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Bengaluru PG Murder: CCTV Footage Shows Bihar Woman Being Dragged, Stabbed To Death. Killer Abs

Bengaluru: A 24-year-old woman from Bihar was stabbed to death by a man at her paying guest accomodation at Koramangala on July 23. The killer is on the run and efforts are on to nab him. Meanwhile, the chilling CCTV footage of the entire incident has emerged two days after the murder, showing the young woman being murdered mercilessly as she cries for help. The deceased, identified as Kriti Kumari, was killed by the assailant who sneaked in at night and dragged her in the corridor before stabbing her multiple times. The incident allegedly happened on July 23 between 11:10  and 11:30 PM, as shown in the CCTV footage.  Police sources told news agency PTI that the victim was staying with another woman. A few days ago, her roommate had moved out of the payi...
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‘Unfit to be member’ — RJD MLC expelled for imitating Nitish, he calls it black day for democracy

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Sunil Kumar Singh was expelled from the Bihar Legislative Council for mimicking Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the House in February, its chairman Awadhesh Narain Singh announced Friday.The decision comes a day after the ethics committee report was tabled Thursday in the House. In its conclusion remark, the report, a copy of which has been reviewed by ThePrint, said Singh was “unfit” to be a member of the House. The expulsion is related to an incident in the House on 12 February when RJD members led by Singh, entered the Well and began taunting chief minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish on the switchover of alliance partners from the RJD to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The JD(U) rejoined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ahead ...
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RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Health Deteriorates, Admitted To Delhi AIIMS

Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after his health suddenly deteriorated. He is currently under the supervision of doctors, and his condition is reported to be stable. Family members are present at the hospital, ensuring his care and support. Photos of the former chief minister surfaced as Price Yadav on X posted, "The Messiah of the poor, National President, Honorable Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav has been admitted to Delhi AIIMS due to ill health. All the people of Bihar are praying to God that Lalu ji gets well soon." गरीबों के मसीहा राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष आदरणीय श्री लालू प्रसाद यादव जी को अस्वस्थ होने के चलते दिल्ली एम्स में भर्ती...
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Eye on Nitish, BJP’s stake, Modi govt gives Bihar Rs 58,000-cr-plus infra bonanza in budget

New Delhi: A day after snubbing Bihar over its demand for special status, the central government Tuesday announced an exhaustive list of initiatives for the state in the Union Budget, in what seems like a bid to placate the JD(U), second-largest constituent of the BJP-led NDA. With the initiatives, the BJP is also looking to raise its political stock in the state ahead of crucial assembly polls scheduled for next year. From the development of an Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor with an industrial node at Gaya to road connectivity projects worth Rs 26,000 crore, and financial support to the tune of Rs 11,500 crore for barrages, river pollution abatement and irrigation projects, Bihar featured prominently in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech. Show Full...
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Centre Denies Granting ‘Special Status To Bihar’, RJD Takes Dig At Nitish Kumar’s JD(U)

The centre on Monday denied granting 'special status' to Bihar, which was demanded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) in the all-party meeting.  JDU MP Ramprit Mandal asked the Finance Ministry if the government has planned to provide special status to Bihar and other most backward states to promote economic growth and industrialisation. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Monsoon session, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said "case for Special Category Status for Bihar is not made out". Chaudhary said that the special category status was granted in the past by the National Development Council (NDC) to some states which were characterised by a number of features necessitating special consideration. The centre cit...
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‘Case not made out’ for special category status for Bihar, says Centre

New Delhi: NDA ally Janata Dal (United) led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been continuously demanding a special status for Bihar. However, Modi government has clarified that Bihar’s case for special category status “is not made out”.This was also stated in a written reply in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in response to the question by JD(U) MP from Jhanjharpur Rampreet Mandal. Mandal asked the finance ministry if the government had any proposal to provide special status to the state of Bihar and other most backward states to promote economic growth and industrialisation. Show Full Article “The Special Category Status for plan assistance was granted in the past by the National Development Council (NDC) to some Sta...
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LS Dy Speaker’s Post, Special Status For Bihar & AP, NEET — Key Demands At All-Party Meeting

