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.
PM Narendra Modi urging people to light candles or diya on April 5 to defeat coronavirus, on Friday evoked sharp reaction from opposition leaders in Bihar. State’s main opposition party the RJD said.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 1251 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in the country and 32 fatalities have been reported. DNA - Published
UP has blamed Delhi’s AAP government for the influx of thousands of migrant workers and others in the state, defying the 21-day lockdown order to counter COVID-19. Joining the politcal slugfest,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Deaths have so far been reported from Maharashtra (5), Gujarat (3), Karnataka (2), Madhya Pradesh (2) and one each from Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal, J&K and Himachal. In its updated.. IndiaTimes - Published
We would love to alleviate the suffering of these migrant workers especially those from Bihar by flying some flights between Delhi/Mumbai and Patna, SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh said. DNA - Published
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday took a dig at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for not providing any kind of aid to the people of the State who are stranded at many places amid the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Situation in Patna improved on Tuesday with only thin traffic sighted and markets remaining shut here following Bihar governments strict measures. Only handful of vehicles engaged in transportation of.. IndiaTimes - Published
After Delhi, Kolkata, Rajasthan, a lockdown has been imposed in Telangana, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and J&K on Sunday in view of the coronavirus pandemic. DNA - Published
India went into unofficial lockdown on Sunday as day-long 'Janata Curfew' kicked in. It comes as the number of positive coronavirus cases rose to 324 on Sunday. DNA - Published
The Bihar government on Saturday ordered shutting down of bus services, restaurants and banquet halls across the state till March 31 to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, officials said. IndiaTimes - Published
Three youths belonging to Bihar’s West Champaran, who had recently fled from Kerala after having symptoms of Covid-19, were brought from their native village and admitted to the isolation ward of the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress had urged DMK in Tamil Nadu, JMM in Jharkhand and RJD in Bihar for support so that it could field candidates despite lacking the numbers. While DMK would have to concede a seat that it can win.. IndiaTimes - Published
Pushpam Priya Choudhary, the daughter of former Janata Dal United MLC Vinod Chaudhary has declared herself as the "chief ministerial candidate" for the Assembly elections in Bihar. Priya, who belongs.. IndiaTimes - Published
There is tussle between allies Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal for a Rajya Sabha seat from Bihar with the former claiming the same while the latter denying that there was ever any “commitment” to.. IndiaTimes - Published
Speaking to the media, Former chief minister Rabri Devi said, "This government blames rats if important files, medicines or liquor goes missing, so we have caught the rat & brought it to Assembly for.. DNA - Published
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said migration of people from one state to another should not be seen as a problem as he asserted that the "nation is one" and people are free to move from.. IndiaTimes - Published
LJP chief Chirag Paswan, who is trying to invoke Bihari pride by launching a ‘Bihar First Bihari First’ campaign in the state, told TOI that manifestos should be the centre of a campaign, not caste.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Bihar assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding a caste-based census in 2021. The move comes just two days after the 243-member House unanimously passed a resolution stating.. IndiaTimes - Published
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar clarified in the assembly that the Centre had sought feedback from all states on NPR, but he took the opportunity to also communicate his government’s stand on the NRC. “The.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Bihar assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution to not implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. The assembly also passed a resolution to implement the National Population.. IndiaTimes - Published
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to "additional clauses" inserted in the National Population Register (NPR) forms and said that the state government has written to.. IndiaTimes - Published
A case was registered in a Muzaffarpur court on Saturday against AIMIM leader Waris Pathan and Union minister Giriraj Singh for making controversial statements. The case has been filed by one M Raju.. IndiaTimes - Published
Exhorting party workers in Bihar to spread the message that "BJP is synonymous with development", its national president J P Nadda on Saturday asked them to work towards ensuring the NDA's return to.. IndiaTimes - Published
The controversial remark was made in Purnea district in the Seemanchal region of Bihar where he was trying to garner support in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. DNA - Published
After sweeping Delhi assembly election, AAP now plans to go national and also replicate the ‘Kejriwal model of development’ in other states. Also, several states have started emulating this model.. IndiaTimes - Published
Former JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday ruled himself out as a possible chief ministerial candidate for the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar, asserting that Tejashwi Yadav, who has already been.. IndiaTimes - Published
With many axes to grind against Prashant Kishor, the BJP on Wednesday launched a fresh attack against the poll strategist-turned-politician whom it likened to the musclemen who having previously.. IndiaTimes - Published
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government's development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises.. IndiaTimes - Published
Expelled Janata Dal-United Vice President and top election strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a direct attack on Bihar Chief Minister saying ideology of Mahatma Gandhi and that of his.. IndiaTimes - Published
A few days back, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had attributed controversial remarks made by some party leaders as one of the reasons for the BJP's defeat in Delhi polls. DNA - Published
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