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Bihar: PM lauds Nitish Kumar's efforts to ensure safe drinking water supply

PM Modi lauded Nitish Kumar's good work to ensure safe drinking water supply in villages and said 7.5 million farmers in the state have been handed out Rs 6,000 crore cash under the PM-Kisan scheme

Virtual campaigning: BJP replaces rath with Zoom for election rallies

EC norms for physical campaigning push leaders to switch to virtual platforms

Bihar elections: 2.2 mn watched Nitish's 1st-ever virtual rally, says JDU-U

However, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav dubbed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's first-ever virtual rally "super flop with not more than 15,000 viewership across the state"

Bihar polls: Nitish gives govt report card, attacks Tejashwi, Tej Pratap

In the run-up to Bihar elections, in his first-ever virtual rally, CM Nitish Kumar said the leaders of opposition were making false statements to mislead people without knowing the ground realities

Nitish not a factor in Bihar polls, real fight between RJD, BJP: Tejashwi

With Bihar Assembly polls likely soon, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that there is no public base of Nitish in the state and the real fight is between his party RJD and BJP

Bihar polls: Tejashwi Yadav accuses CM Nitish of doing appeasement politics

The RJD leader said that Bihar's unemployment rate is around 46 per cent, which is one of the highest across the country

JDU cancels app launch, CM Nirish Kumar to address virtual rally on Sept 7

Following the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee, the JDU cancelled the launch of its app, JDUlive.com, which was scheduled for September 2

At least 9 children dead from AES at Muzaffarpur hospital, 70 diagnosed

As per the hospital's report on August 29, a total of 56 children were discharged so far after recovering post-treatment from the hospital

Bihar Police to review performance of personnel above 50 years of age

A letter in this regard has been issued to SP and Rail SP of all districts, asking them to send a list of such policemen

Nitish inaugurates, lays foundation stones of projects worth Rs 1469.73 cr

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 30 different schemes of irrigation and flood protection worth Rs 1469.73 crore of the Water Resources department here

Bus services resume in Bihar, to operate following Covid-19 guidelines

The notification was issued on Monday evening after a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of Crisis Management Group which was chaired by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar

SC Bihar govt reply on plea for consolidation of Tablighi members trial

A bench comprising justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna asked the state government to respond to the plea and posted the matter for hearing on Monday

Latest LIVE: State presidents urge Rahul Gandhi to take Congress leadership

Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan witnessed light to moderate rainfall, while Himachal Pradesh received a fresh yellow weather warning

As Bihar Assembly election gets nearer, Dalit politics gathers momentum

Dalits constitute nearly 16 per cent of the vote and 38 seats are reserved for them in the Assembly

LJP may withdraw support to Nitish Kumar-led govt in Bihar: Report

The Lok Janshakti Party may withdraw its support to the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar, its sources said on Friday

Bihar CM asks officials to create awareness about his govt's work

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked officials to apprise people, especially the new generation, of the development work carried out by the state government

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar condoles death of poet Rahat Indori

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday paid heartfelt tributes to Rahat Indori, who died at a hospital in Indore. In his condolence message, the chief minister, whose love for poetry is well known in the political circles here, described Indori as a "renowned poet and an excellent human being". "He ruled the hearts of his fans through his verses. He also penned lyrics for many film songs. His death has caused an irreparable loss to the world of Urdu poetry and literature", Kumar said and prayed for the departed soul and hoped that his bereaved family members would find the strength required to bear the grief. The 70-years-old poet, whose love for his home town led him to adopt the pen name "Indori" suffered a cardiac arrest barely a day after testing positive for COVID-19. He is best remembered for poems like "kisi ke baap ka Hindustan thodi hai" which aimed at making a political statement against marginalization of communities. His lyrics for movies like Munna

Bihar CM flags non-cooperation from Nepal at meeting with PM Modi on floods

Rivers originating in the neighbouring country have inundated several districts of the state

Flood victims block NH28, attack police in Muzaffarpur over relief material

As many as 69,03,640 people have been affected while 21 have died due to the floods in Bihar

Bihar govt decides to recommend CBI probe in Sushant Singh Rajput's case

The Bihar government has decided to recommend a CBI inquiry in the actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case after the deceaseds father made a request for it