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Election rallies rarely follow social distancing, the poll panel noted. New Delhi: The Electoral Commission has said that political parties have been putting candidates and the general public at risk of COVID-19 infection by not following the guidelines issued by it. The voting panel had issued these rules in August, …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections from Friday. On the first day, he will hold rallies in Sasaram, Gaya and Bhagalpur. According to the schedule announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the prime minister will address 12 rallies for the candidates of …

Within 24 hours of Bihar’s senior BJP leader and Senior Deputy Minister Sushil Modi scoffed at Tejashwi Yadav’s electoral promise to provide 10 lakhs of government jobs in the forced-to-vote state, the BJP in its own manifesto promised to provide 19 lakh of jobs. With less than a week to …

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the Bharatiya Janata (BJP) poll manifesto for Bihar’s upcoming assembly elections on Thursday. He said that once a vaccine to treat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is available for large-scale production, it will be provided free of charge to everyone in Bihar. “As vaccine candidates …

An electoral pledge by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav to create a million jobs if elected to power took center stage in Bihar, a country bound for the polls, on Wednesday and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the source of funds for the plan was unclear. At rally …

Bihar Assembly Elections, MP Bypolls 2020 LIVE Updates: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad attacked his successor Nitish Kumar on Twitter today, accusing him of betraying the people of the state who gave him multiple opportunities. The attack came two days after Kumar scoffed at Tejashwi Yadav’s promise to approve …

Written by Deeptiman Tiwary | New Delhi | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:20:26 am Compared to 2004, annual homicide cases decreased 21% in 2019, which is better than the 16% drop in the national average during the same period. However, between 2009 and 2019, murder cases increased by 5% in …

RJD has submitted the most candidates with criminal records, followed by BJP Patna: There are no qualms about presenting candidates with criminal records and this is reflected in the first phase of the 2020 Bihar elections, as out of 1,064, 328 (31%) candidates have criminal cases and Rashtriya Janta Dal …

Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: October 21, 2020 6:41:30 pm CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar says the biggest challenge facing the left and progressive forces in Bihar is stopping the communal agenda of the BJP. How do you frame this choice? I have two observations. First is …

Nitish Kumar has been criticized for his handling of the migrant crisis (Archive) Highlight A video showed Nitish Kumar’s irate reaction to the slogans at his rally “What are you saying?” – Nitish Kumar shouted in the middle of his direction Don’t make chaos here, added the prime minister. New …