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Liquor smugglers pay drivers Rs 1.5 lakh for 3-day trip to Bihar

PRAYAGRAJ: Liquor smuggling has turned into such a lucrative business that the mafia is nowadays paying up to Rs 1.50 lakh per trip to truck drivers carrying the consignments from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab to Bihar via UP border.

The Times of India

Ludhiana: 3rd accused in extortion scam caught, cops on trail of kingpin

LUDHIANA: Police have arrested the third accused in the inter-state extortion racket from Bihar. During investigation, police identified the kingpin of the extortion racket, a multi-lingual who made extortion calls. Attempts are on to trace him.

The Times of India

Lightning claims 3 more lives in Bihar

PATNA: At least three people were killed in lightning strikes in Purnia, Khagaria and Saharsa districts in the last 24 hours, an official at the control room of the disaster management department in Patna said on Tuesday. Earlier, 17 people had died due to lightning on June 18 and 19.

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Daily Dose Ep 1078: Shiv Sena removes Eknath Shinde from party post, Assam floods

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar and Russia.

Newslaundry

‘It is a do or die situation for us,’ say Army aspirants

Army aspirants in Nawada, Bihar, say the Centre has with one stroke crushed all their dreams

The Hindu

Bihar: 17 killed due to lightning, thunderstorm; CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 17 persons in lightning and thunderstorm and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the family members of each of the victims. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Gale, lightning kill 17 in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar offers Rs 4 lakh relief to kin

PATNA: As many as 17 people died in 8 districts of Bihar since Saturday night due to gale, lightning and heavy rain. Maximum six deaths were reported from Bhagalpur district, followed by three in Vaishali.

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Why no police action in BJP-ruled states: JD(U)

PATNA: The war of words between the JD(U) and ally BJP leaders in Bihar continued on Sunday. A day after BJP state president Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal raised question over the 'good governance' of CM Nitish Kumar, JD(U) spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar asked why did the Uttar Pradesh government not…

The Times of India

17 die as lightning strikes in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar expresses grief

An ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh has also been announced for the next of the kin of each deceased

The Hindu

Bihar: Protests over Agnipath singe BJP-JD(U) relationship, bring differences to the fore

PATNA: The Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces for a short period of four years has not only triggered violent protests, but also deepened the trust deficit and singed the relationship between NDA partners BJP and JD(U) in Bihar.

The Times of India

Bihar: Lightning strikes kill 17; CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased

PATNA: As many as 17 people have died in eight districts of Bihar since Saturday night due to gale, lightning and heavy rains.

The Times of India

Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAMS demands coordination committee of NDA in Bihar

PATNA: Amidst growing differences between JD(U) and ally BJP over different issues, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha – Secular (HAM-S) on Sunday demanded formation of a coordination committee of NDA allies in Bihar.

The Times of India

Agnipath scheme: BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya slammed for remarks, issues clarification

NEW DELHI: At a time when youths from a few states, particularly Bihar, are indulging in violent protests over the Agnipath scheme, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has come under severe attack from several quarters for his remarks on the recruitment plan in the armed forces. The all-round criticism has…

The Times of India

Nitish Kumar's JD(U) hits out at 'Y' category security to Bihar BJP leaders

PATNA: Bihar’s ruling JD(U) on Sunday hit out at 'Y' category security to 10 BJP leaders in the state, saying, "Securing the future of youth is more important than providing security cover to BJP leaders."

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Experts: Cancer can be cured through timely intervention

RANCHI: As India celebrates National Cancer Survivors Month in June, oncologists from the state highlighted that cancer in the gall bladder is the most common type among patients from the region of Bihar and Jharkhand and most people became victims of the disease due to the lack of awareness, surveillance,…

The Hindu

Anti-Agnipath agitation spreads

Protesters in Bihar set fire to railway station, ambulances

The Hindu

BJP in Bihar accuses State administration for targeted vandalism

Ally JD(U) retorts asking why the State administrations in BJP-ruled states like Madhya Pradesh and Haryana do not stop anti-Agnipath protestors there and that it does not need BJP’s advice.

The Times of India

Why BJP-ruled states not getting protesting youth killed in police firing?, asks JD(U) chief Lalan Singh after BJP questions admn failure in Bihar

PATNA: Soon after the BJP state president Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, at a press conference, raised questions over ‘good governance’ (of CM Nitish Kumar) and administration’s failure during violent attacks on the party offices and the houses of some senior leaders of the saffron party by the protestors of ‘Agnipath’ scheme,…

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Daily Dose Ep 1076: Govt’s Agnipath outreach, Kashmir cop killed, Kabul blasts

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, New Delhi, and Afghanistan.

The Hindu

Agnipath violence: MHA sanctions security cover for 10 Bihar BJP leaders

The Ministry of Home Affairs took the decision on the basis of a report received by the central intelligence agencies.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 224: Bihar liquor trade, Rahul Gandhi ED case

In this episode, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Ashwine Kumar Singh and freelance journalist Umesh Kumar Ray.

The Times of India

Jharkhand: Prisoner shot dead near civil court in Deoghar

DEOGHAR: A prisoner was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near civil court premises in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place around 11.30 am when the prisoner, identified as Amit Kumar Singh, was being brought from Bihta in Bihar for production in court.

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Jobs, matrimony, politics: Why Bihar became a flashpoint for Agnipath violence

“Paniya ke jahaj se paltaniya bani aiyah piya (return by ship once you become a soldier),” a wife hopes as the husband prepares to leave in a popular folk number from Bihar. For the last two days, many young men in the state, seemingly riding on hopes of a career…

Reuters

Protests intensify over India military recruitment plan, govt tweaks scheme

Protesters in India's eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station on Saturday, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the government reverse course.

The Times of India

Agnipath protests: Internet services suspended in 15 districts of Bihar

PATNA: In the wake of widespread protests against Centre’s new armed forces short- term recruitment scheme- Agnipath, the state government on Friday evening suspended internet services for transmission of messages through social networking sites and instant messaging services in 15 out of total 38 districts in Bihar till Sunday (June…

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