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JEE Main begins
Election campaign starts with hoardings before JD(U) office
Health workers collect swabs for Covid-19 test
Chhatra Jan Adhikar Party workers demand to postpone NEET date
BMP cop commits suicide after killing colleague
BJP leaders pay tribute to Pranab Mukherjee

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:03 AM PDT

JEE Main has started at 43 centers in seven districts of Bihar. The students faced a lot of difficulty in reaching the examination center. Examiners were called one hour before the start of the examination. Thermal screening of all was done before entry to the examination center. The students were hand sanitised and given a new mask. As many as 61,583 candidates from Bihar are taking the examination this year. A total of 43 centers have been created in seven districts. Patna has maximum 20 centers.

The examination is being conducted at four centers in Bhagalpur, five in Darbhanga, four in Gaya, six in Muzaffarpur, Purnia and two each in Ara.

Special precautions are being taken due to Covid-19 pandemic during the JEE Main. The exam will be in two shifts every day. The first shift will be from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and the second shift is from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

During the examination, the number of candidates in a room for social distancing is limited to a maximum of 12. The seat next to each candidate is being kept vacant. After the shift is over, the entire examination center will be sanitised.

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Election campaign starts with hoardings before JD(U) office

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:53 AM PDT

Hoardings have been installed at JD (U) office in Patna on September 1, 2020 to kick off Assembly election campaign.
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Health workers collect swabs for Covid-19 test

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:48 AM PDT

Health workers collected swabs from the people for Covid-19 test in Patna on September 1, 2020.
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Chhatra Jan Adhikar Party workers demand to postpone NEET date

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:41 AM PDT

Chhatra Jan Adhikar Party workers staged demonstration demanding to postpone the date of NEET in Patna on September 1, 2020.
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BMP cop commits suicide after killing colleague

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:37 AM PDT

A male constable shot a female constable at BMP (Bihar Military Police) One camp near the airport in Patna on September 1, 2020. After this he shot himself in the head and committed suicide.

The FSL team reached the spot for investigation. After getting information from Patna Police officials reached the BMP camp.

The young man's name is Amar and the woman soldier's name is Varsha. Patna SSP Upendra Sharma said that the incident is being investigated. Amar was 36 years old and Varsha was 26 years old. Both were residents of Darjeeling. The incident took place in the rest room at around 8 am in the morning. Amar fired five rounds. Both men and women were married.

According to the information, at the time of the incident, Varsha was in the room made for the stay of the female soldiers when Amar reached there. He had dispute with Varsha over some issue. Varsha stood between the bed and the trunk. Amar shot Varsha with his rifle. As soon as the bullet struck, Varsha fell on the floor. After this Amar shot himself in the head with the same rifle. As soon as the bullet was fired, Amar also fell near the Varsha.

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BJP leaders pay tribute to Pranab Mukherjee

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:21 AM PDT

BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav and BJP State president Sanjay Jaiswal paid tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee in BJP office in Patna on September 1, 2020.
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