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Government of Bihar locks horns with Governor over autonomy of State universities

Govt. of Bihar & Raj Bhavan in conflict after latter's letter to V-Cs to follow only its orders. Education Dept. issued two letters in response, one to Raj Bhavan & other to V-Cs with fresh instructions.

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Bihar Governor orders all State varsities to heed only him

Trouble has been brewing between Raj Bhavan and the State government after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar reversed an order of the Bihar Education Department to freeze bank accounts of two officials

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Chargesheet filed in Aluva child murder case

Police file 645-page chargesheet in murder of 5-yr-old girl in Aluva after alleged rape by worker from Bihar. Evidence gathered by two teams who went to Bihar and New Delhi. 99 witnesses arrayed. Request for trial to begin soon, expected to conclude in 90 days.

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Bihar fodder scam: CBI Court sends 36 accused to prison

On Friday, Judge Vishal Shrivastava sentenced the final 36 to four years and also imposed a fine up to ₹1 crore on two people.

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JD(U) takes out torchlight procession to expose BJP's double standard on caste survey

PATNA: Workers of the Patna Mahanagar and the Patna Gramin district units of the ruling JD(U) on Friday took out a torchlight procession in the state capital here as part of the party’s state-wide “Pol Khol Halla Bol Abhiyan” to expose the BJP and the BJP-led Union government’s attempt to…

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Mumbai: Congress state working president Naseem Khan welcomes Lalu, Tejasvi, Akhilesh to INDIA meet

MUMBAI: Working President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former minister Arif Naseem Khan, while welcoming RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejasvi Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to INDIA alliance meet in Mumbai, has asked them to think about the welfare…

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Ex-Bihar MP Prabhunath Singh gets life imprisonment in 1995 double murder case

Supreme Court has sentenced RJD leader and former MP Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in double murder case of 1995. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court awards life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP Prabhunath Singh

The Supreme Court on September 1 ordered life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh in 1995 double murder case.

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Bihar BJP leaders mock Nitish Kumar’s ‘illusion of becoming PM’

Both leaders claimed that Mr. Kumar’s “illusion of becoming the Prime Minister” was going to shatter.

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Early Lok Sabha polls on cards, says CPI Andhra Pradesh Secretary

Echoing the views of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Communist Party of India Andhra Pradesh secretary K. Ramakrishna has said: ‘‘There are strong indications that the elections to Lok Sabha may be advances to December 2023’‘. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Mr. Ramakrishna, during his ‘bus yatra‘ from Visakhapatnam…

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Reducing festival holidays for schools triggers row in Bihar; BJP calls move ‘anti-Hindu’

The Bihar Education Department’s move to reduce the festival holidays from 23 to 11 during September-December in government schools citing the Right to Education Act (RTE) has triggered a controversy. Twelve such holidays have been cancelled and the change has been implemented for the remaining days of 2023. ‘’Tomorrow it…

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Two more arrested for Aadhaar-enabled Payment System fraud

Telangana State Crime Investigation Dept. arrested 2 more persons from Bengaluru & Kishangunj, Bihar in Dec. 2022 for unauthorised withdrawals from bank branches. Main accused Akram Alam, a customer service point agent, was arrested in same month. Retired govt. official complained of ₹24,000 unauthorised withdrawals. Accused were using silicone moulds…

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RJD accuses Centre of attempting to block caste survey in Bihar

On PMO’s directions, there is an attempt to block the caste survey which is almost complete in Bihar.

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Only Centre can conduct census, Union tells SC in Bihar caste survey case

Union government affirms only Centre can conduct census/akin activities. Affidavit states Centre committed to uplift SCs/STs/SEBCs/OBCs. Supreme Court refused to stay Bihar survey, noting no right to privacy violation. Patna HC upheld survey legality. Petitions argued survey violated Constitution, Census Act, Rules.

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Bihar man rapes woman he became friends with after accidental missed call, sentenced to jail

BOKARO: A man from Bihar was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Monday by a court in Jharkhand's Bokaro district for raping a 23-year-old woman.

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Gujarati 'thug' remark: Ahmedabad court summons Bihar's dy CM Tejashwi Yadav in defamation case

AHMEDABAD: A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on Monday issued summons against the Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav seeking his presence on September 22 over his alleged remark, “Looking at the present condition of the country, only Gujaratis can be cheats (thug).”

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Fodder scam | Special CBI Court of Ranchi acquits 35, finds 89 guilty

The Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court of Ranchi on Monday pronounced the verdict in the fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal of public money from the Doranda treasury. Out of 124 accused, the court acquitted 35 and found 89 guilty. All the accused had to appear physically…

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I have no personal desire to hold any post in INDIA, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Amid buzz in political circles was that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar might be appointed as INDIA convener at its Mumbai meeting on August 31 and September 1, he said that he had no “personal desire” to hold any post in the Opposition alliance. The Opposition BJP in Bihar took…

The Times of India

Bihar Education dept orders prefabricated classrooms, guest teachers to overcome shortage in govt schools

PATNA: The Bihar Education Department has ordered government schools facing shortage of classrooms to construct prefabricated classrooms to accommodate students, an official said.

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BJP feeling threatened due to INDIA’s unity, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said BJP threatened by Opposition unity; INDIA to meet in Mumbai to discuss strategy; Tejashwi Prasad Yadav attacked PM Modi for selling public assets to private companies; RJD's Jha accused PMO of being guilty in caste-based survey.

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Prashant Kishor taunts Kanhaiya Kumar

Prashant Kishor taunts Kanhaiya Kumar's appointment as NSUI in-charge; Shakeel Ahmad Khan slams him. Kishor questions Congress' presence in Bihar, Khan says those not standing with them are supporting govedrnment. Kanhaiya Kumar given big responsibility due to his calibre and talent. Kishor declined Sonia Gandhi's offer to join Congress last…

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Man from Bihar booked in Lucknow for breaching Yemen travel ban

LUCKNOW: A 28-year-old resident of Siwan district of Bihar was booked by Sarojini Nagar police of Lucknow for breaching Yemen travel ban.

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Pakistan spy arrested in Kolkata, sensitive documents seized

An alleged Pakistan spy, who is a resident of Bihar, was arrested from Kolkata and sensitive documents were seized from his possession, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

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Caste-based survey exercise in Bihar completed, now the data is being compiled: Nitish Kumar

Talking to reporters in Patna, Mr. Kumar said, “The caste-based headcount exercise in the State has been completed. Now the data is being compiled and it will soon be made public”.

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