Bihar

July 05, 2022

Column | PM Modi orders crack down on proxy teachers in northern states

The PM's suggestion was that photographs with identity details of permanent teachers posted to a government school be displayed in classrooms, so as to single out the proxies.

June 19, 2022
17 die in lightning strikes in Bihar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for next of kin of the deceased.
June 19, 2022
Agnipath protests: BJP leaders in Bihar given 'Y' category security

The Centre's move came after Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal blamed the state police for allegedly remaining silent even when properties of BJP leaders were vandalised by the protesters.
June 18, 2022
Agnipath protests: High alert in Bihar as bandh begins, 1 more dies in violence

Bihar is on high alert as various student unions have declare a bandh on Saturday. Political parties, including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), have also expressed their support for the same.
June 16, 2022
Protests against 'Agnipath' scheme continue in Bihar; road, railway traffic disrupted

Under the 'Agnipath' scheme, around 45,000 people aged between 17.5 and 21 years will be inducted into the armed forces for a four-year period, following which most of them will have to take compulsory retirement sans pension or gratuity benefits although some will be retained.
June 10, 2022
Bihar man carries son's body on bike after hospital refuses to provide ambulance

Though there were some private hospitals ready to provide an ambulance, they demanded at least Rs 2,000.
June 09, 2022
Bihar couple begs for money to get son's body released from govt mortuary

A poor couple in Bihar's Samastipur was forced to beg to collect Rs 50,000 as bribe for the mortuary staff of a government hospital to get the body of their dead son.

Bihar

Column | PM Modi orders crack down on proxy teachers in northern states

17 die in lightning strikes in Bihar

Agnipath protests: BJP leaders in Bihar given 'Y' category security

Agnipath protests: High alert in Bihar as bandh begins, 1 more dies in violence

Protests against 'Agnipath' scheme continue in Bihar; road, railway traffic disrupted

Bihar man carries son's body on bike after hospital refuses to provide ambulance

Bihar couple begs for money to get son's body released from govt mortuary

Bihar's bounty: Country's largest exploration for 222 million tonnes of gold reserves in Jamui

After Congress fallout, Prashant Kishor set for plunge in Bihar politics

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