Ahead of the Parliament's Monsoon session, the Congress party on Sunday demanded the position of Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker for the opposition. Congress leader K Suresh informed that the grand old party, along with other INDIA bloc members, demanded the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's post for the opposition citing the convention, news agency PTI reported. Additionally, the Congress raised concerns about various paper leaks, including the prestigious NEET exam. Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, emphasised at the meeting that the opposition should be permitted to raise issues in Parliament. This call came after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju sought cooperation from all parties for the smooth functioning of the two Houses,...
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With Nitish & Naidu Backing NDA, Will Modi Grant Special Package To Bihar & Andhra?

Union Budget 2024: Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Nadu did their bit to help the BJP-led NDA to form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha election results were declared. Narendra Modi returned as the Prime Minister of India for a record third time. "It is now time to return the favour" — is this what Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar telling PM Modi as the Centre gears up to present the first Budget of the Modi 3.0 government? All Eyes On Nirmala Sitharaman's Modi 3.0 Budget The primary focus of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would be to limit the fiscal deficit.  The country will be closely watching her as she lays out the glide path for the targeted 4.5% fiscal deficit by FY-2026.  Nirmala Sitharaman will also be keenly watched to see w...
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Bihar Police Arrests Key Accused In Murder Of VIP Chief Mukesh Sahani’s Father

Jitan Sahani Murder Case: The Bihar police on Wednesday said that the key accused in the murder of Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani's father, Jitan, has been arrested. Kazim Ansari, the main accused, was arrested under Ghanshyampur police station of Bihar's Darbhanga district. Ansari confessed his involvement in the murder and said that he killed Jitan Sahani over money-related dispute. Bihar police posted on X that the incident was resolved through the joint efforts of the Special Investigation Team, formed on the direction of the Bihar Police Headquarters, the Special Task Force (STF) led by skilled officers, the Darbhanga district police, and the FSL team for the collection of scientific evidence. The police is taking further legal action i...
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‘Gundaraj In Bihar’: Tejashwi Yadav Hits Out At Nitish Govt Over Murder Of VIP Chief’s Father

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav condemned the alleged murder of Jitan Sahani, father of Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani. He lashed out at the Bihar and central government over the state's law and order situation and said that crimes are happening despite a double engine government in the state. Meanwhile, three people have been detained in connection with the alleged murder of Jitan Sahani. He was found murdered at his ancestral home in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Tuesday, with several stab injuries and cut marks on his chest and stomach.  Expressing condolences to the family, Yadav said: "We are very saddened by the murder of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani's father. We have deep condol...
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Importance of Manish Verma, 2nd ex-IAS whom Nitish grafted into JD(U) after RCP Singh

Patna: When Manish Verma was inducted into the Janata Dal (United) formally in Patna on 9 July, it was expected that parallels would be drawn between the former Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and Nitish Kumar’s former friend-turned-adversary R.C.P Singh.After all, there are two factors common between the two former civil servants that link them with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar — all the three hail from Nalanda district and are from the Kurmi caste.  Like Singh, who took voluntary retirement from the IAS in 2010, Verma took the same route in 2021. After he stepped out of civil services, the 2000-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer  joined Nitish Kumar’s inner coterie as advisor and is now seen as his confidant — a privilege which Singh previously enjoyed as someone who had...
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‘Gold man of Bihar’ is the real khatron ke kheladi

Wearing gold worth over 5 crore, Prem Kumar travels on his gold-plated Royal Enfield, and puts his faith in Lord Hanuman; he isn’t afraid of robbers and says his friends will protect him; Amarnath Tewary finds out if there is more to him than meets the eye Source link
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CRPF jawan killed, 2 cops injured in Manipur attack | India News – Times of India

