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As many as 69,03,640 people have been affected while 21 have died due to the floods in Bihar. (Photo- AFP)

Bihar flood victims block NH28, attack police in Muzaffarpur over relief material

Three police personnel, including the station house officer, were injured and 12 have been arrested so far

07 Aug 2020 2:50 PM

Bhojpuri actress Anupama Pathak commits suicide. (Photo- Facebook)

Bhojpuri actress Anupama Pathak commits suicide at her residence in Mumbai

Pathak, 40, was found hanging at her rented flat on Sunday, police said

07 Aug 2020 10:25 AM

Jailed RJD chief Lalu Yadav has been shifted to the official residence of the hospital director located on the premises. (PTI Photo)

Lalu Yadav shifted to RIMS director's residence amid COVID-19 fear

Doctors said that he is suffering from heart, renal and other serious diseases and needed to be kept away from COVID-19 patients

06 Aug 2020 3:09 PM

Some real estate developers are sponsoring the return of guest workers and also facilitating their quarantine as per guidelines. (PTI Photo)

Employers bring back guest workers to cities

Maharashtra has undertaken initiatives to invite locals to participate in the infra projects undertaken by the government

19 Jul 2020 1:50 PM

All major rivers above danger mark in Bihar. (PTI Photo)

Rising water levels in rivers spark panic in Bihar

The major cause of concern for the government has been the rising water level in four rivers - Kosi, Bagmati, Kamala Balan and Mahananda

17 Jul 2020 3:56 PM

The collapsed bridge in Gopalganj. (Twitter/Majid Alam)

Political slugfest begins in Bihar as bridge collapses 29 days after inauguration

Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

17 Jul 2020 10:23 AM

Representational image. (AFP)

Nepal returns Indian national arrested during firing incident near border

The district administration and SSB officials confirmed the development and claimed the “situation near the border was under control”.

13 Jun 2020 7:12 PM

Visuals of the injured being taken to a Sitamarhi hospital. (ANI)

Nepal border troops kill one, injure two others in alleged unprovoked firing

An Indian national, Laagan Yadav (45), has been taken into custody by the Nepal border police.

12 Jun 2020 3:50 PM

Nearly 2.45 lakh migrant labourers have been sent in 192 trains to various states. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra sends home over 2 lakh migrant workers

Besides, 1.41 lakh labourers have been sent to Maharashtra state border through state transport buses

17 May 2020 12:04 PM

Bihar government is planning to do skill profiling of migrant workers who are being brought back. (PTI Photo)

Bihar mulls skill profiling of migrant workers

More than 2 lakh migrant workers have reached Bihar and many more are expected to return home

08 May 2020 10:51 AM

A medical official measures the temperature of a passenger using an infrared thermometer, following the outbreak of coronavirus at a railway station. (Photo- PTI)

Coronavirus cases in Bihar rise to 23

Among the 23 confirmed cases, one patient has died while another has been discharged from hospital upon full recovery

01 Apr 2020 2:58 PM

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Nitish has not one but three crises coming up

There's the coronavirus, return of thousands of workers and the early arrival of brain fever

28 Mar 2020 8:11 PM

Representational Image. (PTI)

Bihar woman delivers baby in ambulance as borders closed between Kerala and Karnataka

Karnataka police allegedly refused to allow the ambulance carrying her to cross the border to Mangaluru to reach the hospital

28 Mar 2020 3:20 PM

Passengers wearing masks wait at Jaiprakash Narayan Airport in Patna on Tuesday after it was announced that domestic airline services would be suspended from midnight Wednesday, March 25 onwards for 21 days. (Photo | PTI)

As Bihar braces for return of migrants, one more person tests positive for COVID-19

The state administration is worried about the growing threat of an outbreak as a huge migrant population returns home from other states.

25 Mar 2020 12:08 PM

"They should go wherever they want," Bihar Chief Minister and JDU supremo Nitish Kumar said on Thursday when asked of Prashant Kishor and Pavan Verma's repeated questions about the party's stand's on the newly enacted Citizenship Act. (Photo: File)

'Go wherever you want': Nitish Kumar to party men fighting over CAA

JDU spokesperson and national general secretary Pavan Verma has questioned his party's alliance with BJP in Delhi Assembly polls.

23 Jan 2020 11:52 AM

They blocked the highway by burning tyres. While at Vaishali, the highway was blocked by the RJD workers with the help of buffaloes. (Photo: ANI)

RJD calls for Bihar bandh, supporters use buffaloes to block highway

At Darbhanga, RJD workers and supporters protested bare chest, sloganeering against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and central government.

21 Dec 2019 10:29 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JD(U), a BJP ally, on Tuesday appeared divided on supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, with two top party functionaries calling the legislation "discriminatory and unconstitutional". (Photo: File)

'Reconsider support': JD(U) divided over CAB, leaders advice Nitish Kumar

However, the JD(U) came under opposition fire for supporting the CAB in Parliament.

10 Dec 2019 7:04 PM

Government vehicles, which are over 15-years-old have been banned across Bihar, while commercial vehicles of the same age will be stopped from plying in Patna and adjacent regions, the state government said on Monday. (Photo: File)

Government vehicles older than 15 years banned in Bihar

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar emphasised on reducing pollution and said farmers found burning stubble will not be given agricultural subsidy.

05 Nov 2019 10:40 AM

Bihar Sugarcane Industries minister Bima Bharti's son Raj Kumar and his cousin Sanjay Kumar were beaten up by a group of people near Bhatgama village of the district. (Photo: Facebook/ Bima Bharti)

Bihar Minister Bima Bharti's son beaten up, hit with butt of revolver

The minister demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in beating her son.

04 Nov 2019 9:08 AM

Currently, Patna, Bodhgaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea and Bhagalpur are among the top-performing clusters in Bihar.

OYO to expand footprint in Bihar, create 700 new jobs

The company aims to double its efforts in delivering a high-quality and trusted hospitality experience to guests.

25 Oct 2019 9:35 AM

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