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.
SMS threat to kill Nitish KumarOctober 2nd, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoists have sent SMS messages to several journalists threatening to kill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if two of their top leaders were not released from jail. The threat was sent to about half-a-dozen journalists, a police official said.
Class 1 student kidnapped in PatnaSeptember 13th, 2009 PATNA - A Class 1 student was kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the Bihar capital while on his way to school Monday morning, police said. Six-year-old Shreya, whose father works for a private firm, is a student of Christ Church School.
Maoists kill panchayat head in BiharJuly 29th, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoist guerrillas Wednesday shot dead a panchayat head in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar as he refused to pay levy to the rebels, police said. Premchand, head of Paigampur panchayat in Muzaffarpur, was killed outside his residence by a group of armed Maoist rebels at Dera Chowk in Minapur block, a police officer said.
NYC man charged with threatening to "blow up" Obama, Supreme Court nominee SotomayorJune 5th, 2009 NYC man charged with threatening Obama, SotomayorNEW YORK — A Manhattan man who threatened to kill U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and said he wanted to kill President Barack Obama has been arraigned on charges of making a terroristic threat.
Utah authorities accuse man of saying he was on mission to kill ObamaJune 5th, 2009 Man charged with threat against Obama in UtahSALT LAKE CITY — Federal prosecutors have charged a man with making threats against President Barack Obama after he allegedly told a bank employee in Utah he was on a mission to kill the president. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on its Web site Thursday that Daniel James Murray allegedly made the remark to a teller at a bank in St.
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.
Man pleads guilty to e-mailing threat against Obama, Minneapolis mall; could face 1½ yearsMay 5th, 2009 Man pleads guilty to e-mail threat against ObamaDENVER — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama and blow up the Mall of America in Minneapolis. Timothy Ryan Gutierrez pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of making threats by e-mail.
War of words continues over Maoists attack in BiharApril 22nd, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were engaged in a war of words on Wednesday hours after Maoists struck in four places in Bihar and Jharkhand. "The entire Nitish Kumar Government is a failure in Bihar.
Candidates detained for harassing Bihar votersApril 16th, 2009 PATNA - A candidate of the state's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Prabhunath Singh and Congress nominee Tarkeshwar Singh were detained Thursday after they were found 'intimidating' voters in Bihar's Maharajgang constituency, police said. Voting was held Thursday in 13 of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, including Maharajganj, for the first phase of the general elections.
Man held for SMS threat to kill Nitish KumarMarch 24th, 2009 PATNA - A man has been arrested for sending an SMS to a Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator, threatening to kill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar within four days, police said Tuesday. Manoj Kumar Singh, in his late 20s, was arrested late Monday in Banka district, Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana told IANS over phone.
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.
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'.
Villagers kill leopard in BiharJanuary 26th, 2009 PATNA - A leopard was killed by villagers in Bihar Tuesday, a police officer said. The leopard was first stoned by the villagers and later beaten to death with bamboo sticks and iron rods.
After threat, security tightened at Kusaha embankmentDecember 23rd, 2008 PATNA - A day after a threat was received to blow up the coffer dam under construction near the Kusaha embankment, the Nepal government has beefed up security at the site and assured protection to the officials from Bihar posted there, officials said Wednesday. 'The Nepal government has tightened security around the coffer-dam following the threat,' a government official told IANS here.
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