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Nitish pushes for Central varsity in Motihari

In a strongly worded, partly sarcastic letter, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has once again reminded Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal of the wholesome suitability of Motihari as the site for the pro

Abducted Bihar girl found killed, limbs chopped off

In a shocking act of violence, abductors in north Bihar have killed a five-year-old girl and thrown her severely mutilated body on a road near her house, spreading a wave of fear and anger against the

JMM cosies up to Congress

With the Congress in Jharkhand cosying up to the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha amid the latter’s feelings of disappointment with its ally BJP that heads the state government, BJP legislators on Friday accused the Congress of trying to destabilise the coalition government.

Allies JD(U), BJP set to clash in civic polls

Fresh electoral clash is likely between Bihar’s ruling allies JD(U) and BJP after the UP Assembly polls as the regional party has decided to contest municipal corporation polls in Delhi on its own wit

NRI entrant attacks LK, Sinha, shown black flags

Jharkhand’s disappointed NRI Rajya Sabha nominee Anshuman Mishra, who had the support of the BJP and its MLAs till a day ago, on Wednesday faced black flags from party cadres in Ranchi after he spoke out against senior BJP central leaders.

JD-U Rajya Sabha pressure hurts Bihar BJP

Wrangling between Bihar’s ruling allies JD(U) and BJP over Rajya Sabha seats and the BJP’s final surrender before the JD(U)’s unyielding pressure is proving more damaging to the national party’s state unit.

Row over MLA land-grab bid

Alleged efforts at land grab by the ruling JD(U)’s strongman MLA Anant Singh on Tuesday prompted hundreds of affected people to stage angry protests on the streets of Patna, throwing traffic into disarray for about two hours.

Nitish: JD-U will stay with NDA

Bihar’s ruling JD(U), reeling under its humiliating performance in the UP Assembly polls and the shadow it has cast on the party’s aspirations to pitchfork its stalwart and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as the prime minister, is quietly back into its fort of regional politics.

Nitish growls at Sibal over varsity impasse

In a frontal attack on Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal that is likely to worsen the lingering impasse over the Central University of Bihar (CUB), chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday accused him of trying to divide Biharis and acting like a “lawyer”.

Woman chops off man’s genitals in loan row

Angry over being asked to repay a loan, a woman in Bihar has chopped off the private parts of a man who had lent her the money, the police said on Sunday. Two of the woman’s family members helped her

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