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RJD leader vows stipend hike for Panchayati Raj representatives

PATNA, Oct. 27 -- INDIA bloc chief ministerial candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Sunday raised poll pitch by promising that the allowances of Panchayati Raj representatives, including ... Read More


Will dump Waqf Act if we win polls: Tejashwi

KATIHAR/KISHANGANJ /ARARIA, Oct. 27 -- In a bid to woo minorities in Bihar's Seemanchal, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said the Waqf Act would be thrown into dustbin if INDIA bloc was voted to p... Read More


6 thalassemic kids contract HIV after 'infected' blood transfusion

Jamshedpur, Oct. 27 -- The number of thalassemia-affected children who tested HIV positive at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital rose to six, prompting Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to order the immediat... Read More


Shahabuddin's son tries luck and legacy in Siwan

SIWAN, Oct. 27 -- In the dusty lanes and bustling bazaars of Siwan, the name Mohammad Shahabuddin, a former strongman-turned-politician, still hangs like a spectre over every political conversation, m... Read More


Congress scrambles to fix Bihar alliance cracks

PATNA, Oct. 27 -- With the first phase of elections looming on November 6, the Congress party has launched an urgent mission to douse tensions within the Mahagathbandhan (MGB), dispatching a high-powe... Read More


Transgender voices rise in Bihar's poll arena amid identity struggles

BETTIAH/PATNA, Oct. 27 -- "Tumne mardon ki dekhi sarkar... tumne auraton par ki etbaar... ab hame bhi dekh lo..." (You've seen men rule, trusted women, now give us a chance), hums Maya Devi, 50, a tra... Read More


Cracks surface at newly built Ganga ghats for Ardh Kumbh

Haridwar, Oct. 27 -- Barely a week after the concrete foundation was laid at several Ganga ghats being constructed for the Ardh Kumbh Mela 2027, cracks, seepage, and exposed iron grills have surfaced,... Read More


Man stabs friend to death; arrested

Dehradun, Oct. 27 -- A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his friend to death late on Saturday night after an argument near a liquor store in Muni Ki Reti area of Rishikesh in Te... Read More


CPI-ML releases manifesto, vows to enact land reforms

PATNA, Oct. 27 -- CPI-ML(liberation), one of the key left allies of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Sunday released its 'Parivartan Sankalp Patra'- a pledge paper or manifesto of the party, promising to... Read More


JD(U) expels 16 rebel leaders including sitting MLA for 'anti-party activities'

PATNA, Oct. 27 -- The JD(U) on Sunday took action against rebel party leaders and expelled 16 from the party, including a sitting MLA, and two former ministers. Some of these leaders are contesting po... Read More