Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced plans for an extra 10 lakh jobs for the state's youth on August 15. This is in addition to the prior pledge made by his deputy Tejashvi Yadav and indicates the total employment chances produced might potentially be greater. "If we succeed, we want to take the figure to 20 lakhs," he added.

In Bihar's Katihar, sevaral labourers sustained injuries after an under construction bridge collapsed on August 1. Former RJD MLA Niraj Yadav alleged negligence from the side of the department. He further claimed that two child labourers are stuck inside, which the administration is not disclosing. Notably, the foundation stone for the project was laid around five to six months ago.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in an FIR, mentioned about plans to disturb PM Modi's proposed visit to Bihar by some suspected persons. The FIR in Phulwari Sharif terror module case, was filed on July 22. It is one of the two FIRs filed by NIA on July 22. According to which, on July 11, some suspected persons had assembled in Phulwari Sharif area… read-more

An explosion inside the home of a firecracker trader in Khudai Bagh hamlet in the Khaira police station area of Bihar's Saran district killed six individuals on July 24. Shabir Hussain was named as the businessman. The explosion blew up a part of the home, while the rest caught fire. Up to eight individuals were buried beneath the ruins. The eight people who were injured were sent to the local hospital.

A huge amount of arms and ammunition has been seized by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), on July 13. Reportedly, the arms and ammunition belonged to the Naxals, and the seizure was carried out in Bihar's Gaya. The seized items include one AK rifle, 250 ammo, 65 pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED), 446 Series IED, 101 Can IED and 495 Detonators.