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SIR prompted high voter turnout in Bihar, says EC

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- The impressive voter turnout in the two-phase Bihar Assembly election may have given pollsters ample fodder to debate the reasons behind the higher participation of electors. However... Read More


Spike in voters in Seemanchal leaves poll pundits confused

PURNEA, Nov. 13 -- The sharp increase in voters' turnout has left psephologists confused. Political parties on the other hand, have started claiming their victory. Against 2020 assembly elections over... Read More


Congress veteran in Bihar Shakeel Ahmad quits party

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Shakeel Ahmad resigned from the party's primary membership on Tuesday, hours after polling concluded in the state Assembly elections.... Read More


8 minor girls rescued, 3 orchestra operators held

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- In a joint operation by the Mission Mukti Foundation and Gopalganj police, eight minor girls were rescued and three orchestra operators arrested on Wednesday for allegedly engaging i... Read More


Bhojpur: Woman, 3 kids die by suicide

BUXAR, Nov. 13 -- A 30-year-old woman and her three children, aged between one and three years, allegedly died by suicide in Buxar district on Wednesday after a dispute with her husband over buying sm... Read More


Heightened patrol after bear attacks

Mussoorie, Nov. 13 -- Panic has spread across several parts of Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts after bear attacks left three people injured in recent weeks, one of them critically. The increasing mo... Read More


U'khand okays database of families, assign unique ID

Dehradun, Nov. 13 -- The state cabinet, chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Wednesday approved the 'Devbhoomi Family Scheme", which seeks to create a comprehensive database of families r... Read More


Exit polls predict big NDA victory in Bihar

PATNA, Nov. 12 -- Exit Polls on Tuesday predicted a return of the NDA government in Bihar with a big victory over the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance, and a disappointing show by Prasha... Read More


Samastipur youth among 13 killed in Red Fort blast

PATNA, Nov. 12 -- A 22-year-old cab driver from Bihar's Samastipur district was among the 13 victims of the powerful explosion that rocked the area near the Red Fort Metro station in Delhi on Monday e... Read More


ghatsila bypoll remains largely peaceful with 74.63% turnout

JAMSHEDPUR, Nov. 12 -- Around 74.63% of the 256,000 voters cast their ballots in the Ghatsila assembly by-election till 5 pm on Tuesday, roughly two percentage points lower than the turnout in the 202... Read More