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Bihar polls: BJP President Nadda urges people to vote in large numbers

As polling began for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections and bypolls in 10 states, BJP President JP Nadda appealed to people to come out in large numbers and ensure their participation

Nitish Kumar will never become CM again after Nov 10: Chirag Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party President Chirag Paswan said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will never become the CM again, after November 10

The recovery rate of coronavirus patients reaches 95.87% in Bihar

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients reached 95.87% in Bihar, while 800 fresh cases took the tally of positive cases to 2,16,763 in the state, health department bulletin said

Bihar elections: Agriculture minister booked for violating code of conduct

Bihar Agriculture Minister and BJP candidate Prem Kumar was booked for violation of the poll panel's model code of conduct, police said

Under our govt, Bihar's youth will enjoy 85% reservation in jobs: Tejashwi

The RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said said that almost 85% of jobs in the government sector will be reserved for local youth in Bihar if his party is voted into power

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll climbs to 1,065, tally rises to 213,382

Bihar reported seven more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the death toll to 1,065, while the tally mounted to 2,13,382 with 678 fresh cases, a health department bulletin said on Tuesday.

Elect NDA to fast-track development: Pradhan's appeal to people of Bihar

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted achievements of the centre and the Bihar government and appealed to the people to return NDA to power so that more development could be done

Works worth Rs 1,559 cr done in Bihar out of package of Rs 1.25 trn: Cong

Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala claimed that works worth only Rs 1,559 cr, out of the special package of Rs 1.25 trn announced by PM Modi in 2015 for Bihar

Entry of parachute candidate triggers mass resignation in JDU unit in Sakra

Party workers were miffed as many senior JD-U leaders were present in the party and strengthened it at the grassroots level but the party gave the ticket to Ashok Kumar Chaudhary

1,510 candidates in fray for 2nd phase of Bihar elections after scrutiny

A total 1,510 candidates are left in the fray for the second phase of polling to 94 assembly seats in Bihar after the scrutiny of nomination papers

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll breaches 1,000-mark; recovery rate touches 94%

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll crossed the 1,000-mark as seven more patients succumbed to the disease, while 912 fresh infections pushed the state's caseload to 205,123

Why Bihar's economic growth is picking up despite absence of big industries

Even as national GDP growth declined to 6.1% in 2018-19 and to 4.2% the next year, Bihar's GSDP growth rose to 9.3% and 10.5%, respectively

Bihar records 94% Covid recovery rate; gets world's No 1 position: Minister

Bihar's Covid-19 recovery rate touched 94.24%, which is the highest among all states of India and countries having registered more than 100,000 positive cases

Deconstructing Nitish Kumar

Book review of The Battle for Bihar: Nitish Kumar and the Theatre of Power

K K Tewary demands Bihar Congress in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil's resignation

Tewary was a two-time Member of Parliament from Buxar in Bihar in 1980 and 1984 and was a Union minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government.

Tejashwi to seek re-election from Raghopur, Tej Pratap moves to Hasanpur

Tej Pratap Yadav has relinquished Mahua constituency in Vaishali district this time, and is set to file nomination from Hasanpur, while his brother Tejashwi is seeking re- election from Raghopur

52,000 voters opt for postal ballots in 71 constituencies for Bihar polls

More than 52,000 voters belonging to Senior Citizen and PwD categories, have opted to exercise the facility to vote through postal ballots in the forthcoming phase 1 of Legislative Assembly of Bihar

Shiv Sena to contest around 50 seats in Bihar, says party MP Anil Desai

The Shiv Sena on Thursday released a list of 22 leaders who will campaign in Bihar

Ram Vilas Paswan, a man for all seasons in politics, cremated in Patna

The mortal remains of Ram Vilas Paswan, a man for all seasons and one of the tallest leaders spawned by the Dalit community, were consigned to flames in Patna on Saturday with full state honours

Modi, Shah, Rahul, Nitish, Uddhav named star campaigners for Bihar polls

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackeray's names have been given as star campaigners for their respective party in the state assembly elections