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HT Syndication: Congress introduces QR for Bihar poll aspirants

6 days ago | htsyndication.com | Anirban Roy

PATNA, May 9 -- Ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls, the state Congress has come up with a QR based application system for ticket aspirants keen on fighting the forthcoming polls on the party ticket. The new system is a first of its kind initiative launched by the state Congress unit in a bid to bring in transparency in ticket distribution system and also select candidate having high winnability chances, said top party officials.
HT Syndication: Cong introduces QR for Bihar poll aspirants

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Anirban Roy

PATNA, May 9 -- Ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls, the state Congress has come up with a QR based application system for ticket aspirants keen on fighting the forthcoming polls on the party ticket. The new system is a first of its kind initiative launched by the state Congress unit in a bid to bring in transparency in ticket distribution system and also select candidate having high winnability chances, said top party officials.
Bihar to conduct civil defence mock drills in 7 cities including Patna

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Anirban Roy

The state administration will conduct a civil defence mock drill simulating a crash blackout during an air raid scenario in seven cities across six districts from 7:00 PM to 7:10 PM on Wednesday, following directives from the Union ministry of home affairs. According to top officials, power supply will be suspended for 10 minutes in Patna, Purnia, Katihar, Begusarai, Barauni, Araria, and Kishanganj during the exercise. Warning sirens will be activated prior to the blackout to alert citizens.
HT Syndication: Bihar to conduct civil defence mock drills in 7 cities including Patna

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Anirban Roy

PATNA, May 6 -- The state administration will conduct a civil defence mock drill simulating a crash blackout during an air raid scenario in seven cities across six districts from 7:00 PM to 7:10 PM on Wednesday, following directives from the Union ministry of home affairs. According to top officials, power supply will be suspended for 10 minutes in Patna, Purnia, Katihar, Begusarai, Barauni, Araria, and Kishanganj during the exercise.
HT Syndication: Tejashwi woos EBCs, writes to PM Modi for reservation review after caste census

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Anirban Roy

PATNA, May 4 -- In an apparent bid to woo the extremely backward classes (EBCs), leader of the opposition, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Saturday accused the NDA government led by chief minister Nitish Kumar of doing little for the EBCs in their 20 years long stint in power and exhorted people to vote him for all round progress of the state during a EBC Jagao rally at Millar School ground.
HT Syndication: First level checking of EVMs begins

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Anirban Roy

PATNA, May 3 -- Ahead of the state assembly polls in Bihar, the state election department started the first level checking (FLC) of electronic voting machines ( EVMs) from Friday in many districts and the exercise would continue in a phase wise manner till June 20, officials said.
The Hidden Backbone of Modern Cybercriminal Infrastructure

2 weeks ago | blog.k7computing.com | Anirban Roy

A new breed of cyberattacks is surfacing — and they’re not just more frequent; they’re smarter and perilous. Beneath the surface, tactics are mutating fast, almost as if someone, or some network, is pulling strings deeper than we’re being told. Take “fast flux.” On paper, it sounds technical and nerdy- another DNS trick in a hacker’s handbook. But the implications? Far murkier.
India's Urgent Infrastructure Challenge

2 weeks ago | goelec.in | Anirban Roy

India’s electric vehicle market is in sharp focus with Indian EV makers launching new models that are being welcomed with record bookings and encouraging sales. And with global giants like Tesla and the furiously growing Vietnamese upstart VinFast eyeing the large Indian passenger EV market, India’s EV ecosystem is poised to witness an exciting battle ahead. While this signals a promising future for EV adoption, there is a glaring issue of charging infrastructure that remains woefully inadequate.
Chirag likely to contest Bihar assembly polls

3 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Anirban Roy

Amid the rising voices from his party to contest upcoming Bihar assembly polls, Lok Janshakti Party ( Ram Vilas) president and Union minister Chirag Paswan is in all likelihood going to contest the polls scheduled later this year, as per top sources in the party. “ Yes, it is there. The LJP(RV) president is likely to contest the state assembly polls. It is taking shape and things would come up soon.
HT Syndication: 'Nitish using public funds for poll drive'

3 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Anirban Roy

PATNA, April 20 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday accused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar of "institutionalising corruption" by floating global tenders for development schemes, primarily infrastructure projects, worth Rs.76,622 crore launched between December 2024 and April 2025. He further alleged that public funds were being misused to finance the ruling party's electoral campaign....