Japanese tourist found dead in Bodh GayaPATNA - A 43-year-old Japanese tourist was found dead Thursday in a guest house room in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya, police said. 18 Maoists named in Bihar cops’ abduction casePATNA - A case has been registered against 18 named Maoists and 150 unknown people for killing eight policemen and abducting four in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, police said Wednesday. Bihar cops freed, but no deal with Maoists (Afternoon Lead)PATNA - Three abducted policemen walked free Monday after being released by Maoists in Bihar, ending eight days of a hostage drama that saw one of their colleagues killed. As their families rejoiced after days of agony, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar insisted there had been no deal with the rebels. No deal with Maoists to free policemen: Nitish Kumar (Second Lead)PATNA - There was no deal with Maoists to secure the release of three policemen abducted over a week ago, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday, and asserted that the government has been “firm on unconditional talks” with the rebels. Cops sent home, no deal with Maoists: Nitish KumarPATNA - There was no deal with Maoists to secure the release of three policemen who were abducted over a week ago, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday adding that the released cops had been sent home. Suspense over release of abducted Bihar cops (Evening Lead)PATNA - The suspense over the release of three Bihar policemen abducted by Maoists deepened Sunday evening with police saying that there was information that they had not been freed. Local media earlier claimed that the hostage crisis had ended. Body in police uniform found near Bihar forest (Second Lead)PATNA - A body in police uniform was found near a forest in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district early Friday, a day after the Maoists said they had killed abducted Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav, media reports said. The police have not yet identified the body. Kidnapped Bihar policeman’s body foundPATNA - The body of abducted Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav was found near a forest in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district early Friday, a day after the Maoists said they had killed the policeman, media reports said. Fifteen mobile phones recovered from Bihar jailPATNA - Fifteen mobile phones were seized from inmates of a Bihar jail during a raid early Thursday, police said. Maoists to call people’s court, Bihar cops’ families in despairPATNA - As a second deadline expired Thursday, Maoists said the fate of four Bihar policemen held captive by them would now be decided by a ‘jan adalat’ or kangaroo court. The families of the cops are desperately pleading with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for help. Bihar transfers police officersPATNA - Bihar Wednesday transferred Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Singh and Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramadhar Singh for irregularity and negligence during a gunfight with Maoists in which seven policemen were killed and four were taken hostage by rebels. Bihar suspends police officerPATNA - Bihar Wednesday suspended Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Singh on charges of irregularity and negligence of duty during a gunfight with Maoists in which seven policemen were killed and four were abducted by the rebels. Time is running out for four abducted Bihar copsPATNA - Time is running out for the four Bihar policemen abducted by Maoists as the rebels’ deadline for releasing their eight jailed commanders expires around 4 p.m. Wednesday, failing which they would kill all the captives. Maoists kill 10 security men in Bihar (Second Lead)PATNA - Ten security personnel were killed and 10 injured by Maoists in a six-hour-long gunfight in a forested area of Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, police said Monday. Bihar transporters on indefinite strikePATNA - Transporters began an indefinite strike in Bihar Wednesday against the government’s decision to register criminal cases for overloading vehicles - an offence with a maximum sentence of five years in jail. People flee homes as floodwaters enter 200 Bihar villagesPATNA - Thousands of people in Bihar fled their homes Wednesday as floodwaters entered over 200 villages and threatened to inundate many others. Lightning kills 17 in BiharPATNA - Seventeen people, including women and children, have been killed by lightning across Bihar since Tuesday, an official said Wednesday. Policeman commits suicide in BiharPATNA - A police official Monday committed suicide within the premises of a police station in Bihar’s Jamui district, an official said. Policemen suspended for cremating MuslimPATNA - Two police officers have been suspended here after a Muslim banker found dead near a park was mistakenly identified as a beggar and cremated according to Hindu rites. Behind bars but JD-U legislator still enjoys minister statusPATNA - A legislator from Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, enjoys the status of minister as head of the assembly housing committee, officials said. Bihar legislator alleges extortion bid by MaoistsPATNA - A Bharatiya Janata Party legislator in Bihar alleged that Maoists demanded Rs.50 lakh from him and threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay up, police Tuesday said. Woman, two children murdered in BiharPATNA - A 28-year-old woman and her two minor children were murdered in this Bihar capital, police said Tuesday. Two men have been arrested. Woman, two kids murdered in BiharPATNA - A 28-year-old woman and her two minor children were murdered in this Bihar capital, police said Tuesday. Former Bihar MP Pappu Yadav arrested, taken to Patna (Second Lead)PATNA/NEW DELHI/GURGAON - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav from a private hospital in Haryana’s Gurgaon town adjoining the national capital. He was later taken to Patna and sent to jail. Bihar to declare more districts drought-hitPATNA - The Bihar government is likely to declare more districts of the state as drought-hit as over 30 percent rainfall deficit has severely affected paddy crop, an official said Saturday. Another