Bihar sets up special team to tackle riots October 9th, 2009 The state government has set up a special police team to firmly tackle riot cases in Bihar, officials said today. Officials said the team which is a separate wing of the Bihar Military Police will have 70 members and will work under the direct control of the Director General of Police, Bihar.
Bihar magistrate's court issues arrest warrant against MNS chief Raj ThackerayOctober 6th, 2009 MUZAFURPUR - A first class judicial magistrate's court issued an arrest warrant against Maharashtra Nav Niraman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for making hate speeches against the people of Bihar on Tuesday. Magistrate Sahab Kaushar, asked the Mumbai Police Commissioner to produce Thackeray before the court on or before November 2.
Wife chops off husband's genitals in Bihar July 27th, 2009 A woman in Bihar chopped off genitals of her husband after he asked her to cook stolen chicken, police and villagers said today. The bizarre incident took place at Minapur village under Piprahi police station in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Witnesses said Haruti Khan stole a chicken from the house of his neihghbour Sunday evening and asked his wife to cook but she returned it back to her neighbour.
No re-polling in Bihar: Election CommissionMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday said no re-polling would be ordered in Bihar as no case was made out for this. The panel had sent six teams to the state after complaints of poll irregularities in six Lok Sabha constituencies.
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.
Maoists punish thieves in public court in BiharMarch 24th, 2009 DUMARIYA - Maoists conducted a public court here to punish four thieves caught in connection with automobile thefts in the state. The thieves were accused of stealing one car and two two-wheelers.
Congress unhappy with seat sharing pact in BiharMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hours after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) announced their seat sharing arrangement for Bihar, the Congress Tuesday termed the pact as 'unacceptable'. As per the seat sharing formula for Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, 25 will go to the RJD, 12 to the LJP and three to the Congress.
JD-U leader killed in BiharMarch 13th, 2009 PATNA - Maoist guerrillas have murdered a senior leader of the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in a Bihar village, suspecting him to be a police informer, an official said Thursday. Over 15 Maoist gunmen in police uniforms Wednesday night dragged Manoj Singh, 40, from his house in Parsando village in Munger district, about 150 km from here, according to witnesses.
Goa court rejects CBI plea in Scarlett murder caseMarch 7th, 2009 PANAJI - In a setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into British teenager Scarlett Keeling's death, a Goa children's court Friday refused to give the agency a letter of request required to record statements of witnesses abroad. The CBI had sought the letter rogatory from the court to enable it to record the statements of Keeling's mother Fiona Mackeown and Charles Carter, both of whom live in Britain.
Court allows Pappu Yadav to attend parliamentFebruary 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Tuesday allowed Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MP Pappu Yadav, who is in jail after a muder case, to attend the parliament session beginning Feb 12. Justice S. Ravinder Bhat allowed the plea of Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, the MP from Madhepura, Bihar.
Patna High Court order ends month long strike in BiharFebruary 8th, 2009 PATNA - A 33-day-old indefinite strike by over 300,000 Bihar government employees ended Monday evening following a Patna High Court order. The end of the strike came as a big relief to the state government as it had badly affected the functioning of the offices and delayed development schemes for over a month.
Patna High Court orders removal of two judicial officersFebruary 5th, 2009 PATNA - The Patna High Court has held the appointment of two judicial officers under the reserved Scheduled Castes (SC) category as illegal and ordered their removal from the posts. In its judgement, a division bench of the court Thursday said the appointment of judicial officers Manoj Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar through the 26th Bihar Judicial Service Examination was illegal.
Goa lawmaker equates Bihar with 'lawlessness'February 4th, 2009 PANAJI - A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Thursday caused a flutter in the assembly when he used the word 'Bihar' as a simile to describe a 'state of lawlessness'. BJP legislator from Saligao Dilip Parulekar, who was speaking during a calling attention motion, said that Goa seemed to be going the 'Bihar way'.
Government to pay for books, school uniform of poor childrenJanuary 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government has told the Delhi High Court that it is ready to reimburse the cost of books and uniforms to students from the economically weaker sections (EWS) and has begun the process. Submitting an affidavit to the division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Wednesday, the city government agreed to reimburse the cost of Rs.500 for uniforms and books ranging from Rs.80 to Rs.350 to every child studying in schools of the delhi government.
Raj Thackeray gets reprieve from apex courtJanuary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday stalled the imminent arrest of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, ordered by a Jamshedpur court for his rabble-rousing speeches against people from Bihar and other north Indian states who were staying in Maharashtra. Suspending the arrest warrant, a bench of Chief Justice K.G.
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