GUWAHATI: A CRPF constable from Bihar was killed and two Manipur cops and an unidentified civilian were wounded Sunday in an ambush by suspected militants in Jiribam district, the conflict-ridden state’s new flashpoint bordering south Assam.CM N Biren Singh blamed the attack, the second one targeting security forces in just over a month, on an “armed group suspected to be Kuki militants”.Kuki Inpi Manipur, which represents the tribe, termed the ambush “a state-sponsored attack” carried out through “Meitei state forces and valley-based insurgent groups that include Arambai Tenggol”.The attack at Morbung village of the district took place when a joint CRPF and Manipur Police team was en route to the area for an operation.The slain CRPF staffer, 43-year-old Ajay Kumar Jha of Madhubani dist...
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Groom’s 2 kin shot dead over dance tiff | India News – Times of India

A groom's cousin and his brother-in-law were shot dead by some members of the wedding party from Bihar's Jamui after a fight during a dance turned violent in Patna's Danapur Saturday around 1.30am. "Vicky Yadav, Shubham, and Rishabh had an argument over something. They left the function only to return and open fire," said Vijay Shekhar, a relative of the groom Amit Singh.Amit's cousin Golden Singh sustained bullet wounds to the head, while Amit's brother-in-law Sarvendra Kumar Singh received two bullets in the chest. Both men were declared dead at a local hospital. var _mfq = window._mfq || []; _mfq.push(["setVariable", "toi_titan", window.location.href]); !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return;...
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Kerala, Uttarakhand Top NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24. Bihar Emerges As Worst Performer

New Delhi: Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as the top performer states in NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2023-24, which evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic, and environmental parameters, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer. According to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2023-24, India's overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score increased to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21, supported by significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land. Among states, Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as joint top performing states with a score of 79, followed by Tamil Nadu (78) and Goa (77). On the contrary, Bihar (57), Jharkhand (62) a...
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Should States get special packages outside Finance Commission allocations?

In the run-up to the Union Budget, Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, respectively, who are in a position to decide the political fate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, have demanded special financial packages for their respective States. These packages could potentially increase the fiscal burden on the Centre and also on other States. Should States get special packages outside Finance Commission allocations? Arun Kumar and Pinaki Chakraborty discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Prashanth Perumal J. Edited excerpts: What is the basis on which the Finance Commission determines how much money is allocated to different States? Do you think there is a case for States such as Bihar and Andhra ...
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NEET-UG ‘Paper Leak’ Case: CBI Arrests Kingpin ‘Rockey’ From Patna

The CBI on Thursday arrested the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG 'paper leak' case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the exam began. Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan, who hails from Nalanda district in Bihar, and is said to be a relative of mastermind Sanjeev Mukhia, was nabbed by the agency from outskirts of Patna, PTI quoted officials as saying. The CBI has been trying to apprehend him since the agency took over the case. His run came to an end Thursday morning when he was arrested by the agency, they said. CBI produced him before a special court in Patna which has remanded him to 10 days of CBI custody. The agency also conducted searches at three locations in Patna and nearby areas and one in Kolkata after his arrest. Earlier ...
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Bihar BEd CET 2024 Counselling Begins at biharcetbed-lnmu.in: Direct Link – Times of India

Bihar BEd CET counselling 2024: The Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), on behalf of the state government, has commenced the online registration for Bihar BEd CET counselling 2024. This process allows candidates who qualified for the Bachelor of Education (BEd) entrance exam held on June 25th to apply for admission into various BEd colleges across Bihar.The registration window opened today, July 11th, and will remain active until July 20th.To participate, candidates must visit the official website https://biharcetbed-lnmu.in/ and log in using their registration number and date of birth. During registration, they will have the opportunity to fill their college and course preferences.Bihar BEd CET Counselling 2024: Registration feeThe Bihar BEd CET Counselling 24 registration process...
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Flood-Like Situation In Bihar And Bengal, Flash Flood Warning In U’khand, Himachal — Updates

Several parts of the country are receiving heavy rains raising water levels in rivers over dangerous limits amid the threat of flooding. Flood-like situation prevailed in states, including Bihar and West Bengal, while the downpour exacerbated the flood situation in Assam where more districts are likely to be impacted.  The situation in Himachal and Uttarakhand remained grim with the met agency warning of flash floods. Here are the top weather-related updates from the country: - Many low-lying areas in West Bengal's sub-Himalayan region were reeling from a flood-like situation. Heavy rains are likely to occur till July 12 in the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and Alipurduar in Bengal. - Major rivers in Bihar were ...
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Monsoon 2024: Shah Dials Himanta As Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Bihar Rivers In Spate

