Patna, March 4 – Bihar’s opposition BJP took to the streets on Saturday and organised sit-ins across Bihar against Congress minister Abdul Jalil Mastan, demanding his dismissal for asking people to throw shoes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph. Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar said the BJP will continue to protest against Mastan and would intensify it in the coming days to put pressure on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to sack the Excise and Prohibition Minister.
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Order CBI probe into test paper leak: Bihar opposition
Patna, Feb 27 – The issue of Bihar Staff Selection Commission question paper leak on Monday rocked the state assembly, with opposition BJP and its allies demanding a CBI probe due to alleged involvement of two politicians of the ruling Grand Alliance. The state government should recommend a CBI probe into the leak as the involvement of two leaders of the ruling dispensation has been reported, Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar said in the assembly.
Shahabuddin brought to Delhi, lodged in jail 2 of Tihar prison
RJD leader and former MP Shahabuddin under tight security at New Delhi railway station for shifted to Tihar Central Jail from Patna in New Delhi on Sunday . Controversial RJD leader Shahabuddin, brought to Delhi by train early this morning, has been lodged in jail number 2 of Tihar prisons amid foolproof security.
Bihar: World’s longest human chain against alcoholism
Patna, Jan 21 : More than 20 million people came out on the street on Saturday joining hands together to form the world’s longest human chain against alcoholism in Bihar. The participants included schoolchildren, college students, teachers, leaders, officials and common men.
India boat accident toll rises to 26, more dead feared
Indian rescue workers search for victims of a boat accident on the river Ganges near Patna on January 15, 2017. / AFP / –
Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan discharged from hospital
Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan, who was admitted to the ICU of a hospital after he complained of breathlessness, has been discharged today. “Paswan has been discharged from the hospital after hisfull recovery,” Doctor Pramod Kumar, head of Cardiology unitof PARAS HMRI hospital, where the minister was admitted, said.
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City parks and major hotspots brimmed with revellers on Sunday as people ventured out with family members, friends and relatives to soak in the festive spirit and usher in… Police claimed to have busted a biker gang, including its kingpin Manish Malik, following the arrest of five people from the Patna College area on Sunday. Several… The stage is all set for the 34th Kalchakra puja to begin with the Dalai Lama conducting ritual preparations at Kalchakra ground on Monday.
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A Class IX student of DAV Public School Walmi Complex had to get medical attention after a schoolteacher allegedly beat him up inside the school on Tuesday. Students of Patna Women’s College today organised pre-Christmas events to spread festive cheer among the transgender and rickshaw-puller communities as part of an outreach… The ongoing strike by employees of the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation has completely paralysed the state-run corporation’s hotels across the state.
Demonetization will meet fate of Congress’ ‘Nasbandi’: Lalu Prasad Yadav
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Saturday said demonetization would meet the fate of ‘Nasbandi’ of the Congress rule and announced protest across Bihar on December 28. During a day-long meeting of RJD MPs, ministers, legislators and office-bearers, Prasad and other leaders of the party highlighted people’s woes following the scrapping of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes. Addressing the RJD leaders, Prasad criticised the move and said, “It will meet the fate of ‘nasbandi’ during the Congress rule in the past.”