Tag: Bihar
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After backing CAB, Nitish Kumar declares not to implement NRC in Bihar, speculations rife
The move assumes much political significance given the coming assembly elections in the state due only next year.
December 15, 2019 -
Nitish Kumar faces uncertain future as all key issues ‘lost’ to BJP
All the key issues have become a “victim” of BJP politics and hence the party really is in dire need of issues that could sail it through.
December 12, 2019 -
Delhi court defers Muzaffarpur shelter home case till January 14
Additional Sessions Judge Sudesh Kumar deferred the verdict till January 14 as the judge Saurabh Kulshrestha was on leave on Thursday.
December 12, 2019 -
Bihar Jail preparing 10 hanging ropes as justice moves closer in Nirbhaya case
“We are expecting demand for such ropes given the prevailing situation in the country. Accordingly, we are manufacturing such ropes,” the jail superintendent said.
December 8, 2019 -
High incidence of child trafficking, over one per day reported from Bihar : NCRB Report
According to the NCRB figures, the state ranked third just behind Rajasthan and West Bengal in 2017 when 362 boys and 33 girls below 18 years of age were rescued from the clutches of traffickers.
December 8, 2019 -
Bihar Maoist held in city, was masquerading as a porter
He was in hiding in the city at a residence of his relative at Strand Road for the last five months and earning his bread by working as a porter.
December 6, 2019 -
Chicken sale slumps by 40 percent as onion price goes through the roof
Many shopkeepers were found beating their heads at the unexpected turn of situation with the usual customers ignoring these shops which once remained flooded with customers at this free time when all restrictions over non-veg foods are now over after the end of two holy Hindu months of Ashwin and Kartik.
December 5, 2019 -
Onion politics takes innovative turn in Bihar
Carrying a sackful of onion on his head, the Jan Aadhikar Party (JAP) chief has been selling onions to the poor at a subsidized rate.
December 4, 2019 -
Rural Distress
Rather than fixing a high MSP, helping farmers in marketing, choosing the correct crops to grow and improving village connectivity would work wonders. Incentives for pooling of land, creating awareness about improved agricultural practices, integration of farmers into markets, better access to credit and agricultural inputs, rural roads, better marketing and storage facilities are some of the measures that have to be taken urgently.
December 2, 2019 -
Dogs, horses, even sticks own land in Bihar: Malik
Malik served as Governor of Bihar from September 30, 2017 to August 21, 2018.
November 26, 2019 -
RJD had got BJP offer to form government in Bihar but rejected, claims Tejashwi Yadav
“We too had got the BJP offer for government formation in Bihar but we rejected. Had we compromised with our party ideology, (Sushil) Modi would still have been the Deputy but serving under the RJD CM,” Tejashwi told newsmen in the Bihar assembly premises on Monday.
November 25, 2019 -
Amit Shah paid ‘bribe’ to clear business dues in Bihar, claims Modi
The revelation came to the fore after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav tweeted the video of Modi’s speech on Friday, generating fiery debates on social media.
November 23, 2019 -
Not the star campaigner: Is Bihar’s Modi paying the price for being close to Nitish?
While several junior leaders in the party were made election in-charges of various states, Modi just continues to work as chief minister Nitish Kumar’s deputy for over a decade.
November 18, 2019 -
Nitish Kumar’s JD-U responsible for Maharashtra fiasco?
“Prashant Kishor le duba (Prashant Kishor landed him in trouble),” was how tweeted senior BJP leader Priti Gandhi who happens to be the national in-charge of the Social Media and party’s women cell. Although she didn’t elaborate much, her message directly blames the JD-U for the Maharashtra crisis.
November 13, 2019 -
‘Motichoor Chaknachoor’ director caught in fraud row
The film is produced by Viacom18 Studios, Woodpecker Movies, Rajesh and Kiran Bhatia.
November 13, 2019 -
To reduce fertility rate in Bihar, Nitish govt to open higher secondary schools in all Panchayat
Kumar said the state’s fertility rate has come down to 3.3 from 4.3 in 2005 when he had taken over the reins of the state, it said.
November 12, 2019 -
A ‘mobile’ motivation for single women
“I am single. I learnt cycling two years back. Now I am driving a bike in the toughest of areas. I want to tell people that single women can survive alone,” Tabassum told The Statesman.
November 11, 2019