Tag: bihar
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Bihar Polls: Winners bagged average 25.23% of total registered votes
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The winners in the Bihar Assembly elections bagged an average of 25.23 percent of the total registered voters, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The elections for 243 constituencies took place in three phases on October 28 (for 71 seats), November 3 (for 94 seats),…
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Bihar: 3 dead, 50 falls ill in Rohtas
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Three children have died and over 50 tribal people have fallen ill, allegedly after consuming contaminated water at Chunhatta village in Rohtas district of Bihar, said an official on Sunday. As many as 18 out of the 46 people examined by the medical team tested positive for malaria, however, the reason…
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Former Deputy CM Sushil Modi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Senior Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi was on Monday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in a by-poll that was necessitated by the death of Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan. Sushil Modi has declared elected unopposed on the last date for withdrawal of…
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Army man from Bihar found hanging in Kota
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: A 45-year-old Army man from Bihar died by allegedly hanging himself at his room in a military area under Nayapura police station of Kota city, police said on Sunday. The deceased identified as Puran Chand was found dead on Saturday noon, they said. The reason behind the extreme step is…
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Bihar: JD(U) leader shot dead
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Ruling Janata Dal (United) functionary Rajesh Kumar Raman, who was a former village head, was shot dead in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Friday evening. Raman’s supporters said they caught one of the assailants, Ratan Kumar Shah, and lynched him. Shah’s post-mortem report suggested he died of two bullet injuries. Police…
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Bihar migrant worker’s son wins gold medal at IIT Roorkee, US Scholarship
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Rahul Kumar, 22, the son of a migrant worker from Sosandi, a nondescript village in Bihar’s Nalanda district, has graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, one of the premier educational institutes in the country. Kumar’s 52-year-old father Sunil Singh works on a power loom in Surat on…
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Bihar slashes COVID-19 RT-PCR test rate at private labs from Rs 1,500 to Rs 800
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Bihar government on Tuesday slashed the cost of RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 conducted at private laboratories from Rs 1,500 to Rs 800 per test. The RT-PCR test would cost Rs 1,100 if the sample is collected from home. The state government also fixed the cost of COVID-19 rapid antigen…
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After 51 years, Bihar elects BJP’s Vijay Sinha as speaker
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Vijay Kumar Sinha, the NDA candidate for the Speaker’s post in the Bihar Assembly, sailed through today after a united opposition forced elections for the post after a gap of 51 years. A senior leader of the state BJP, Mr. Sinha was declared elected by Pro-Tem Speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi,…
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Bihar: Covid-19 guidelines flouted as thousands return after Chhath Puja
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: People who arrived in Bihar for the Chhath Puja are now returning back to their places. The people in great numbers are rushing to trains without following any social distancing. Every day thousands of passengers gather at Patna Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, and Patliputra Junction. With such a huge number of commuters,…
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Bihar: Filming Chhath Puja devotees sparks communal tension
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Communal tension prevailed in Hathia Diyara village in Bihar’s Katihar district after some unidentified men filmed women Chhath devotees while they were changing clothes. Complainant Dinesh Shah, one of the eyewitnesses, said that the incident took place during the first “Arghya” (prayer) on the evening of November 20. “As per the…