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Topic: Bihar

BJP search for ‘ally’ in Valley before J&K polls—the elusive party must meet 3 conditions

BJP has a 'half PVN' in its fold — one of its secretaries can speak nine languages. Former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao could speak 17 languages.

Attacks on Modi, Lalu, Nitish — how Prashant Kishor is seeking own space in politics with padyatra

Launched on 2 Oct, Kishor's Jan Suraaj Yatra aims to cover all of Bihar. He says he is not on a quest for votes, but rather to understand and solve the problems of villagers.

Rape accused lynched in Bihar’s Katihar was ‘sentenced to death by panchayat’, say police

Police say locals 'caught accused sexually assaulting' minor neighbour. One person has been arrested in connection with the lynching, while six accused are absconding.

After rebuking girl requesting cheap sanitary pads, Bihar female IAS officer alleges ‘defamation’

Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, chairman & MD of Women & Child Development Corp, has written to Press Council of India demanding action against local newspaper for 'false, malicious' report.

Special status to ‘all backward states’ if non-BJP alliance comes to power, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the BJP & joined the seven-party opposition 'Mahagathbandhan', made the remark in reply to a query from journalists in Patna.

Pulled up for dig at govt, RJD minister walks out of Bihar cabinet meet. ‘Stunned’ Nitish dials Lalu

At a public meeting Saturday, Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh said officials of his dept are thieves & he's ‘choron ka sardar’. BJP takes swipe at Nitish, says Lalu runs the show.

‘Work of psychopaths, no motive’ — mass shooting in Bihar’s Begusarai leaves cops stumped

1 person was killed during the shooting & 9 injured. The shooters are yet to be identified and arrested. BJP alleges crime on the rise in Bihar since grand alliance came to power.

Prashant Kishor retorts to Nitish’s ‘BJP’ taunt with 4 pics of Bihar PM & Modi, then deletes tweet

Photos showed Nitish bowing before PM. 'He (Kishor) does not know ABC of what we have done in Bihar', the Bihar CM had said during his trip to Delhi earlier this week.

Glass half full? Dry state Bihar to turn liquor bottles into bangles. Industrialists sceptical

In August alone, 3.7 lakh litres of liquor were impounded in the state, according to excise data. Nitish govt has roped in its social empowerment programme, JEEViKA, for the project.

‘My career will be finished’—The story of Bihar’s first IPS woman officer

In 'Madam Sir', Manjari Jaruhar writes about becoming the first woman from Bihar to join the country's elite police cadre.

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Resetting Afghanistan ties is geopolitical need. Gandhis are showing their diplomatic ignorance

With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.

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.