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Elect NDA to fast-track development: Pradhan's appeal to people of Bihar

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted achievements of the centre and the Bihar government and appealed to the people to return NDA to power so that more development could be done

Works worth Rs 1,559 cr done in Bihar out of package of Rs 1.25 trn: Cong

Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala claimed that works worth only Rs 1,559 cr, out of the special package of Rs 1.25 trn announced by PM Modi in 2015 for Bihar

Entry of parachute candidate triggers mass resignation in JDU unit in Sakra

Party workers were miffed as many senior JD-U leaders were present in the party and strengthened it at the grassroots level but the party gave the ticket to Ashok Kumar Chaudhary

1,510 candidates in fray for 2nd phase of Bihar elections after scrutiny

A total 1,510 candidates are left in the fray for the second phase of polling to 94 assembly seats in Bihar after the scrutiny of nomination papers

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll breaches 1,000-mark; recovery rate touches 94%

Bihar's Covid-19 death toll crossed the 1,000-mark as seven more patients succumbed to the disease, while 912 fresh infections pushed the state's caseload to 205,123

Why Bihar's economic growth is picking up despite absence of big industries

Even as national GDP growth declined to 6.1% in 2018-19 and to 4.2% the next year, Bihar's GSDP growth rose to 9.3% and 10.5%, respectively

Bihar records 94% Covid recovery rate; gets world's No 1 position: Minister

Bihar's Covid-19 recovery rate touched 94.24%, which is the highest among all states of India and countries having registered more than 100,000 positive cases

Deconstructing Nitish Kumar

Book review of The Battle for Bihar: Nitish Kumar and the Theatre of Power

K K Tewary demands Bihar Congress in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil's resignation

Tewary was a two-time Member of Parliament from Buxar in Bihar in 1980 and 1984 and was a Union minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government.

Tejashwi to seek re-election from Raghopur, Tej Pratap moves to Hasanpur

Tej Pratap Yadav has relinquished Mahua constituency in Vaishali district this time, and is set to file nomination from Hasanpur, while his brother Tejashwi is seeking re- election from Raghopur

52,000 voters opt for postal ballots in 71 constituencies for Bihar polls

More than 52,000 voters belonging to Senior Citizen and PwD categories, have opted to exercise the facility to vote through postal ballots in the forthcoming phase 1 of Legislative Assembly of Bihar

Shiv Sena to contest around 50 seats in Bihar, says party MP Anil Desai

The Shiv Sena on Thursday released a list of 22 leaders who will campaign in Bihar

Ram Vilas Paswan, a man for all seasons in politics, cremated in Patna

The mortal remains of Ram Vilas Paswan, a man for all seasons and one of the tallest leaders spawned by the Dalit community, were consigned to flames in Patna on Saturday with full state honours

Modi, Shah, Rahul, Nitish, Uddhav named star campaigners for Bihar polls

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackeray's names have been given as star campaigners for their respective party in the state assembly elections

Paswan's daughter says denied entry inside Patna airport to receive body

Ramvilas Paswan's daughter from his first wife and her husband staged a protest at Patna Airport on Friday after they were not allowed entry inside to receive the body of the departed leader

LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan's death casts a pall of gloom in Bihar

The death of Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder Ram Vilas Paswan, has cast gloom in his native state

Modi govt will fulfill Paswan's promises for development of Bihar: Shah

In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said the Modi government is committed to fulfil his commitments towards welfare of the poor and development of Bihar

Covid-19: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar fared better than Delhi, Maharashtra

The analysis of Covid-19 shows rich states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka have done worse than poor states like UP, Bihar and Rajasthan, according to a research by SBI

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to go solo in Bihar Assembly elections 2020

JMM has decided to go solo in Bihar Assembly elections, said party's General Secretary Suprio Bhattacharya on Tuesday

Bengal becoming Mafia-ruled state like UP, Bihar: BJP's Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh alleged that the law and order situation in the state is worsening and gradually it is becoming a Mafia-ruled state like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar