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Earthquake Of Magnitude 7.1 Hits Tibet, Tremors Felt In Parts Of India

January 7, 2025 admin

New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Tibet near the Nepalese border today, the tremors of which were felt in several parts of India, including Bihar, Assam and West Bengal.Â Nepal is nestled in a geologically active region, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, forming the Himalayas and making earthquakes a frequent…

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Cops Go To Arrest A Man In Bihar, End Up Clashing With His Family, Locals

January 5, 2025 admin

A police team that went to arrest a man in Bihar’s Darbhanga district was allegedly attacked by the accused’s family and other locals on Saturday, leading to massive clashes between them. The incident took place in the Laheriyasarai area when the family of the accused, Jitendra Yadav – who was reportedly an accused in a…

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Prashant Kishor Begins Indefinite Fast To Back Protesting Students In Bihar

January 2, 2025 admin

Patna: Election strategist-turned political leader Prashant Kishor has started an indefinite fast, backing the students of Bihar in their demand for a re-test of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination after allegations of paper leak. “I am with these students with all my might… Till this issue is resolved, I’ll be sitting on a fast-unto death,”…

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Why India’s ‘BIMARU’ States Have Remained So

January 2, 2025 admin

Last week, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the factsheet of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for the year 2023-24. The survey was undertaken consecutively after the 2022â23 study. Back-to-back surveys were necessary to capture sequential consumption trends, ensuring methodological consistency and data reliability. This approach facilitates the recalibration of base…

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Lalu Yadav Says Doors Open For Nitish Kumar. How Bihar Chief Minister Reacted

January 2, 2025 admin

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday offered a cryptic response to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s “doors open” statement to rejoin the opposition INDIA bloc. When questioned by journalists about Mr Yadav’s remarks, Mr Kumar folded his hands, smiled, and curtly responded, “Kya bol rahe hain (What are you saying?)”…

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Students, Cops Clash In Bihar Over Exam, Case Filed Against Prashant Kishor

December 29, 2024 admin

New Delhi: A police case has been filed against election strategist-turned political leader Prashant Kishore, leaders of his Jan Suraaj party, a few coaching centre owners and 700 unknown protesters over the massive student protests in Bihar held on Sunday. They have been accused of “unauthorisedly” gathering people, instigating them and creating a law and…

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Retired IPS Officer Acharya Kishore Kunal Dies

December 29, 2024 admin

Patna: Retired IPS officer Acharya Kishore Kunal died of cardiac arrest in Patna on Sunday, his family said. An IPS officer of the 1972 batch, he was the chief of the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust (BSBRT). Kunal, 74, suffered cardiac arrest in the morning and was immediately taken to a hospital where he passed…

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Police Lathi Charge Students Protesting Bihar Public Service Exam Chaos

December 25, 2024 admin

Patna: Police in Patna lathi-charged a group of student protestors late Wednesday evening as they tried to occupy the offices of the Bihar Public Service Commission. A six-minute video shared by news agency ANI showed hundreds of young men and women, many chanting slogans and holding placards, flood streets and traffic junctions, and push past…

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Finally, The Headline Bihar Has Been Waiting For

December 23, 2024 admin

“Bihar will emerge as an investment destination.” That was the statement made by the late Ratan Tata, then chairman of Tata Sons and the Centre’s Investment Commission, in September 2006. Around the same time, Mahindra & Mahindra chairman Anand Mahindra promised that his group would enter the state in a “big way”. The slew of…

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Couple Tied To Pole, Thrashed By Mob In Bihar

December 22, 2024 admin

A couple was tied to a pole and thrashed by a crowd in Bihar Patna: A man and a woman were seen tied to a pole and thrashed by a crowd in a viral video. The police have confirmed the incident as from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. The two were in a relationship, the police said,…

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