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Language Logjam

n February 18, the Hemant Soren-led government in Jharkhand issued a formal notification revoking the decision to include Bhojpuri and Magahi in the regional languages list for Bokaro and Dhanbad districts. A controversy had erupted on December 23 last year after the state government issued a notification to include the two dialects—usually identified with neighbouring Bihar more

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