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No need for anti-conversion law in Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar

BJP hardliners such as Union minister Giriraj Singh have been stressing on the need for an anti-conversion law

The Hindu

Lalu fined ₹6,000 in 2009 model code violation case

The supporters of the former Bihar chief minister, who gathered outside the court, welcomed the verdict and garlanded their leader

The Hindu

Bihar: Minor girl raped in moving bus in Champaran, 2 arrested

A minor girl was allegedly raped inside a bus by three persons in the Bettiah city of Bihar's West Champaran district on Wednesday, police said. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Lalu Yadav fined Rs 6,000 in 13-year-old poll code violation case

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was fined Rs 6,000 in a 13-year-old poll code violation case on Wednesday by a special court in Jharkhand's Palamu. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Manjhi complains of 'suffocation' in NDA

He regrets having resigned as Bihar CM

The Hindu

Bihar caste count | Rohingya, ‘people from Bangladesh’ should not undertake exercise, says State BJP chief

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says ‘pata nahi’ (he is not aware)

The Hindu

Bihar: State govt to take suggestions on caste-based census from all political parties, says CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar government on Thursday approved a caste-based census in the state. The government has allocated Rs 500 crore for the survey. The exercise will be completed by February next year. Full story on Dynamite News:

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The Bihar government’s caste-count

Why has the State BJP backed the exercise, while the Centre is opposed to a caste census?

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Caste-based census to be held in Bihar; Centre to hold sessions on rights of gig workers, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu

India’s excess mortality crossed 7 lakh in 2020

Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat had the highest number of excess deaths due to COVID-19

The Hindu

Caste-based census to be held in Bihar

All-party meeting on the caste census chaired by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unanimously gives nod to start the mega exercise

The Hindu

Eight BJP candidates from Uttar Pradesh file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

The BJP has fielded eight candidates from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and two from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and one each from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1059: Four detained in Moosewala murder, ink thrown on Rakesh Tikait

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Punjab, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Bihar and Nepal.

Newslaundry

News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance

Ties may come under strain again during Presidential polls in July

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In India's Mobile-Payments Boom, Even Beggars Get QR Codes

A beggar in the eastern Indian state of Bihar strolled through a train station one recent weekday, toting a metal pail for cash and a tablet computer with a QR code stuck on the back.

Daily Mirror

'Spider girl', 2, has two extra arms and legs sticking out of her waist

The family of the young girl, from a village in Nawade, Bihar in India, are now pleading with local authorities to help them as they try to improve their daughter's quality of life

The Hindu

RCP Singh out, JD(U) names its Jharkhand chief as RS nominee from Bihar

Mr. Singh will have to resign from the Union Cabinet unless he can get BJP to send him to the Upper House.

The Hindu

Bihar to allow exploration of India’s ‘largest’ gold reserve in Jamui

Jamui has 222 million tonnes, says survey

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Top Naxal commander found dead in Bihar

Sandeep Yadav was found dead under mysterious circumstances.

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ED raids in Jharkhand, Bihar in money laundering case linked to IAS officer Pooja Singhal

Pooja Singhal was arrested by the ED in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged embezzlement of MNREGA funds

The Hindu

Nitish Kumar renews call for caste census in state; anxious BJP watches from sidelines

In his twin decisions - regarding launching the Bihar caste census and not nominating R.C.P. Singh as Rajya Sabha nominee as yet, Nitish Kumar is trying to chart a course away from the BJP

Newslaundry

Journalist 'shot dead' outside his home in Bihar's Begusarai

A journalist in Bihar's Begusarai was "shot dead" on May 20 outside his home in Sakho village, the Wire reported today.

The Hindu

Steel Minister R.C.P. Singh's fate hangs in the balance of JD(U)-BJP relations

In 2019, the JD(U) had argued that the party should get proportional and not ‘symbolic’ representation in the NDA Cabinet

The Hindu

Bihar Police accused of demolishing nine huts in West Bengal's Malda

The uprooted people lodged a police complaint and alleged that a TMC supporter Ganesh Pramanik had bribed Bihar Police personnel

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 220: Pawan Jaisawal’s death, Bihar child’s encounter with CM

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and freelance journalist Vishnu Narayan.

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