Bihar

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it had not approved any modified version of Form 6, the statutory application used to enrol new voters, and sought records from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to determine who authorised…
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The monsoon is expected to remain active across large parts of India on Sunday, September 6, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rainfall at isolated places in several states, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar…
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Authorities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand have stepped up preparedness and begun evacuating people from vulnerable areas after a flash flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists,…
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday said the Bihar and Assam governments have officially withdrawn cases against protesters, adding that it has also received assurances that no action will be taken against demonstrators in Rajasthan.…
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Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has announced that his Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) will contest the upcoming Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Patna, framing the election as a referendum on the performance and promises of Bihar's new…
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The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls — an Election Commission exercise aimed at removing dead, duplicate and ineligible voters — is now being used beyond elections, with BJP governments in West Bengal and Bihar linking…
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Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar and supremo of the Janata Dal (United), is set to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, HT has learnt — a move that would require him to vacate the chief minister’s post. Five Rajya…
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Independent MP from Purnea, Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, was arrested by Patna Police late Friday night following high drama at his residence in connection with a 1995 forgery case, officials said. The arrest came after a…
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A growing wave of heritage tourism in India has placed Bihar firmly back on the cultural map. Long celebrated as a cradle of spiritual and intellectual movements that shaped Asian civilisation, the state is now being rediscovered by…
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The first phase of voting for the Bihar Assembly election concluded on Thursday with a record provisional voter turnout of 64.46%, the highest ever in the state’s electoral history, according to the Election Commission. Polling was held…
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