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Bihar

Social Media Fact-Check

Pro-Congress, AAP trolls spread fake news that Kangana Ranaut will campaign for BJP in Bihar elections

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2020

Multiple social media handles shared a screenshot with ABP News logo which claimed that Kangana Ranaut will campaign for the BJP in upcoming state assembly elections.

Bihar: Naxals kidnap and murder a pujari, dump mangled body in jungle

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2020

Temple Pujari was kidnapped by Naxals on 23rd August who used his phone to make ransom call demanding Rs 1 crore to his family.

Government and Policy

The Bihar conundrum with taming rivers to control floods: What has been done so far and what could be done in future

Guest Author - 1 September, 2020

Bihar continues to suffer heavily in terms of life and property affecting over 8 million people spread across 13 disctricts.

Government and Policy

India finds a silver lining in coronavirus pandemic as ‘Education Television’ becomes a thing

Anurag - 31 August, 2020

Launched on 10th July 2017, SWAYAM Prabha is a Ministry of Education initiative that provides 32 high-quality educational channels via Direct to Home (DTH) services 24x7.

News Reports

Cracks in Yadav household? Tej Pratap Yadav, son of fodder scam convict Lalu Yadav, tweets cryptic tweet on ‘thieves’ who looted Bihar

OpIndia Staff - 24 August, 2020

Netizens wondered whether Tej Pratap Yadav had directed the Tweet towards his father- the fodder scam convict Lalu Yadav

News Reports

PM Modi announces 500-bed Covid-19 makeshift hospitals at Patna and Muzaffarpur under PM CARES Fund Trust

OpIndia Staff - 24 August, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that PM CARES Trust Fund has decided to allocate funds to establish 500-bed makeshift hospitals for treating Covid-19 patients in Patna and Muzaffarpur.

Crime

Bihar: 45-year-old widow gang-raped in Patna, six arrested after video goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 23 August, 2020

The matter came to light after the video of the rape surfaced on social media this week. The Gaurichak police station of the state capital filed a case late Friday night.

News Reports