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12 min ago | The Indian Express

Maithili on the rock stage

The oeuvre of popular poet Nagarjuna's poetry has always been known for its revolutionary philosophy, apart from forming the bedrock for Hindi poetry's literary tradition.

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4 hrs ago | The Telegraph

Double rural health funds

Patna, Feb. 12: The state's share under National Rural Health Mission could double up from the next financial year as the Twelfth Five Year Plan gets underway.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

Gulf Times

Volunteers play crucial role in India's quest to wipe out polio

Later this month, India will be removed from a dwindling list of countries where polio is considered endemic, a huge achievement made possible by people like Madara, a 76-year-old street hawker.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Vaccinations, Health, Toddlers, Family

The Telegraph

Mass crow death triggers scare

Patna, Feb. 12: The sudden death of several crows in and around the state in the past few days has sent health officials and bird lovers into a tizzy.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, India, World News, Asia

The Telegraph

Cancer patients fight lonely battle

Patna, Feb. 12: Down with grade I germ cell cancer, 30-year-old Yuvraj Singh has blessings of the entire nation in his fight against the deadly disease.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, World News, India, Cervical Cancer, Oral Cancer

Sat Feb 11, 2012

The Telegraph

Reality brake on welfare ride

Girls from a school in Patna on bicycles given as part of the government scheme, which is now mired in allegations of irregularities.

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BBC News

BBC journalist's 'typically Indian' beating

Last month the BBC News website's correspondent in the Indian state of Bihar was beaten up by a baseball bat-wielding gang as he was tending to his roses in the gardens of his flat.

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The Telegraph

Chill charm in love season

Patna, Feb. 11: The Met department has some heart-warming news for the love-stuck. They will have an opportunity to flaunt their best woollens this Valentine's Day.

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Newkerala.com

Bihar blacklists 22 road construction companies

Patna, Feb 11 : Bihar has blacklisted 22 construction companies, including several prestigious firms engaged in road construction in the state, after they failed to complete projects on time, officials said Saturday.

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The Telegraph

Health scheme funds use improves

Health department principal secretary Amarjeet Sinha and health secretary Sanjay Kumar at the news meet in Patna on Friday.

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Nerve News

Bihar stupa could contain Buddha relics

In what could be a remarkable and unique discovery, the Archaelogical Survey of India - has found a stupa in Bihar's Begusarai district, which experts feel could hold relics of Lord Buddha, an official said Saturday.

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India Gazette

Bihar stupa could contain Buddha relics

The Archaelogical Survey of India is set to begin excavation of a newly-found ancient stupa that was badly damaged and has been lying neglected for centuries in Bihar's Begusarai district, an official said Saturday.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

The Telegraph

Graft fight tips just a call away

Patna, Feb. 10: Fighting corruption is now just a phone call away. Dial 9304220023, and help from the advocacy and legal advice centre of the India chapter of Transparency International will be on your way.

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The Indian Express

Maithili on the Rock Stage

The oeuvre of popular poet Nagarjuna's poetry has always been known for its revolutionary philosophy, apart from forming the bedrock for Hindi poetry's literary tradition.

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Express India

Mumbai A small-time Bhojpuri film actress today allegedly committed suicide at her rented flat in suburban Goregaon, police said.

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Newkerala.com

Bihar dismisses five police officials for corruption

Patna, Feb 10 : Five police officials in Bihar's Gaya district have been dismissed from service for corruption, officials said Friday.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

The Telegraph

Cobra to flow from Feb. 15

Patna, Feb. 9: The much-publicised investment proposal from global beer giant Cobra, a multinational company promoted by Lord Karan Bilimoria, is set to start flowing from February 15.

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The Telegraph

Eye on the future

The 'friendly fire' between the two oldest constituents of the National Democratic Alliance - the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal - in the plains of Uttar Pradesh has had its reverberations elsewhere in the country, especially in Bihar.

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The Times of India

Nearly 50% fall in brides married below 18

NEW DELHI: The percentage of women getting married before the legal age of 18 has fallen by 46% between 2005 and 2009.

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BBC News

Is Uttar Pradesh experiencing a democratic upsurge?

Election officials believe so. They say that a record 62% turnout in the first phase of the seven-phase vote on Wednesday is the highest since 1947, up from a dismal average of 46% in the 2007 polls.

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