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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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Hygiene tracker, financial literacy module on cards as West Bengal joins Unicef to curb child marriage

KOLKATA: The state women and child development and social welfare department, and UNICEF, on Thursday launched several action plans to curb the high rate of child marriages reported in the state. The action plans have been launched after National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) indicated that, at 41.6%, Bengal, along with…

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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?

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Bihar to receive 559MW more power from Nabinagar plant

PATNA: The NTPC started commercial operation from the third and final unit of Nabinagar Power Generating Company (NPGC) at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district from Tuesday midnight. The electricity generation capacity of the unit is 660MW, out of which Bihar is to get 559MW henceforth.

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ECR for infrastructural development of railways in Bihar

PATNA: The East Central Railway (ECR) has claimed to have carried out ambitious projects like building of new rail bridges, new rail lines, gauge conversion, track doubling and advanced signalling work at different places in the state at an estimated cost of Rs 3,960 crore per year since 2014.

The Times of India

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

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Scattered rain in north Bihar for next 3 days

PATNA: North Bihar may witness thunderstorm, including gusty winds and lightning activities, over the next three days, said officials at the Patna meteorological centre on Wednesday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued forecast for isolated to scattered rainfall in the state over the next five days.

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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

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Two construction workers killed as mud wall collapses in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: Two labourers from Bihar were killed when a mud wall in a basement collapsed on them at a construction site in Sector-57 in Gurugram on Wednesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Nihal (22) and Hasim (28), residents of Araria district of Bihar.

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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

JD(U) Bihar president Umesh Kushwaha refutes Union minister RCP Singh over reduction in number of party's cells

PATNA: Refuting the allegations of Union minister and former JD(U) national president RCP Singh, the party’s Bihar president Umesh Singh Kushwaha on Tuesday said the number of cells in the state unit of JD(U) were reduced to 12 from 33 at the directive of the party’s ‘Sarvamanya’ (universally accepted) leader…

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Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and four other candidates from Bihar set to enter Rajya Sabha

PATNA: All five candidates in the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, including RJD president Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter Misa Bharti, are set to enter the Upper House of the Parliament without contesting the polls, as only five persons filed nomination against the five seats from the state…

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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

Shooting in Karnataka movie hall: 3 arrested from Bihar

HAVERI: Three people who had allegedly supplied the gun to the accused who shot a man watching the movie KGF-2 in a cinema at Shiggavi town in the district have been arrested from Bihar, police said on Tuesday.The survivor Vasanth Kumar Mugali is recovering in a hospital.

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Politics in Bihar revolving around just 1,200-1,300 families: Prashant Kishor

PATNA: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who will embark on a 3,200km ‘padyatra’ (foot march) in the state from October 2, said politics in Bihar has been in the stage of “inertia” since 1970s and all MLAs, MPs and ministers have been coming from mere 1200-1300 political families, irrespective of whoever…

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ONGC seeks permission from Bihar govt to conduct oil exploration in Buxar, Samastipur

PATNA: Bihar may soon be recognised as a mineral rich state as several fresh explorations for assessing presence of minerals are set to commence over the next few months.

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JD(U)'s Khiru Mahto, who was nominated in place of Union minister RCP Singh, files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

PATNA: JD(U)'s lone candidate for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha Khiru Mahto (68), who was nominated by the party in place of Union minister RCP Singh, on Monday filed nomination before the returning officer-cum secretary, Bihar Vidhan Sabha, in presence of CM Nitish Kumar and many top NDA…

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Bihar: Move to make Raxaul airport functional

MOTIHARI: After Darbhanga, the chances of opening of second airport in North Bihar have increased with East Champaran district administration accelerating its efforts to make the Raxaul airport functional.

The Hindu

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

The Times of India

Met predicts rain in north Bihar today

PATNA: Residents woke up to a pleasant Sunday with early morning showers, thunderstorm and gusty wind providing them the much-needed respite from the sweltering heat in most parts of the state. Patna and neighboring districts received light to moderate rainfall with a wind speed of 30-40kmph on Sunday.

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JD(U) drops RCP Singh, fields Khiru Mahto; BJP names its two candidates for Bihar Rajya Sabha bypoll

PATNA: In a major political development, the JD(U) on Sunday decided not to send its lone Union minister R C P Singh to the Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term.

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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.

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