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PATNA: Four teenagers died and another was seriously injured when they were hit by Jogbani-Danapur Vande Bharat Express (26301) while crossing railway tracks in Purnia district early on Friday morning.Sources said the railways has started a detailed investigation into the accident. Preliminary probe suggested that the victims, between 13 and 15 years of age, might…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Skill University on Saturday. By honouring Thakur, NDA govt signalled a strategic outreach to these communities and reinforced backward caste consolidation in the poll-bound state.The launch anchors a series of Bihar-centric youth empowerment initiatives worth over Rs 62,000 crore nationally, with a sharp focus…
Patna: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accompanied by election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, arrived in Patna on Friday night to review preparations for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections and oversee the implementation of electoral measures, officials said. The visit follows a briefing in New Delhi for 425 newly appointed observers, highlighting the…
NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, election strategist-turned-politician and the founder of Jan Suraaj Party, has triggered a political storm in poll-bound Bihar with his explosive corruption allegations against several state leaders. Interestingly, Prashant Kishor, who has often been accused by opposition parties of helping the BJP, has unleashed his tirade against the members of ruling NDA…
NEW DELHI: Bihar is all set for a bitter political slugfest over the issue of “illegal migration” – with Prime Minister Narendra Modi setting the stage for an all-out offensive against the opposition Mahagathbandhan. The PM’s charge comes amid a sustained opposition campaign against the BJP over allegations of “vote theft” in the poll-bound state….
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addressing a public gathering (ANI photo) PATNA: Moments after the Election Commission (EC) came out with the final electoral roll on Tuesday for the Bihar assembly elections, the opposition INDIA bloc reacted sharply, describing the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise as a “sham” while the ruling NDA welcomed describing it as…
NEW DELHI: Murder cases dipped by around 3% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau.In 2023, 27,721 cases of murder leading to 28,587 deaths were registered. In 2022, 28,552 cases of murder, resulting in 29,356 deaths, were registered.As per the report, UP recorded highest number of murder…
PATNA: BJP roped in Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh on Tuesday in order to fix the loose ends before the assembly elections due in Nov and realise the target set by Union home minister Amit Shah to win 80% of the 48 seats in Shahabad and Magadh regions.Shahabad region has 22 assembly seats. Shah, during his…
PATNA: Bihar will have a total electorate of 7.4 crore when state assembly elections are held, according to the final electoral roll published on Tuesday by the Election Commission of India. Overall, the voter count has dropped by 6%.The final number of voters arrived at after completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) has fallen…
Image used for representative purposes The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday released the final voter list for Bihar following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The revised list shows a significant increase in electors ahead of the state elections due this year.Voters added and deletedAs of 24 June 2025, Bihar had…
