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TopicBihar

Topic: Bihar

Modi to launch projects worth Rs 36,000 cr in Bihar’s Purnea ahead of assembly elections

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in Purnea for the visit, & vehicular movement has been suspended on national & state highways for 24 hrs from midnight on Sunday.

‘Not a criminal’—in Bihar village, a family pleads forgiveness after son’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Modi

Mohammed Rizvi Qureshi has no previous record of criminal activities, say cops. FIR was lodged against him based on a complaint filed by the BJP’s Darbhanga district president.

‘Rahul overshadowed Tejashwi’—in Bihar, RJD & Congress brace for tough seat-sharing talks

While the allegation of vote theft may have been the Voter Adhikar Yatra's theme, its role in energising Congress cadre has thrown up a fresh challenge for opposition alliance.

‘Speculative & premature’—Bihar CEO refutes media reports of voter roll duplication

In a post on X, the Bihar CEO’s office said the 67,826 ‘dubious duplicates’ cited in media reports are from draft rolls meant for scrutiny and require field verification.

Bihar is a state of opportunities, not challenges. Land record portal to water atlas

Under Nitish Kumar’s visionary Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Mission, Bihar became the first Indian state to launch the Gazetteer-cum-Atlas of Water Bodies, mapping over 550 rivers, 4,500 wetlands, and 1.06 lakh ponds.

Two Pakistani-origin women found on Bihar voter list, SIR-verified. Removal process initiated

The Home Ministry has flagged the glitch; the process to remove their names from voter list has been initiated. Both women are elderly and have difficulty communicating clearly.

EC says documents of 98.2% voters received under Bihar SIR, 8 more days to go till deadline

Verification of documents being undertaken simultaneously and final rolls are to be published on 30 September. 

8 die after auto collides with heavy vehicle on Daniyawan-Hilsa road in Patna

All the victims were on their way to Fatuha for a holy dip in the Ganga at Triveni Sangam. The injured are being treated at Patna hospital.

From Bihar stage, Modi backs Bills allowing removal of PM, CMs. ‘Why should govts run from jail?’

Without directly mentioning SIR exercise in poll-bound Bihar, Modi spoke about ‘intruders’ in the state and accused RJD and Congress of ‘appeasing illegal migrant voter base’.

Modi to visit Bihar, West Bengal today; inaugurate Aunta-Simaria bridge

In a statement released by the PMO, Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 13,000 crore in Gaya, Bihar before heading to West Bengal.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.