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Raghuvansh's death has left deep political void in Bihar, nation: PM Modi

Modi described Singh, who died at AIIMS, New Delhi, after prolonged illness, as a grassroots leader with deep understanding of poverty and problems of the poor

PM Modi praises Nitish Kumar for 'sushasan', takes a dig at Lalu Prasad

The BJP has declared it will contest the assembly polls in Bihar with Kumar as the coalition's chief ministerial face

Bihar: Man digs 5-km canal over 30 years to bring water to his village

Loungi was pained by the migration of youths from his drought-hit Kolithwa village

Ahead of polls, PM Modi dedicates 3 petroleum sector projects in Bihar

The projects include the Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling Plants

PM Narendra Modi to dedicate three petroleum sector projects in Bihar today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate three projects of the Petroleum Sector in Bihar to the nation on Sunday via video conferencing.The projects include the Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling Plants. They have been commissioned by IndianOil and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited," according to an official statement.Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had posted on his Twitter: "Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is committed to ensure(ing) Bihar's emergence as the nerve centre of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. To make a prosperous and Ujjwal Bihar, PM Modi Ji will dedicate to the nation, three key oil and gas projects on 13th September 2020."The video conferencing would take place at 12 pm today.Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar would also be present on the occasion.The LPG Bottling Plant at Banka, is expected to meet the rising demand for LPG in Bihar."This ...

Bihar polls: Nadda, Nitish Kumar hold talks on seat-sharing, feud with LJP

Two parties are understood to have discussed the key issue of seat-sharing among alliance partners in the NDA, which also includes Ram Vilas Paswans Lok Janshakti Party (LJP

NDA will win 220 seats in Bihar polls, Nitish will be CM again: Nityanand

The NDA under incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will retain power in Bihar by winning 220 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, said Union Minister of State (MoS) Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai

2 Cong MLAs, RJD, RLSP leaders join JD(U) ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

The JD(U) made fresh inroads into the Grand Alliance as two Congress MLAs, a former RJD minister and several other leaders including an RLSP spokesman joined the ruling party

PM Modi to launch, inaugurate projects worth Rs 16,000 crore in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch and inaugurate development works worth over Rs 16,000 crore in the next 10 days in poll-bound Bihar, sources said

BJP will contest Bihar Assembly polls on agenda of development: Sushil Modi

The BJP will contest the Bihar Assembly polls on the agenda of development, said Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi

Bihar polls: RJD VP, ex-Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh quits party

In a setback to Bihar's main opposition RJD ahead of the state assembly polls, its national vice president and former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigned from the party on Thursday

Bihar: PM lauds Nitish Kumar's efforts to ensure safe drinking water supply

PM Modi lauded Nitish Kumar's good work to ensure safe drinking water supply in villages and said 7.5 million farmers in the state have been handed out Rs 6,000 crore cash under the PM-Kisan scheme

Bihar Assembly elections: Lok Janshakti Party wants to contest in 143 seats

The parliamentary board of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has told its national president Chirag Paswan that it wants to contest in 143 of the total 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections

Bihar elections: 2.2 mn watched Nitish's 1st-ever virtual rally, says JDU-U

However, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav dubbed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's first-ever virtual rally "super flop with not more than 15,000 viewership across the state"

LIVE updates: Govt launches 24X7 helpline to provide psychological support

Large amount of arms and ammunition were recovered from two terrorists of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI): Delhi Police Special Cell. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Plea in SC seeks postponement of Bihar polls due to Covid-19, flood

A plea has been filed in SC seeking a direction to the Election Commission to postpone assembly elections scheduled in October and November in Bihar due to Covid-19 and worsening flood situation

Bihar polls: Nitish gives govt report card, attacks Tejashwi, Tej Pratap

In the run-up to Bihar elections, in his first-ever virtual rally, CM Nitish Kumar said the leaders of opposition were making false statements to mislead people without knowing the ground realities

Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan missing in HAM(S) posters projecting NDA leaders

Posters have been put up in patna by the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) in which all the leaders of the NDA alliance can be seen with the exception of LJP leader Chirag Paswan

Nitish not a factor in Bihar polls, real fight between RJD, BJP: Tejashwi

With Bihar Assembly polls likely soon, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that there is no public base of Nitish in the state and the real fight is between his party RJD and BJP

Congress to launch mega convention in Bihar with eye on Assembly elections

The Congress will launch a mega virtual convention in Bihar on Monday to reach out to the people of the state ahead of the assembly polls