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Bihar Elections: Will Dularchand Yadav's Murder Impact Mokama and Surrounding Seats?

Bihar Elections: Will Dularchand Yadav's Murder Impact Mokama and Surrounding Seats?
03.11.2025 20

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Umesh Kumar Ray

Mahagathbandhan Kicks Off Voter Adhikar Yatra; Rahul Says Votes Being Stolen Through SIR

18.08.2025 10

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Umesh Kumar Ray

Bihar SIR: Many BLOs Take Only Aadhaar, Even From Those Who Have Valid Documents

14.07.2025 30

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Umesh Kumar Ray

With Aadhaar as the Only Proof, Bihar’s Musahar Community Left Clueless Amid Electoral Roll Revision

13.07.2025 30

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Umesh Kumar Ray

Tracing the Bodh Gaya temple conflict: From Ashoka to Viceroy to Lalu and roadside protests

19.03.2025 3

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The Cost of Mismanaging the Kumbh: In Bihar, Stampede Survivors Say They Cannot Sleep

13.02.2025 9

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Umesh Kumar Ray

Why the Road Ahead is Bumpy for Tejashwi Yadav as He Gains Prominence in RJD

20.01.2025 6

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Umesh Kumar Ray

Bihar Paper Leak Row: Why are BPSC Aspirants Still Protesting After 3 Weeks?

Patna : At Gardanibagh, barely 300-400 metres from Bihar assembly in Patna, a long temporary tent has been erected. Dozens of youths aged between...

07.01.2025 10

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Umesh Kumar Ray

'Police in Tandem with Smugglers, Daily Wagers Facing Wrath': HC Slams Bihar's Liquor Prohibition Act

Patna (Bihar): The Patna high court has raised serious questions on the effectiveness of the liquor ban in Bihar, which came into force eight years...

16.11.2024 7

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Umesh Kumar Ray

'Padyatras' Take Centre Stage in Bihar as Parties Eye Bypolls, 2025 Assembly Elections

Patna: After a long time, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation  is organising a statewide padayatra (walk) ‘ Badlo Bihar Nyay...

23.10.2024 3

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Umesh Kumar Ray

'We Will Die of Hunger': Flood-Affected Villagers in Areas Around Kosi Embankments Plead for Help

Patna: Ganga Paswan had been spending sleepless nights since September 27. His village is close to the western embankment of the Kosi river in the...

03.10.2024 9

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Umesh Kumar Ray

Muzaffarpur Rape Case: As Opposition, Activists Slam Nitish Kumar's Govt, What We Know So Far

Patna: Amid countrywide protests against the gruesome rape and murder of a doctor at West Bengal’s RG Kar Hospital, Bihar witnessed widespread...

20.08.2024 4

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Umesh Kumar Ray