Pradesh where all but one MLA of the party have joined the BJP. Kumar, who is.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 25, 2020	60-year-old man from Bihar cycles 1,000 km to join farmers protest at Delhi border The man completed a journey of nearly 1,000 kilometres in 11 days on a bicycle to participate in the ongoing farmers' protest against farm laws. DNA - Published on December 18, 2020
JD(U) throws hat in the ring for West Bengal assembly polls Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Thursday asserted that it was looking forward to contesting a substantial number of seats in the West Bengal assembly elections, in which its ally BJP has.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 17, 2020	Men in 'dry' Bihar consume more alcohol than in Maharashtra: Govt survey This is to be noted that Bihar has had a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol since April 2016. DNA - Published on December 16, 2020
Free coronavirus vaccine, 20 lakh jobs for people in Bihar as Nitish govt approves proposal Free coronavirus vaccine was one of the poll promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls. DNA - Published on December 16, 2020	Higher % of men drink in ‘dry’ Bihar than Maharashtra: Govt survey You might associate Goa with booze and partying, but a higher proportion of people in Telangana consume alcohol than in the former. And a larger percentage of men drink in Bihar, a state under.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 15, 2020
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Bihar

State in Eastern India

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