train robbery in BiharPATNA - A group of armed robbers shot a man and at gunpoint looted cash and valuables from passengers on Vaidhnathdham-Kiul passenger train in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, police said Saturday. Drought-hit Bihar farmers’ hopes lie in power supplyPATNA - In drought-hit Bihar, the hopes of small farmers now lie in the state government’s decision to provide uninterrupted power supply to rural areas for at least six hours a day to facilitate irrigation and save the paddy crop. Armed men loot, assault train passengers in Bihar (Second Lead)PATNA - Dozens of armed robbers looted and assaulted passengers of a Kolkata-Delhi train while it was passing through Bihar’s Lakhisarai district Friday. They also opened fire, seriously injuring a constable of the Government Railway Police, officials said. Armed men loot, assault train passengers in BiharPATNA - Dozens of armed robbers looted and assaulted passengers of a Kolkata-Delhi train while it was passing through Bihar’s Lakhisarai district early Friday. They also opened fire, seriously injuring a constable of the Government Railway Police, officials said. Train passengers robbed, assaulted in BiharPATNA - Over three dozen armed robbers looted and assaulted the passengers of a train in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district early Friday, police said. Sharad Yadav’s chopper makes emergency landingPATNA - A helicopter carrying Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav made an emergency landing Thursday barely five minutes after take-off from Patna airport following a snag, an official said. Over 50 percent Bihar girls marry before they are 18PATNA - Bihar is one of the hotspots of child marriage in India as 51 percent girls there are married even before they are 18 years of age, officials said here Wednesday. Mentally challenged woman lynched in BiharPATNA - A mentally challenged woman, suspected of being a child lifter, was beaten to death with bamboo sticks, bricks and stones by a mob in Bihar’s Munger district Wednesday morning, police said. Twenty people have been arrested. Three die after drinking spurious liquorPATNA - Three men died after drinking spurious liquor in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police said Tuesday. Bihar legislator acquitted in abduction casePATNA - Sunil Pandey, a ruling Janata Dal-United legislator sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping a doctor in Bihar, was acquitted by the Patna High Court Wednesday, a court official said. Court questions Bihar on child traffickingPATNA/NEW DELHI - The Bihar High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Bihar government on the issue of child trafficking, asking it to respond within three weeks and file a status report, an NGO said in a statement issued in New Delhi. JD-U leader surrenders, jailed for thrashing youth (Second Lead)PATNA - After absconding for more than 24 hours, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shambhu Saran Rai surrendered Tuesday and was sent to judicial custody on charges of mercilessly thrashing a youth who had allegedly attempted to rape a minor girl. Bihar leader surrenders after mercilessly beating youthPATNA - After absconding for more than 24 hours, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shambhu Saran Rai surrendered to the police Tuesday, a day after he severely thrashed a youth for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl in Vaishali district. Bihar leader at large after mercilessly beating youthPATNA - Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shambhu Saran Rai was absconding Tuesday, a day after he thrashed a youth for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl in Vaishali district. Rs.25 lakh foodgrain scam in Bihar flood reliefPATNA - Bihar officials claim to have carried quintals of foodgrains for flood relief on two wheelers, instead of trucks, says a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) that exposed corruption amounting to Rs.25 lakh in the state. Train looted in BiharPATNA - An armed gang of robbers looted and assaulted the passengers of a train in Bihar’s Begusarai district early Tuesday, police said. Bihar Police hunt for former MP Pappu YadavPATNA - An alert has been sounded for the arrest of former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Pappu Yadav, who has failed to surrender after his bail was cancelled by the Supreme Court in a murder case, police said Thursday. Bodies of two abducted minors found in BiharPATNA - The bodies of two minor boys were found near a pond in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district Thursday morning, a day after they were allegedly abducted, police said. Graft complaint in court against Nitish KumarPATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and 45 others have been accused of financial irregularities involving Rs.11,412 crore by a social activist, who filed a complaint in a court Tuesday. Fear of floods haunts BiharPATNA - With water entering dozens of villages and water levels rising in several rivers, the fear of floods is back in Bihar where people have started fleeing their homes in panic, officials said Tuesday. Lightning kills 20 in BiharPATNA - At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed by lightning across Bihar since Saturday, an official said. Bihar to seize properties of corrupt officialsPATNA - Bihar will confiscate the properties of 10 corrupt public servants, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said here Friday, reiterating his commitment to check corruption in the state. JD-U, BJP activists clash over Modi postersPATNA - Workers of the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday clashed in Bhagalpur and Patna over posters of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during a strike organised against the hike in fuel prices. Six of family murdered in BiharPATNA - Six members of a family were murdered in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur town early Sunday, police said. Fresh probe into ‘goonda banks’ in BiharPATNA - Nearly four years after illegal banks run by criminals and musclemen in rural Bihar came to light, police have decided to launch a fresh probe into their operation. |
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