Bihar

Bihar assembly passes bills increasing caste reservation to 65%

November 09, 2023

Bihar assembly passes bills increasing caste reservation to 65%

According to the bills, the quota for STs will be doubled, from one to two per cent, while for SCs it will be raised from 16 per cent to 20 per cent.

November 07, 2023
A third of Bihar families survive on Rs 6,000 or less a month, reveals caste survey

The percentage of households who live on less than Rs 6,000 a month or less than Rs 200 a day among the ST households (42.91%) was almost the same as among SC households (42.78%).
October 24, 2023
Minor, two others killed in a stampede at Durga Puja pandal in Bihar

The incident happened at the crowded pandal in the Raja Dal locality of the town on Monday.
October 03, 2023
Bihar caste survey: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calls for all-party meet today

The meeting will discuss the findings of the census and deliberate on the next course of action.
October 02, 2023
Bihar caste census reveals OBC, EBC comprise 63% of state's population

Those belonging to the unreserved category, which denotes the proverbial upper castes who dominated politics till the Mandal wave of the 1990s comprise 15.52% of the total population.
September 14, 2023
10 children go missing after boat capsizes in Bihar

The boat was carrying 30 children, and 20 of them have so far been rescued.
September 07, 2023
Kerala might consider the Gaya rubber dam project for Pamba river: Bihar minister

Sanjay Kumar Jha, the water resource development minister of Bihar claimed that Bihar has shown a new path to the country in water management.

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