Senior Bihar police official missing for seven monthsAugust 20th, 2009 PATNA - A top police official in Bihar has been missing for the last seven months and all attempts to trace him have failed, official sources here said Thursday. N.C. Dhondiyal, a police official of inspector-general rank, went missing soon after he was posted at Biscoman here early this year.
Floodwaters receding in Bihar, but 50,000 still strandedAugust 4th, 2009 PATNA - Around 50,000 people are still stranded in flood-hit Bihar though the Bagmati river, which breached its embankment and inundated nearly 200 villages in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts, has started to recede. Officials have intensified rescue work to help the 200,000 people affected by the flood.
Opposition blames Bihar government for embankment breachAugust 2nd, 2009 PATNA - A day after a breach in the embankment of Bagmati river in Bihar's Sitamarhi district flooded nearly 200 villages and left nearly 100,000 people homeless, the political blame game has begun with the opposition Sunday holding Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responsible for the floods. "The breach in the Bagmati embankment was the result of the state government's negligence.
Bihar Dalit girl stripped naked in classroom August 1st, 2009 A class III girl student from Dalit community studying in a government middle school was stripped naked in the presence of the school teacher by some boys of the same school in Bihar, according to a late-reaching report. The incident which relates to an upgraded middle school in Mohanpur block of Samastipur district took place on July 25 but came to light when the Dalit girls stopped attending the schools.
Over 100 villages flooded in Bihar as river breaches embankmentAugust 1st, 2009 PATNA - At least one woman was drowned as more than 100 villages were flooded in Bihar's Sitamarhi district after the Bagmati river breached its embankment early Saturday, officials said. Many villages in the state's Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts were also inundated.
Nearly 200 villages flooded in Bihar as river breaches embankmentAugust 1st, 2009 PATNA - At least one woman was drowned as nearly 200 villages were flooded in Bihar's Sitamarhi district after the Bagmati river breached its embankment early Saturday, officials said. Many villages in the state's Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts were also inundated.
Operation plan for sustained action against Maoists to be final by SeptemberJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said that it has decided to finalise a plan for sustained operations against the ultra Left wing extremists by September-end. The clarification was made in an action plan that was released in New Delhi on Thursday.
Bihar fears repeat of devastating floodsJuly 1st, 2009 PATNA - The fear of a repeat of last year's devastating floods is haunting thousands of people in Bihar following a record water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal that is posing a threat to its embankment, officials said Wednesday. In view of the panic among people in Supaul, Madhepura, Purnea, Saharsa and Araria districts, the state government has alerted engineers associated with the Kosi embankment and asked them to keep a close watch round-the-clock, an official of the water resources department said.
Teenager commits suicide in hospitalMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 19-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at the Safdarjung Hospital here Wednesday evening as he was depressed due to his health, police said. "The victim, Santosh Kumar, a BCA student from Bihar, was undergoing treatment for the last six months for a leg injury from an accident.
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.
Is Lalu a spent force, asks a native from BiharApril 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the first phase of elections only days away, it's a common sight to see people discussing politics at tea stalls or at street corners. At one such tea stall in south Delhi, there was a heated debate about politicians and their winning prospects - especially in Bihar.
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.
EC orders transfer of two senior Bihar officialsMarch 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has demanded the immediate transfer of two senior Bihar Government officials for permitting Union Minister for State Shakeel Ahmed to hold a public rally in a school in Darbhanga District while students were appearing for an examination. The commission ordered Bihar Chief Secretary to post District Magistrate Arun Prasad and Superintendent of Police P K Darad to non-poll related assignments.
BJP, JD-U agree on Bihar seat sharingMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Friday sealed an agreement on seat sharing in Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections, party sources said. JD-U leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met veteran BJP leader L.K.
IIT students receive Young Engineers and Scientists awardFebruary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ten Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) students Saturday received Honda Motor's Young Engineers and Scientists (YES) awards here for excellence in the field of science and technology. M.G.K. Menon, advisor with the Indian Space Research Organisation, presented the awards to the 10 students, selected from five IITs on the basis of their performances.
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