Monsoon 2024: As monsoon rains continue to lash eastern parts of India, the flood situation remains dire, particularly in Assam and Bihar. With water levels in several rivers rising rapidly, the impact on the population and infrastructure is severe. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to assess the flood crisis.  Monsoon 2024: More Than 24.5 Lakh People Affected Across Assam, Bihar Grapples With Rising Water Levels In Rivers In Assam, the relentless rains have affected more than 24.5 lakh people across 30 districts. Major rivers, including the Brahmaputra and the Barak, are flowing above the danger mark at multiple locations, exacerbating the situation, news agency PTI reported. Districts such as Cachar, ...
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Bihar Govt Suspends 11 Engineers After 12 Bridges Collapse In 15 Days, Vows ‘Strictest Action’

Bihar government on Friday suspended 11 engineers in connection with the chain of recent bridge collapse incidents in the state. The decision was taken by the state government after a probe panel submitted its report to the Water Resources Department. "It was found that engineers were negligent and monitoring was ineffective… that is the main reason behind the collapse of small bridges and causeways in the state," Additional Chief Secretary of WRD, Chaitanya Prasad, told news agency PTI. The government has directed the Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd to immediately provide budget estimates for the speedy construction of new bridges and approve the said work. Besides this, new bridges will also be constructed in place of damaged bridges at the cost and r...
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Tejashwi’s ‘Jungle Raj’ Dig At Nitish Kumar, PM Modi As 10th Bridge In Bihar Crumbles In 15 Day

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav trained guns on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday over the incidents of collapsing bridges in the state. On Thursday, another instance of bridge collapse came to the fore making it the 10th such instance in a forthnight, an official said.  The latest incident was reported from Saran where two more bridge collapsed in the last 24 hours, said District Magistrate Aman Samir, reported news agency PTI. No casualty was reported after the structure, built 15 years ago by local authorities, crumbled this morning, the DM said.  The small bridge over the Gandaki river was situated in the Baneyapur block and used to connect several villages in Saran with the neighbouring Siwan d...
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Can 50% Reservation Ceiling Be Breached? All You Need To Know About Bihar’s Bid For 65% Quota

In a recent development, the Bihar government moved the Supreme Court challenging the Patna High Court Judgment striking down the two state laws that increased the reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. The high court set aside the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Act, 2023 and The Bihar (In admission in Educational Institutions) Reservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 as ultra vires and Source link
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Eighth Bridge Collapse In Bihar In 15 Days, Latest Incident Comes From Saran

Bihar, which has been in the news for its collapsing bridges, reported two other incidents in a day on Wednesday where bridges collapsed in Siwan and Saran district amid heavy rainfall in the region. The latest incident marks the eighth such incident in Bihar within the past 15 days. Fortunately, no one was injured during the incident. The collapse disrupted cmmunication between several villages and alo affected the local businesses. The access to hospitals and schools was also hindered due to the incident. As per a report by India Today, both bridges constructed over the Gandaki River have collapsed, one of which fell apart today. Locals stated that the cleaning of the riverbank was underway, only after the completion of which water would be released in...
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Oasis school’s rise, principal’s Bali trip after NEET-UG under CBI lens | India News – Times of India

HAZARIBAG: CBI started digging Tuesday into the journey of Hazaribag’s Oasis School from humble beginnings in 2012, when it had only 17 students, to a thriving CBSE institution as new evidence purportedly emerged of its arrested principal Ehsanul Haque’s alleged shady dealings, culminating in him becoming a key figure in the NEET-UG paper leak.The agency is investigating how the school expanded in the span of just over a decade and built infrastructure that many older institutions of the region can’t afford.The CBI team, which has returned to Hazaribag from Patna, is also probing how the principal of a relatively new school earned CBSE’s trust to become its city coordinator for the NEET-UG test.A coaching institute teacher believed to be an associate of Haque and his two arrested accomp...
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