Topic: Bihar | Politics-today

Assam and Bihar floods: 166 dead, over 1 crore affected

The number of casualtie in flood affected Assam and Bihar regions have risen to 166, on Sunday. Sixty-four deaths in Assam and 102 in Bihar have been reported since Saturday. Many wild animals have also perished in Assam, including 12 Indian rhinos. Read More

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In Bihar, three men beaten to death over suspected cattle theft

In Bihar, three men lynched over suspected cattle theft

Three men were beaten to death at a village in Bihar's Saran district by a crowd that accused them of stealing cattle. Although, three men have been arrested in the case but the police have not yet verified if they killed in the attack. Read More

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Bihar AES strain is far deadlier than Japanese encephalitis, experts say

The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has climbed to 126 in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and the cause for the outbreak is unidentified. Read More

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In Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Nitish Kumar faces ‘go back’ protests as encephalitis death toll rises to 126; Supreme Court agrees for urgent hearing in matter

In Bihar, encephalitis death toll rises to 126; SC agrees for urgent hearing

Nitish Kumar visited Muzzaffarpur district for the first time since an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 17 days ago and was met by a crowd of angry parents and protesters chanting “wapas jao (go back)”. Read More

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In Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, encephalitis death toll rises with 100 children losing their lives so far

Bihar encephalitis toll rises, at least 100 children dead

The death toll is steadily rising in Bihar’s encephalitis outbreak with as many as 100 children losing their lives after falling prey to the disease, so far. Hundreds more have been admitted in various hospitals in the state’s Muzaffarpur district with acute encephalitis syndrome. Read More

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In Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, 43 children dead in June with encephalitis, government cites low blood sugar instead

43 Bihar kids dead in encephalitis outbreak, state govt in denial

Over 43 children died at two hospitals in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district this month after being admitted with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Read More

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After JD(U) refusing ‘token’ 1 seat in Union Cabinet, Nitish Kumar offers 1 seat to BJP in Bihar

After refusing ‘token’ seat in Modi govt, Nitish offers BJP 1 Bihar seat

Three days after BJP’s Bihar ally JD(U) refused to accept a “token” seat in the Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar expanded his own cabinet in Bihar and offered the BJP just one seat. However, the BJP is yet to accept the offer. Read More

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In a first, BJP-led NDA sweeps Bihar, RJD draws a blank

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, led by Lalu Prasad’s son Tejashwi Yadav and the main party in the Bihar mahagathbandhan, could not manage to win even a single seat in 2019 Lok Sabha election out of the 20 seats it contested. Read More

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Muzaffarpur shelter-home horror case: CBI says Brajesh Thakur, his accomplices murdered 11 girls

Muzaffarpur horror: CBI says Thakur, his partners killed 11 girls

The Central Bureau of Investigation made a startling revelation in the Supreme Court that 11 girls were allegedly murdered by the key accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter-home sexual-abuse case, Brajesh Thakur, and his accomplices. Read More

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Denial of tickets to veterans dulls poll mood for Congress in Bihar

Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited Bihar five times for election campaigning but silence seems to have enveloped the Congress in the state. Party’s campaign hasn’t gained momentum as none of the grand alliance leaders were present at the meetings, exposing the fissures among the alliance partne Read More

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