Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi holds price rise protestPATNA - Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi held a protest demonstration against the State government for its failure to check rising prices. Maoists warn of action against corrupt Bihar officialsPATNA - Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have warned of action against dishonest officials if rampant corruption is not curbed in the implementation of government sponsored welfare shemes, police said Tuesday. Children in Bihar appeal to Maoists not to target schoolsPATNA - Hundreds of poor school children in Bihar’s Aurangabad district have appealed to Maoist guerrillas not to damage or target their schools as it impacts their education badly. Mid-day meals in Bihar schools for rescued child labourersPATNA - Rescued child labourers, studying in about 1,400 schools in Bihar, will be provided mid-day meals, an official said Friday. Police baton charge on LJP rallyPatna, Dec 17 (ANI): Police resorts to baton charge to quell the workers of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) here on Thursday. Police baton charge on LJP rallyPATNA - Police resorts to baton charge to quell the workers of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) here on Thursday. Bihar’s anti-Maoist war toll: 25 policemen, 3 rebelsPATNA - At least 25 policemen lost their lives while three rebels were killed in gunbattles with police in Bihar this year, an official said Thursday. 14 criminals nabbed in PatnaPATNA - Police on Wednesday nabbed 14 criminals, most of them recently out of the prison in Patna. Bihar’s jail inmates to bring out magazinePATNA - The inmates of a Bihar jail along with the jail authorities are all set to bring out a special Hindi magazine in January next year, official sources said Tuesday. Muslims construct Hindu temple in BiharPatna residents concerned over price rise of essentials commoditiesPatna, Dec 14 (ANI): Residents in Patna have expressed concern about the rise in price of essential commodities. Explosives seized in BiharPATNA - Police have seized 10 quintals of ammonium nitrate, 100 gelatin rods and 60,000 detonators from a village in Bihar’s Rohtas district, officials said Saturday. Migrant labourers flee LudhianaLUDHIANA/PATNA - Following the failure of the state police to provide them with security after ethnic clashes, the skilled and unskilled migrant workers from other parts of India were seen leaving Ludhiana. Maoists kill two people in BiharPATNA - Two people were killed after about 50 armed Maoists stormed into a village in Bihar, police said Tuesday. People in Bihar protest vulgar films and shows on TVPATNA - People of different age groups including college students here took out a rally to protest vulgarity being depicted in television programmes and movies which they find being against Indian ethos and degenerating the minds of viewers. Goods train derails in BiharPATNA - At least 26 bogies of a goods train were derailed in Bihar’s Sasaram district Monday, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Mughalsarai-Howrah route. No injuries were reported, police said. Bihar to provide money for rehabilitating manual scavengersPATNA - The Bihar government will provide financial assistance of Rs.15 crore to rehabilitate nearly 5,000 Dalits who are still engaged in manual scavenging, an official said Saturday. After violence, Bihar officials to meet migrants in LudhianaPATNA - The Bihar government Saturday decided to send its officials to Ludhiana after hundreds of migrant workers went on the rampage in the Punjab city, burning vehicles and blocking roads and railway tracks to protest police inaction against a biker gang. Jesuit priest planning to set up solar crematorium in PatnaPATNA - Father MM Mathew, also known as ‘Solar Mathew’, is planning to set up a solar crematorium in Patna. Flood rescue training imparted to youth in BiharPATNA - Bihar Government is imparting training to youth in flood rescue operations, as the floods in the State claim several lives year after year. Police seize seven quintals of explosives in BiharPATNA - Police seized about seven quintals of potassium nitrate used to make explosives from a village in Bihar and arrested five people, officials said Friday. Dalit man shot dead for sitting on chairPATNA - A Dalit man was shot dead in cold blood by a group of upper caste men in a Bihar village for sitting on a chair to watch a musical entertainment programme at a wedding, police said Thursday. Eight suspected Maoists held in BiharPATNA - Eight suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said Thursday. Patna witnesses rally by specially-abled kidsPATNA - Hundreds joined a rally on Wednesday in Patna city to assert the rights of children with disabilities. Maoist accused of killing 10 cops held in BiharPATNA - A Maoist rebel was arrested Wednesday for the killings of 10 policemen in Bihar’s Nawada district February this year, police said. Man jailed wrongly to be compensatedPATNA - Ashok Mahto, who spent 20 months in jail after being arrested for crimes he never committed, is to get Rs.2 lakh from the Bihar government by way of compensation. Law official beaten to death in BiharPATNA - A law official was beaten to death Tuesday by his neighbours in Bihar’s Chapra town after a dispute over a leaky stove turned violent, police said. Five people have been arrested for the crime. Man burnt alive for alleged extra-marital affairPATNA - A man was burnt to death in a Bihar village for having an alleged extra-marital affair with a neighbour’s wife, police said Monday. Three of family die after drinking poisoned teaPATNA - Three members of a family died after drinking poisoned tea in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, police said Monday. Buddhist monks want control of Bodh Gaya templePATNA - Buddhist monks want control over the management of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, one of Buddhism’s holiest shrines. They have decided to intensify their agitation as the Bihar government is not paying heed to their demands. |