Maoists hinders development of Gaya regionGAYA - School buildings have become the sitting ducks for the violent Maoists as they have been blowing up and damaging the educational institutions by contending that rural children do not need such storied structures to study. Samaritan Buddhist monks render social service in GayaSAIDPUR - Mahabodhi Society, the apex body of Buddhists in India with the aid of a couple of like-minded voluntary organisations has set up a tailoring centre and also a free medical clinic for the poor people at Saidpur, a Maoist infested village in Gaya district. Maoist outfit’s ninth anniversary celebrated in BiharGAYA - Members of a banned Maoist outfit in Bihar celebrated the ninth anniversary of the creation of peoples liberation guerrilla army. Maoists blow up Gaya school buildingGAYA - Maoists have blown up a school building in Bihar’s Gaya district. The primary school was blown up on Saturday in the Imamganj area of the district. Japanese woman builds memorial to her son in BiharGAYA - To keep her late son’s memory alive, a Japanese woman has raised a memorial showcasing Japanese culture. Bihar Police seizes 5000 kilograms of explosivesGAYA - The Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police today got hold of 5000 kilograms of explosives in Gaya District. Eleven Maoists arrested in GayaGAYA - Bihar Police arrested eleven Maoist rebels in Gaya district on Monday. Acting on a tip off the police raided Rangpur village falling under the Atri police station in Gaya district and nabbed the rebels. Three Maoists arrested in GayaGAYA - The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday arrested three Maoists after a gun battle in Bihar’s Gaya district. Security forces intensify search for Maoists in Bihar forestsGAYA - Security forces have intensified combing operations to burst Maoists’ hideouts after they came across the ultras during an encounter in the Barachatti forest area here on Saturday. Maoists continue with their Foundation Day anniversary celebrations in BiharGAYA - Members and activists of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) continued with their Foundation Day anniversary celebrations in several parts of rural Bihar for the second day on Tuesday. Poverty forces youngsters to join Naxal ranks, says Maoist commanderGAYA - A Maoist commander has said that poverty is forcing the poor to turn to become naxalites. In Bihar even Maoists are played by casteismGAYA - Rebels from a Maoist group in Bihar recently quit and joined another group after they alleged that the former group had high caste ideology. Maoists campaign to strengthen ranks in BiharGAYA - With the Government of India and the State governments taking coordinated action against them, the Naxalites are carrying out recruitment drives in the rural areas here to strengthen their ranks. Japanese woman performs Hindu ancestral worship rites in GayaGAYA - Tomoko Lee, a Japanese national, offered ‘Pinda Daan’, a Hindu ancestral worship rite in Gaya on Friday. Japanese woman performs ‘pinda daan’ at GayaGAYA - She isn’t Hindu, not even Indian. But there she was, a Japanese woman, performing the ‘pinda daan’ ritual for ancestors, like thousands of Indians who descend on the pilgrim town at this time of the year. Devotees visit Gaya to pray for salvation of ancestorsGAYA - With the onset of the fortnight long ‘Shraddha,’ solemn Hindu ceremonies, a serpentine queue of devotees has begun trotting up the Pret-Sheela (ghost-stone) hill shrine in Gaya to pray for the salvation of their ancestors and get rid of the evil spirits. Wanted Maoist leader arrested in BiharGAYA - Bihar police arrested a Maoist leader, wanted in two-dozen cases of murder, robbery and kidnapping here on Friday. Praying for ancestors’ salvation, Hindus head for GayaGAYA - The Hindu holy town of Gaya in Bihar is set to attract up to 400,000 devotees who are coming here to perform the pinda daan, a religious service for dead ancestors, during the fortnight-long pitrupaksh beginning Friday. Maoists blow up mobile towers in GayaGAYA - Maoists blew up two mobile towers in Bihar’s Gaya district as the 48-hour shutdown in five states called by them ended on Tuesday night. Maoists in drought hit Bihar guard water resourcesGAYA - Maoists in Bihar, where 26 of the 38 districts have been declared as drought-hit, have been guarding water resources in their villages to prevent from being misused by neighbouring villagers. Maoists blow village head’s house in GayaGAYA - Armed Maoist rebels blew up the house of a village head in Gaya district of Bihar. According to Police about fifty ultras belonging to Communist Party of India (Maoist) raided Nadaura village on Monday night and used dynamite to blow up the house of Rajendra Yadav. Bihar Police arrest four Maoist rebels, 200 live cartridges recoveredGAYA - Police on Saturday arrested four Maoist rebels in Bihar’s Gaya district and recovered 200 live cartridges and three cellular phones from them. Next total solar eclipse to occur after 123 yearsAGRA/SURAT/GAYA - The longest duration solar eclipse, which was seen in various parts of India on Wednesday, will happen only after 123 years. Maoists torch road construction machines in GayaGAYA - A group of Maoists set ablaze two road construction machines including a JCB excavator in Gaya on Sunday. Doon Express derails near Gaya, 12 injuredGAYA - At least 12 passengers were injured when two coaches of Dehradun bound 3009 Howrah-Dehradun, Doon Express derailed near Gaya early this morning. Maoists torch buses in BiharGAYA - Maoist set two buses on fire after hijacking them in Gaya district of Bihar, police said on Sunday. AIDS victim sets himself on fire in GayaGAYA - An AIDS patient in Bihar’s Gaya district committed suicide by setting himself on fire. Satyendra Malakar, who worked as a daily wage labourer in Gujarat, returned to Barorah village after falling sick. Malakar was tested HIV positive after he underwent treatment at the Patna Medical College in Patna. ‘Pinda daan’ online? Never, say Hindu priests in GayaGAYA - Priests in this Hindu holy town, where thousands of Indians go every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors - called ‘pinda daan’ - are up in arms against a move to introduce an online version of the ritual. Maoists blow up school building in BiharGAYA - In a fresh case of Maoist violence in Bihar, rebels triggered dynamite blasts in a government school building at Chakarbandha village in Gaya district on Monday. Orphans crave motherly affection on Mother’s Day in Bodh GayaGAYA - As several children in cosmopolitan cities celebrated the Mother’s Day by greeting their mothers or giving some gift to them on Sunday, children at an orphanage in Bodh Gaya city in Bihar missed their mothers. |