Tag: Bihar
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Bihar assembly passes resolution, not to implement NRC
The House also passed the resolution not to implement the National Population Register (NPR) in the 2010 format.
February 25, 2020 -
National Register Of Citizens won’t be implemented in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar had asked the Centre to drop new columns in NPR forms like parents' places of birth, saying they were 'not necessary' and might lead to apprehensions.
February 24, 2020 -
Supreme Court to revisit disproportionate assets case against Lalu Prasad Yadav
The apex court has decided to revisit its 2010 verdict in the disproportionate assets case of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.
February 21, 2020 -
Union Minister Giriraj Singh strikes again, says, ‘Muslims should have been sent to Pak in 1947’
Singh’s remark comes amid protests erupted across the nation after the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into being.
February 21, 2020 -
Ramayana Express to be launched on 28 March
Major places covered in this journey will include Ram Janmbhoomi and Hanuman Garhi at Ayodhya, Bharat Mandir at Nandigram, Sita Mata Mandir at Sitamarhi (Bihar), and Janakpur (Nepal) among others.
February 19, 2020 -
Tribals demand separate status in census, hold protest at Jantar Mantar
Present in good numbers under the banner of National Adivasi-Indigenous Religion Coordination Committee, they said tribals have a separate identity, not associated with any religion, and therefore require a separate column in the census.
February 18, 2020 -
Mamata likely to meet Shah on EZC sidelines
The Ministry of Home Affairs has already sent a letter to the Bengal chief minister requesting her to attend the meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) comprising the four states in Bhubneswar city.
February 18, 2020 -
Bihar school that gives ‘loan’ to students for hair cut, buying shampoos, stationery
The bank, operating at upgraded middle school, Kabirpur-Budasi in Goplaganj district, has given loans to around 200 poor children so far.
February 17, 2020 -
Restraint over language must be maintained in Bihar polls: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
The remarks by the BJP ally assume significance as they come after a vitriolic Delhi Assembly polls campaign in which some BJP leaders were rapped by the Election Commission for making inflammatory speeches.
February 16, 2020 -
Former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar’s convoy attacked in Bihar’s Arrah district
The convoy was attacked on Friday and many vehicles were damaged in the stone pelting incident.
February 15, 2020 -
Supreme Court notice to Lalu Prasad Yadav on fodder scam bail
The probe agency has challenged the July 12, 2019, order passed by the high court at Ranchi.
February 14, 2020 -
Nitish Kumar in serious trouble with huge dependency on BJP vote-bank
The poor performance of his party, the JD-U, on two seats in Delhi which he contested in alliance with the BJP—first such alliance in over a decade outside Bihar—speaks volumes about how Nitish failed to leave his impact on migrant Bihari voters.
February 12, 2020 -
Political parties ‘bitten by yatra bug’ in Bihar
Be it the ruling NDA or the Opposition, each side has focused their eyes on issues which suit their voters.
February 10, 2020 -
Dalit leader Kameshwar Chaupal, who finds place in Ram Temple Trust, never won ‘trust’ of Bihar voters
Chaupal, who claims to be from the Dalit community, had laid the first brick of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in November 1989—three years before the Babri mosque was razed to the ground by a frenzied mob of Hindu hardliners.
February 6, 2020 -
Woman transforms barren hilly terrain into a ‘green zone’
Her initiative has now earned kudos from various quarters for her passion for greenery, something for what the state government has been trying hard for long.
February 4, 2020 -
Bihar mosque opened for non-Muslims amid growing anti-CAA protests
The main objective of the initiative is to bridge the gap between the rival communities and promote communal harmony.
February 2, 2020 -
Before embarking on tour across Bihar, Kanhaiya Kumar detained briefly in Champaran
Left leader Kumar is on a statewide ‘Jan Gan Man Yatra’, which would conclude with a rally on the theme ‘naagarikta bachao, desh bachao’ in Patna on February 29.
January 31, 2020