Bihar

Chair hurled at Nitish Kumar during Samadhan Yatra in Aurangabad
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Nitish Kumar reached the Barun block to inaugurate the panchayat building, and attend a programme there, when a chair fell in front of him. Following the incident, security personnel surrounded the Chief Minister and took him away after the event. The local police started the investigation to identify that person responsible for hurling the clair on CM Nitish Kumar.
Explainer: The positives and flipside of a caste census
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The caste census is a caste-wise breakup of the population that enlists all scheduled and unscheduled castes in terms of both numbers and percentage. India's first caste census was conducted in 1881. In January 2017, instead of the poverty line, the Union government agreed to use Socio-Economic Caste Census as an instrument for identification of beneficiaries and transferring funds for social schemes in rural areas.
Nitish slams IPS officer for posting complaint against senior on Twitter
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"If an officer is tweeting on a public platform, it is the ugliest thing. They should avoid using social media to register complaints against seniors. I always say that whenever any case comes, it needs to be filed with the competent authority for investigation. If someone wants to lodge complaints against their senior officers, there is a right forum to to do so. It will be investigated in the right manner.
Bihar BJP Prez alleges Minister's role into teen's murder in Muzaffarpur case
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While uploading a Facebook post, Jaiswal, attributing the statements of local protestors, alleged that the accused involved in Kanti firing are connected with Mansoori. The BJP leader also alleged that the firing took place on his orders. The local residents are angry after the murder of an 18-year-old protester.
Mahagathbandhan rally in Purnea will not impact Amit Shah's programmes: BJP
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On the same day, Amit Shah will address a rally in Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district. "The rally of Mahagathbandhan will not affect the rally of Amit Shah. I firmly believe that the JD-U will be destroyed by the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the BJP will win with a big margin in Bihar," BJP MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav said.
Upendra Kushwaha not the JD-U Parliamentary Board President: Lalan Singh
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"During the party election on December 5, 2022, there was only one poll held and that was for party's national President. No other polling took place to elect the President of the JD-U Parliamentary Board. Upendra Kushwaha is only a MLC of the party and not holding any post," he said in a media interaction here. After becoming the national President of the party, Lalan Singh said that there was no committee formed.
Upendra Kushwaha talking the language of someone else, says Nitish
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During the Samadhan Yatra in Banka, he said: "We have given respect in the party. He left the party and joined thrice. Still, we have given him respect. We have made him MLA, MLC, Rajya Sabha MP from our party. Suddenly, he is talking like this." "I don't understand what has happened in the last two months. He is talking every day. The way he is giving statements in the media everyday, it looks like he is talking for someone else.
RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh calls Nitish 'Jhasebaz'
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Addressing a gathering in a 'Kisan Panchayat' in Motihari, he said: "He (Nitish Kumar) is giving a slogan to the people not to come into the trap of insidious persons and give their votes to Nitish Kumar... The biggest spoofer is suggesting people not come under the trap of insidious persons."
Rs 1.5L cash, documents stolen from Bihar Leader of opposition's residence
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Gaurav Kumar, an office-bearer at Sinha's office moved an application with the Gandhi Maidan police station and alleged that former personal assistant, Shivam Kumar stole the cash, watch and important documents from his bag. Shivam Kumar is a native of Samar village under the Nanpur police station in Sitamarhi district.
Lalu's family is biggest exploiter of EBCs: Upendra Kushwaha
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"RJD has celebrated the birth anniversary of Jagdev Babu on Wednesday and shouted for 90:10 ratio with 90 percent belonging to EBC and OBC. I want to ask them how many people of EBC were promoted by Lalu's family in the last 33 years? Jagdev Babu dreamed that EBC people would share power in the government. The Lalu family stayed in power for 15 years and is now sharing power in Bihar," Kushwaha said during the birth anniversary celebrations organized by a non political organization Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad in Patna on Thursday.
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