Thursday, May 2, 2024

Topic: Bihar

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM, to form govt with BJP’s support soon

Speaking to reporters outside the Raj Bhavan, Nitish said that a new alliance will be formed. He added that things were “not working out” in the Opposition’s INDIA alliance and he decided to resign because things were not good.

Bihar: Muslim graveyard set ablaze during Ram temple celebrations

In Bihar's Darbhanga district, during a Hindu procession celebrating the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple, a firecracker was thrown into a Muslim graveyard in Khirma village.

Bihar: AIMIM state committee member shot dead as his 11-year-old son watches

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s leader in Bihar’s Siwan district Arif Jamal (30) was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Saturday night.

Bihar: Muslim student barred from NET exam for refusing to remove hijab

A Muslim female student in Patna accused the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) officials of barring her from the exam for refusing to...

Bihar Assembly passes bill to increase caste-based quota from 50% to 65%

The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase caste-based reservations in education and government jobs from 50% to 65%, crossing the ceiling set by the Supreme Court.

Bihar: Train derails, 4 dead and 100 injured

4 people died and 100 were injured after six compartments of the Kamakhya Junction-bound 12506 Northeast Express derailed near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar’s Buxar district.