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Nitish releases Rs.1,247 cr under hiked pension disbursements

PATNA, Aug. 11 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday released Rs.1,247.34 crore via direct benefit transfer (DBT) for over 11.2 million social security pension beneficiaries, following his Ju... Read More


CBI traces girl missing from West Bengal for 2 yrs in Raj, 5 arrested

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- Five men were arrested after a minor West Bengal girl who had been missing for two years was traced to Pali in Rajasthan by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), police said. ... Read More


Not obligated to publish list of deletions: EC to SC

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that it is under no legal obligation to prepare or publish a separate list of nearly 65 lakh names not included ... Read More


EC issues notice to Dy CM over double enrolments

PATNA, Aug. 11 -- The electoral registration officer (ERO) of 182-Bankipur assembly constituency-cum-deputy collector of land reforms, Patna Sadar, on Sunday evening issued a notice to Bihar's deputy ... Read More


Jailed RJD MLA's aide arrested for Rs.50-L extortion bid from builder

PATNA, Aug. 11 -- A joint team of STF and Patna police on Saturday night arrested Sunil Kumar alias Sunil Mahajan, a business partner of RJD MLA Ritlal Yadav, in connection with the allegedly demandin... Read More


Nitish ties 'rakhi' to tree to push green drive

PATNA/BETTIAH, Aug. 10 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday tied a rakhi to a tree to spread awareness on environmental conservation on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Accompanied by Deput... Read More


'Shah didn't address key issues'

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday flayed Union home minister Amit Shah for not making any statement regarding state's progress, unemployment, migration and p... Read More


Monu Singh among 3 wanted criminals arrested, say police

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- Three wanted criminals, including Monu Singh of the Sonu-Monu gang who was on the run after alleged firing on former Mokama MLA Anant Singh and two suspects of the murder of convicte... Read More


Uploaded Bihar draft roll's format tweaked?

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) appeared to have altered the format of at least some parts of the draft electoral roll for Bihar available on its website, replacing a machine-... Read More


'clerical error':1 house written as address of 230 voters in S.I.R. draft rolls

JAMUI, Aug. 10 -- A clerical error in the recently published electoral rolls has caused confusion among 230 voters in a village in Bihar's Jamui district. The mistake resulted in all of them being lis... Read More