Polling in 5 stages in UP, Bihar and West Bengal could influence the general elections result
The staggered election schedule shows that EC has made light of the harm fake news can do to the electoral outcome
Bihar
Deoghar Treasury Defalcation: Lalu Prasad gets three and half years of imprisonment
A Special CBI court on January 6, awarded three and a half years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs five lakh on former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad in a case related to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.4 crore from the Deoghar treasury.The court of special CBI judge Shivpal Singh announced the punishment to Yadav under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) 420 (cheating, dishonestly),
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister
In a dramatic political turmoil, Nitish returns to the NDA fold, after cutting ties with the ‘Mahagathbandhan’
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Huge quantity of Liquor seized in Hajipur, two arrested
Hajipur: In a major haul, police today seized 310 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from a container truck and arrested two people in this connection near Paswan Chowck under Hajip
Huge consignments of liquor seized, six peddlers arrested in Bihar
Patna: In the continuing drive against trans-border smuggling of liquor into ‘dry’ Bihar, police seized huge consignments of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and arrested six liquor peddlers
Bihar Liquor Ban: Prohibition to Repression
That is the unhappy progression of the Bihar Liquor Policy, with the new provisions being sought to be added by the zealous Mahagathbandhan
Shibu Kumar Tripathi Delhi
Bihar: Administration and Police at loggerheads
With suspension of 11 SHOs in Bihar, the government is facing another controversy in its quest for implementing prohibition
Shibu Kumar Tripathi Delhi
Ban on Booze: Short cut, fig leaf, knee jerk
Nitish Kumar’s anti-alcohol package may be a classic socially-themed blockbuster in the recognisable traditions of the Indian nation-state, but it is scarily disdainful of history and ground realities
Dhruba Basu Delhi
Why the victory of Bihar wasn’t about secularism
Using the discourse of secularism to garner votes on the basis of caste, and use it to consolidate a venal system of power is the most distasteful aspect of this triumph of secularism
Rajat Datta Delhi
Bihar Election: Campaign Strategies of Desperation
The elections in Bihar are nearing their close. KC Tyagi, Member of Parliament, Janata Dal (United), speaks to Hardnews about the prospects of the Grand Alliance in the ongoing Bihar elections
Abeer Kapoor Delhi