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July 16, 2025 8:55 PM

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Bihar SIR: EC says  88.65 % enumeration forms collected so far

          The Election Commission has said that over six crore 99 lakh enumeration forms have been collected in Bihar so far under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) initiative which is 88.65 percent of the total enumeration forms.         The Poll body said, only 6.85 percent of electors now rema...

July 16, 2025 7:14 PM

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Heavy rainfall in Bihar disrupts normal life

  In Bihar, heavy rainfall in over 20 districts in the past 24 hours has severely disrupted daily life. Several areas recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall and more than 216 mm of rainfall in some regions during the past 24 hours.  The heavy downpour has affected normal life in Aurangabad, Nawada, G...

July 16, 2025 6:27 PM

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WB: BJP opposes inclusion of Rohingya immigrants in voters’ list

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its demand for a voter list free of Rohingya immigrants in West Bengal, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections scheduled for early next year. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari led a protest march to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in...

July 16, 2025 5:42 PM

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NHRC issues notice to CS & DGP of Bihar over witchcraft case in Purnia

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police of Bihar over the reported killing and burning of five members of a family on suspicion of practicing witchcraft in Purnia. Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the commissi...

July 16, 2025 1:32 PM

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Jharkhand: CoBRA Jawan martyred, 2 naxals killed in Bokaro encounter

In Jharkhand, two Naxals have been killed in a fierce encounter between the security forces and the Naxalites in the Kashitand forest of Lugu hills located under the Jageshwar Bihar police station area of Bokaro district. A jawan of the Cobra battalion was martyred while he was being airlifted to Ra...

July 16, 2025 10:33 AM

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Over 2.34 lakh pilgrims perform Amarnath darshan so far

In Jammu and Kashmir, despite overcast weather conditions in the higher reaches of Kashmir, the annual Amarnath Yatra continues to progress smoothly, with thousands of devotees undertaking the pilgrimage to the holy cave. Under strict security arrangements, the 15th batch of 6064 pilgrims left Bhagw...