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.
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.
10 youths arrested for raping girl in JharkhandMay 11th, 2009 RANCHI - Ten youths accused of raping a tribal girl were arrested Monday in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said. The Class 12 students were arrested from their college hostel near Pathahatu village.
Former marines jailed, whipped for raping Indonesian in MalaysiaApril 7th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court sentenced two former marines to nine years' imprisonment and whippings for abducting, raping and robbing an Indonesian woman five years ago. K. Paramasivam, 27, and N.
Jailed don throws lavish party for fellow inmatesApril 5th, 2009 PATNA - It can happen only in Bihar. Criminal-turned-politician Viveka Pahalwan, who is lodged in Beur jail here, threw a big party inside the prison to celebrate a 'personal victory', police sources said Sunday.
Man seeks cops' help to win back loveMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bizarre incident, a man dumped by his lover asked cops for help in a bid to win back his love. Tan, 29 urged Li, who left him 2 months ago, to come back to him.
Policeman arrested for raping 14-year-old girlMarch 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A policeman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in an Uttar Pradesh village, an official said. 'Amaldhama, a constable with the Beebipur police station was arrested this (Wednesday) afternoon for raping a teenager in the Parkhali village in Bulandshahr district,' police inspector Samay Singh told IANS on telephone.
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.
Barton to play schoolgirl in new filmMarch 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former 'OC' actress Mischa Barton will play a schoolgirl in her new movie 'Assassination of A High School President'. The movie is set in a Catholic high school where the popular girls join forces with a student newspaper reporter to investigate a case of stolen exam papers, reports thesun.co.uk.
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.
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'.
Policeman jailed for seven years for raping teenagerJanuary 19th, 2009 HONG KONG - A Hong Kong police detective Tuesday began a seven-year jail term after being convicted of raping an 18-year-old girl. Crime squad officer Choi Chai-him, 33, met the teenager over the internet and lured her to his home with the promise of downloading games onto her portable PlayStation games console.
Six policemen among seven held for abducting schoolgirlJanuary 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Seven people, including six policemen, have been arrested for abducting a schoolgirl in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday. 'A case has been filed against seven people, including a sub-inspector and five constables, who this morning (Monday) abducted a schoolgirl,' Bareilly district police chief Piyush Mordiya told IANS on phone.
Security beefed up in Bihar jail after threat callJanuary 4th, 2009 PATNA - Security has been stepped up at Bihar's Aurangabad district jail and police stations have been put on high alert after a phone call threatening to repeat the infamous Jehanabad jailbreak was received, a police officer said. A phone call from an unidentified man, suspected to be a Maoist rebel, was received Sunday.
Bihar flood scam accused Goswami's condition criticalJanuary 2nd, 2009 PATNA - Gautam Goswami, a former Patna district magistrate and a key accused in the Rs.170 million ($3.86 million) Bihar flood relief scam of 2004, was admitted to a hospital Saturday and his condition was described as critical, a family source said. Goswami has been suffering from cancer for over a year.
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