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Bihar got most workers in special trains, West Bengal the least: Data

TMC MP and leader of the party in Rajya Sabha, Derek O'Brien, however, said the West Bengal government was doing "all it takes" to fight the Covid pandemic, and accused the Centre of playing politics

Bihar: Coronavirus lockdown hits Betel leaf farmers in Muzzaffarpur

Some farmers told ANI that they are facing problems as there is shortage of labour and they are not able to send their produce to the market due to the lack of transport facilities

Prices remain muted despite decline in crop arrivals across mandis: CRISIL

Report points to the possibility of grains being hoarded by farmers and traders to be sold at a later date when mandi operations and logistics normalise

Rate of cases doubling slows to 7.5 days against 3.4 before lockdown: Govt

As per data on April 19, 18 states and UTs have shown an improvement than the national average doubling rate, Ministry of Health and Family Affairs Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said at a briefing.

Migrant woes spill on Surat roads for second day; workers complain of food

Thousands of migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, who work in factories in Surat, have been stuck in Pandol area due to the coronavirus lockdown

Guiding lives: How a Mumbai woman set up street schools to groom poor kids

To begin with, she started working with Delhi-based NGOs to help educate children in the remote areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Lockdown diaries: The arduous journey of a bereaved son from Delhi to Bihar

Working as a daily wage earner since he was only 14, Dipu was out of work but had planned to stay back at his shanty in Sarai Kale Khan until receiving the terrible news

Send back workers employed in rice mills: Telangana requests Bihar

Rao said if necessary he would talk to the Centre to arrange few special trains to bring back the Bihari migrant workers.

A Pandemic and an election: Covid19-led migration to test Bihar alliance

At the time of writing this report, more than 500 people have been tested in Bihar. The state has also reported 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and registered one death

Kapil Mishra to Bagga, polarising faces take centre stage in Delhi BJP

The next significant change in the population composition was brought about by migrants, largely from undivided Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Coronavirus: Bihar govt declares closure of schools, colleges till March 31

An announcement to this effect was made here by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar

Growth in loan disbursals lures job-seekers to Bihar's micro credit sector

Loans have become an important line of business in north Bihar.

Bihar govt to develop organic corridor in 13 districts to keep Ganga clean

Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar said implementation of the "agriculture roadmap" has given a major boost to both production and productivity

Televisions tell you a story: Why Bihar is cutting back on consumption

The first of a two-part series looks at how people in the poll-bound state of Bihar are cutting back on consumption expenditure

Bihar first NDA-ruled state to pass resolution against NRC: Tejashwi Yadav

Earlier in the day, the Bihar Assembly passed a resolution to not implement the NRC in the state

CAA: Protestors stage dharnas in Bihar, back Bhim Army's shutdown call

Chandrashekhar Azad had given a call for a nationwide shutdown to protest against a Supreme Court ruling over reservation in government jobs and quota in promotion

Baat Bihar Ki: Prashant Kishor hits out at Nitish over alliance with BJP

Kishor also rubbished the contention that a tie-up with the BJP was in the interest of Bihar, a claim Kumar has been making to defend his realignment with the saffron party

Kanhaiya Kumar's convoy attacked again, on way to anti-CAA rally in Bihar

Kumar is on a state-wide 'Jan Gan Man Yatra' which was launched on January 30, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, under the banner of 'Joint Forum Against NPR/NRC/CAA'.

Bihar: Shah seeks peoples' support for CAA; reiterates Nitish will lead NDA

On NPR, he said in state assembly on Monday last that his government agreed in principle to it as they did likewise when such an exercise was last conducted 10 years ago

NDA seat-sharing in Bihar not finalised; LJP says may contest all seats

The assembly election is likely to be held in October-November this year.