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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicBihar

Topic: Bihar

No caste without code—Bihar is counting and writing a new identity politics

'Maatha pagal ho gaya hai' — Why Bihar's caste census is making everyone lose their mind.

‘Discriminatory’: Activist questions inclusion of ‘transgender’ as category in Bihar caste census, moves HC

Petition submitted in Patna High Court says allocating a code to transgender people alongside caste categories is a violation of their fundamental rights under Constitution.

‘Scale of violence unprecedented’ — shock & confusion after ‘sand mafia’ attack on officials in Bihar

A video that went viral shows woman officer, part of a team of 3, being dragged & beaten up in Bihta town. Director of mines dept puzzled by locals' support for illegal sand miners.

‘Poor are dying’ — Nitish makes U-turn, announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia for hooch victims’ families

Compensation to cover deaths since 2016, when sale & consumption of booze was banned. BJP's Sushil Modi says CM made this decision as anti-liquor law was politically affecting him.

Nitish ‘silently’ paving way for jailed ex-MP & strongman Anand Mohan’s return? Change in jail manual spurs row

Bringing Anand Mohan Singh out of jail would help both JD(U) & RJD pacify the 'powerful' Rajput caste and even use his oratory skills against the BJP at a national level.

‘Sad, but people shouldn’t drink,’ says Nitish as suspected hooch tragedy claims 8 lives in Bihar

Sources say spurious liquor was consumed in 6 villages Thursday. 2 deaths were reported next day, another 6 Saturday. Sources say unofficial death toll could be as high as 22.

Churn in Bihar? Nitish ally & ex-CM Manjhi’s meeting with Amit Shah sparks buzz

Manjhi’s son Suman says meeting was about demand for Bharat Ratna for Dashrath Manjhi & ex-CMs Shri Krishna Singh, Karpoori Thakur. Bihar BJP chief says ‘our doors always open’.

Meet the ‘angels’ of Mithila. How an investor network is helping startups in one of India’s poorest regions

Mithila Angel Network is a growing network of 700 people, says its founder Arvind Jha. With investors mostly from Maithili diaspora, it's currently helping 10 startups in the region.

Body sent for autopsy, more than 50 arrested over Ram Navami clashes, say Bihar police

While Biharsharif SP quoted the number of arrests at more than 50, Nalanda DM Shashank Shubhankar said over 80 people had been arrested, and that the situation is now peaceful.

Part of Nitish’s core ‘Luv-Kush’ votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics

Elevation of Samrat Choudhary as BJP state chief & all signs pointing to him being possible CM candidate indicate party is eyeing 2nd major OBC group in Bihar to challenge Grand Alliance.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.