Police pickets set up in Bihar villages after massacreOctober 5th, 2009 PATNA - Police pickets have been set up in two Bihar villages, three days after 16 people were massacred by suspected Maoists, as a precautionary measure to prevent further violence, officials said Monday. "Police pickets have been set up in Amousi and Ichwara to give a sense of security to the people and ensure peace in the two villages," said Inspector General of Police (Operations) S.K.
Maoists deny involvement in Bihar massacreOctober 4th, 2009 PATNA - Maoist guerrillas, accused of massacring 16 people including five children in Bihar's Khagaria district Thursday night, have denied their involvement in the killings. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist claimed it "has nothing to do with the incident".
Mastermind of Bihar massacre, 10 others arrestedOctober 3rd, 2009 PATNA - Bihar police said Saturday they have arrested 11 people, including the mastermind behind the massacre of 16 people, including five children, in Khagaria district two days ago and more arrests would be made soon. Additional Director General of Police (headquarters) Neelmani said the mastermind behind the massacre O.P.
Police hunt for Maoist killers in BiharOctober 3rd, 2009 PATNA - Police were hunting Saturday for dozens of Maoist guerrillas who massacred 11 men and five children in a Bihar village Thursday midnight, triggering fears of a caste war. Police said they were looking for 62 people who took part in the slaughter, including 24 from the same village where the killings occurred -- Amausi in Khagaria district, about 200 km from here.
Two senior police officials suspended over Bihar massacreOctober 3rd, 2009 PATNA - Two senior police officials in Bihar have been suspended following Thursday night's massacre of 16 people, including five children, by suspected Maoists in Khagaria district, an official said Sunday. "The government has suspended Superintendent of Police Indranand Mishra and sub divisional police officer Ajay Kumar Pandey for dereliction of duty Saturday night," said principal home secretary Amir Subhani.
Caste massacre accused escapes police custody in BiharSeptember 27th, 2009 PATNA - An accused in the massacre of 34 upper caste people escaped from police custody in Bihar's Jehanabad district when he was being produced before the court Sunday, police said. Radheyshyam Ramani is an accused in the 1999 caste massacre where Maoists mostly belonging to backward castes attacked the Senari village in Jehanabad district and shot dead 34 upper-caste villagers while they slept, police said.
Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrates good show in by-polls in BiharSeptember 18th, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebrated its good show in state by-election on Thursday. The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major setback to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
Four arrested with fake currency notes in BiharSeptember 15th, 2009 PATNA - Four people were arrested with Rs.75,000 in counterfeit currency notes in Bihar, police said Tuesday. A police officer said two men -- Surendra Thakur and Rambabu Bhagat -- were nabbed from Beur More in state capital Patna Monday evening with Rs.65,000 in fake notes.
Gangster beaten to death in Bihar temple townJuly 7th, 2009 PATNA - A gangster was beaten to death by a mob that nabbed him while he was trying to flee after killing a Hindu priest in Bihar's temple town of Gaya, police said Tuesday. A group of armed criminals led by Pahari shot dead Hindu priest Sidhnath Dhokri at Chandchaura Mohalla near Vishnupad temple in Gaya, about 100 from here, late Monday.
Debananda Konwar takes oath as Bihar governorJune 29th, 2009 PATNA - Debananda Konwar took oath as the Governor of Bihar at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Acting Chief Justice of Bihar High Court Shiva Kirti Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Konwar.
Nitish reiterates demand for special status for BiharMay 16th, 2009 PATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said the Congress has been given the mandate by people to rule the country and it should not forget the promise of a special status to his state. 'I am very pleased with the election results.
RJD-LJP alliance will be uprooted from Bihar: Nitish KumarApril 24th, 2009 PATNA - Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal- United leader Nitish Kumar on Friday said the RJD-LJP alliance would be uprooted from Bihar after general elections. "The RJD-LJP alliance would face a rout in the state in the general elections.
Congress started criminalisation of politics, says Nitish KumarApril 12th, 2009 PATNA - Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday blamed the Congress for starting criminalisation of politics in the country. "If there is criminalisation of politics in the country, it is because of the Congress since that party started this trend," Nitish Kumar told reporters here.
Mayawati launches BSP campaign in BiharMarch 29th, 2009 PATNA - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati kicked off her party's election campaign in Bihar Sunday. 'Please bring BSP to power at the centre to serve all, particularly the poor and weaker sections of the society,' Mayawati said in her address at a public meeting in Bhagalpur town, about 200 km from here.
Maoist lynched in BiharMarch 13th, 2009 PATNA - A Maoist rebel has been beaten to death by a group of villagers in Bihar, a police official said Thursday. Ravidas alias Badal, a self-proclaimed area commander of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist, was killed in Khaira village of Lakhisarai district, 160 km form here, Wednesday night, Additional Director General of Police Neelmani told reporters here.
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