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52.24% Voting Till 5 pm In Bihar Polls Phase 1, Slightly Lower Than 2015
More than 50 per cent people voted in the first of the three-phase election in Bihar -- the first amid the coronavirus pandemic -- which will decide if Nitish Kumar will win a fourth term as Chief Minister. Till 5 pm, 52.24 per cent people voted, choosing candidates for 71 of the state's 243 seats. Nitish Kumar's challenger is RJD's Tejashwi Yadav,...
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As Bihar Goes Into A 15-Day Lockdown, A List Of What's Open, What's Not
Bihar will go into a complete lockdown from Thursday as coronavirus cases in the highly populated state saw an "alarming surge" in the last three weeks. Detailed guidelines have been released by the state government setting down strict rules of what can remain open and what cannot. The 15-day lockdown in the state from July 16 to July 31 was confir...
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Amid Lockdown, Ruling Parties, Opposition Launch Poll Campaign For Bihar
All three key parties of Bihar, the ruling BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, and opposition Laloo Yadav 's Rashtriya Janata Dal, will formally launch their election campaign for the coming assembly election in the state today.
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Migrants' Employment Should Be Bihar Government's Top Priority: Chirag Paswan
Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Saturday said that employment for migrants, who have returned to Bihar from across the country, should be the top priority for the ruling NDA as it prepares for the state assembly polls.
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JDU Leader's "Quarantine" Dig At Tejashwi Yadav After He Returns To Bihar
The ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar on Tuesday heaped scorn on leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who has returned to the state after spending two months in the national capital where he was, apparently, "stuck" because of the lockdown.
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Special Trains For Migrants, Students, 5 More From Kerala Today: 10 Points
Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...
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Stranded Migrants, Students, Tourists Can Go Home During Lockdown: 10 Points
Migrant labourers, students, pilgrims or tourists who do not have symptoms of coronavirus can return to their home states now, the Centre has said, issuing a set of guidelines nearly five weeks after the announcement of the countrywide lockdown that left thousands stranded. The order comes a day after the Centre was asked to respond to issue by the...
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Coronavirus: Ground Situation In Bihar Behind Nitish Kumar's Stance On Migrants
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has refused to bring back students and migrant labourers, sticking to his stand that puts lockdown rules first. While it has ensured that the COVID-19 figures in the state remain low - below 375, of whom two persons died - it has also placed the Chief Minister at the centre of a storm of criticism.
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As PM Extends Lockdown, Prashant Kishor Asks If Centre Has A Plan B
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor -- one of the sharp critics of the modalities of the lockdown -- today questioned if the government has a plan in case the extension of the restriction proves ineffective. "Do we have an alternate plan or the will to course correct?" questioned the former leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal Unit...
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52.24% Voting Till 5 pm In Bihar Polls Phase 1, Slightly Lower Than 2015
More than 50 per cent people voted in the first of the three-phase election in Bihar -- the first amid the coronavirus pandemic -- which will decide if Nitish Kumar will win a fourth term as Chief Minister. Till 5 pm, 52.24 per cent people voted, choosing candidates for 71 of the state's 243 seats. Nitish Kumar's challenger is RJD's Tejashwi Yadav,...
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As Bihar Goes Into A 15-Day Lockdown, A List Of What's Open, What's Not
Bihar will go into a complete lockdown from Thursday as coronavirus cases in the highly populated state saw an "alarming surge" in the last three weeks. Detailed guidelines have been released by the state government setting down strict rules of what can remain open and what cannot. The 15-day lockdown in the state from July 16 to July 31 was confir...
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Amid Lockdown, Ruling Parties, Opposition Launch Poll Campaign For Bihar
All three key parties of Bihar, the ruling BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, and opposition Laloo Yadav 's Rashtriya Janata Dal, will formally launch their election campaign for the coming assembly election in the state today.
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Migrants' Employment Should Be Bihar Government's Top Priority: Chirag Paswan
Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Saturday said that employment for migrants, who have returned to Bihar from across the country, should be the top priority for the ruling NDA as it prepares for the state assembly polls.
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JDU Leader's "Quarantine" Dig At Tejashwi Yadav After He Returns To Bihar
The ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar on Tuesday heaped scorn on leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who has returned to the state after spending two months in the national capital where he was, apparently, "stuck" because of the lockdown.
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Special Trains For Migrants, Students, 5 More From Kerala Today: 10 Points
Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...
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Stranded Migrants, Students, Tourists Can Go Home During Lockdown: 10 Points
Migrant labourers, students, pilgrims or tourists who do not have symptoms of coronavirus can return to their home states now, the Centre has said, issuing a set of guidelines nearly five weeks after the announcement of the countrywide lockdown that left thousands stranded. The order comes a day after the Centre was asked to respond to issue by the...
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Coronavirus: Ground Situation In Bihar Behind Nitish Kumar's Stance On Migrants
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has refused to bring back students and migrant labourers, sticking to his stand that puts lockdown rules first. While it has ensured that the COVID-19 figures in the state remain low - below 375, of whom two persons died - it has also placed the Chief Minister at the centre of a storm of criticism.
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As PM Extends Lockdown, Prashant Kishor Asks If Centre Has A Plan B
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor -- one of the sharp critics of the modalities of the lockdown -- today questioned if the government has a plan in case the extension of the restriction proves ineffective. "Do we have an alternate plan or the will to course correct?" questioned the former leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal Unit...
