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Over 40% women were married before they turned 18 in Bihar, WB and Tripura

High prevalence of child marriages was found in Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

Bihar records 595 new coronavirus cases, four additional fatalities

Bihar reported 595 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 241,533, as per a bulletin issued by the Health Department

Bihar records another 585 coronavirus cases, three additional deaths

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 239,125 as 585 more people tested positive for the infection while three fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,295, a health department bulletin said

Bihar: Nitish meets Kushwaha, sparking speculation on RLSP-JD(U) reunion

Amid buzz that former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may join hands again, following their recent meeting, the RLSP chief downplayed the speculations as premature guesswork

Bihar registers 457 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths take toll to 1,264

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 235,615 with 457 fresh cases, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,264, a health department bulletin said

No laxity in crime control will be tolerated: Nitish tells officials

Crime must be kept in check across Bihar and no laxity on this count shall be tolerated, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told officials during a meeting to review law and order in the state on Saturday

Foreign secretary Shringla's Nepal visit kindles hopes of traders in Bihar

Trade normalisation with Nepal is crucial to Bihar's economy

Bihar coronavirus update: State reports 763 fresh Covid-19 cases

Bihar's Covid-19 tally rose to 232,459 after 763 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, while four fresh fatalities took the death toll to 1,237

Will continue to raise corruption issues, make them public: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that his party will continue to raise the issues of corruption and make them public

Three Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Bihar's Gaya

Three bodies of Naxals have been recovered from the encounter spot

Tejashwi faces corruption charges, must not become leader of Oppn: JDU

The JD(U)'s demand came two days after party leader Mewa Lal Chaudhary resigned

Newly sworn in Bihar education minister resigns over corruption allegations

JD(U) MLA Mewalal Choudhury was suspended from the party in 2017 but was re-inducted later

Bihari NRIs congratulate Nitish Kumar, offer help in development of state

Congratulating Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his electoral victory, Indian Americans who trace their roots to Bihar have offered their services in the development of the eastern state

NDA to hold meeting in Patna to discuss Bihar election results

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is scheduled to hold a joint legislature party meeting here in Patna on Sunday over Bihar election results

Bihar registers 523 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths push tally to 1,167

Five more persons died of Covid-19 in Bihar, raising the death toll to 1,167, while 523 fresh cases took the tally to 225,499, the health department said in a bulletin

NDA to work with full dedication for balanced development of Bihar: PM Modi

He said the youth of Bihar have affirmed that the new decade will belong to the state and "aatmanirbhar Bihar" will be its roadmap

Crime rate down in Bihar courtesy the liquor ban, but so is state's revenue

Cases of domestic violence under Section 498A of the IPC (cruelty by the husband or his relatives) fell 37% since the liquor ban, while the crime rate - or cases per 100,000 women - fell 45%

NTPC shuts four units in Bihar plant after ash-mixed water reaches farmland

State-run powerproducer NTPC on Saturday shut down four of the seven units of its plant in Bihars Kahalgaon as a preventive measure, after some problem in the system caused water mixed with ash to

Vote in maximum numbers, set record: PM Modi's appeal to Bihar voters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to voters for the last phase of polls in Bihar to cast their votes in maximum numbers and set a new record

'Last election' appeal means Nitish Kumar has conceded defeat: Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram claimed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has conceded defeat by declaring the ongoing state assembly polls as the last election he is contesting