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An audit conducted a few months ago found that there were some irregularities involving fake challans in how the sand was transported from the mining site to the construction site in Gopalganj

Amid the rise in such incidents, CNN-News18 spoke to Satish Chandra Jha, the special secretary of education department and Director, MDM, of Bihar, to know the standard operating procedure (SOP) followed to prevent such incidents

The caste survey in Bihar will remain suspended as the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to stay the Patna High Court's interim order saying it will have to examine whether the state government was carrying out a census in the garb of a survey.

Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav insisted that the court had given an "interim order" and a headcount of castes will, in due course, be conducted in all states of the country".

Under the new amendment to prison rules by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, ex-MP Anand Mohan, who was serving a life sentence in the killing of IAS officer G Krishnaiah, is to be set free along with 26 others who were in prison for more than 14 years​

On being asked whether the face of opposition was decided, Nitish clarified that he was not in the race

Nitish Kumar dumped the BJP and formed the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government with RJD, Congress and other parties in August 2022

Sanjit Kumar, SHO Kotwali PS, said preventive measures are being taken for Eid and an investigation is being carried out. "No complaint has been lodged," he said. Jama Masjid committee President Md Faizal distanced himself from the issue

The toll in the current hooch tragedy mounted to 31 on Tuesday, with five more people dying after consuming spurious alcohol on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday in Motihari, police said

A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar who is also the chancellor of state universities

According to the World Health Organization and the Indian Council of Medical Research, vaccines have the ability to slow the speed of infection among patients

When Hussain was the Industry Minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet during the NDA government, he made great efforts to bring industries in Bihar, Kumar said

He was replying to queries from journalists on the sidelines of a function organised on the occasion of birth anniversary of former deputy prime minister and Dalit stalwart Jagjivan Ram.

According to reports in a section of the media, the NHRC has concluded that the total number of people who died was in excess of 70, far more than the 38 casualties confirmed officially

Speaking to reporters, Hindustani Awam Morcha's (HAM) chief said, "who said Ravana was Demon (Rakshas), I believe Ravana was intellectual and Ram was imaginary. Ravana was more hard-working than Ram."

Raushan, who represents the Patepur assembly seat, was suspended for two days by Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary