Thursday, May 2, 2024

Topic: Bihar

Agnipath: Protest rages on, houses of Bihar Deputy CM, state BJP chief attacked

Protests against the newly announced army recruitment scheme, Agnipath, rages across the country for the fourth day as railway traffic was halted and several train coaches set ablaze in several states by protestors.

Massive outrage in Bihar over Union’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme

Protests against Agnipath, a recruitment plan for the armed forces, turned violent Thursday as Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts of Bihar for the second consecutive day.

All-party meet on caste census likely this week: Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced that an all-party meet on the caste census could be held as early as this week.

33 dead in Bihar as rains, strong winds, lash state

As many as 33 have people died in separate incidents in 16 districts of Bihar after thunderstorm accompanied with heavy rains and lightning disrupted normal life.

Bihar BJP MLA’s hate speech: “Muslims should be set ablaze…”

Muslims should be set ablaze just as Hindus burn Ravana effigies during the festival of Dussehra, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul in a latest episode of hate speech.

Hate speech: Bihar BJP MLA says take away Muslims’ voting rights

BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur from Bisfi, in Bihar on Friday reiterated the need to take away voting rights of Muslims.