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PATNA,DEC 1: Barely a week after the Patna High Court declared ‘pakarua vivah’ (forced marriage) as null and void, a 23-year-old teacher was kidnapped from his school and subsequently married off at gunpoint in Bihar’s Vaishali district. Gautam Kumar, a teacher posted at Government middle school, Repura under Patepur block in Vaishali district, was Continue Reading
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Bihar,Nov 14:  A police sub-inspector was allegedly mowed down by a tractor carrying illegally mined sand in Bihar’s Jamui district. Two people were injured in the incident, including a home guard, and have been admitted to a hospital. The incident happened in Mahulia Tand village of Jamui. The deceased, identified as Prabhat Ranjan, was a […]Continue Reading
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Bihar,NOV 9 : The Bihar assembly on Thursday approved a hike in quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Extremely Backward Classes, and Other Backward Classes from the existing 50 per cent to 65 per cent. Bills providing for the same in educational institutions and government jobs, drafted in the backdrop of a comprehensive caste survey […]Continue Reading
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PATNA,OCTO 12 : At least four passengers died and over 100 others were injured when six coaches of Guwahati-bound North East Superfast Express derailed in Bihar’s Buxar district late on Wednesday. The accident occurred around 9.53 pm near Raghunathpur railway station in Buxar district. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital for treatment. […]Continue Reading