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Police complaint against Tejashwi over '2 voter IDs'

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Even as Leader of Oppositon Tejashwi Yadav is yet to respond to the Election Commission's (EC) notice over suspicion of his possession of two Voter IDs -- Electoral Photo Identity Car... Read More


Bihar Cm okays domicile policy in teacher hiring

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- In yet another big pre-election announcement, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced preference to domicile in teachers' recruitment and it would be implemented from the next... Read More


Veteran leader, JMM patriarch passes away at 81

Ranchi, Aug. 5 -- Former chief minister and co-founder of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Shibu Soren, who played a key role in the creation of Jharkhand, breathed his last during treatment at a pri... Read More


Pratyaya Amrit to be new chief secy of poll-bound Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Ahead of the assembly election, senior Bihar IAS officer Pratyaya Amrit will take over as the Chief Secretary of Bihar from September 1. The General Administrative Officer (GAO) issue... Read More


'Guruji': A social justice crusader who also rose to be political icon

RANCHI, Aug. 5 -- A towering figure, creator of separate Jharkhand state and three-time former chief minister, who never completed his term, Shibu Soren, died in a Delhi hospital on Monday after a pro... Read More


3,360 schools have only 1 or 2 teachers

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Bihar has 3,331 schools with just one or two teachers and 29 schools without any teacher, while there are 14,213 schools with parent-teacher ratio of above 40, says the education depa... Read More


Bhagalpur: Five kanwariyas killed as vehicle comes in contact with live wire

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- At least five kanwariyas were killed while two were injured after a DJ music system atop a vehicle they were travelling in, came in contact with a live wire, near Mahant-Asthan villag... Read More


Rising rivers, incessant rain unleash chaos

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Relentless monsoon rains coupled with overflowing rivers have unleashed misery on the lives of thousands of people and taken its toll on critical road infrastructure, including the do... Read More


Nitish announces 'preference' to domicile in teachers' recruitment

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- In yet another big pre-election announcement, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced preference to domicile in teachers' recruitment and it would be implemented from the next... Read More


Patna HC orders reinstatement of teacher fired by appellate authority

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- The Patna High Court has directed that a teacher be reinstated in service, setting aside the order cancelling his appointment, terming it unsustainable in law. "The petitioner is dire... Read More