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.
Security beefed up along border areas ahead of Independence DayAugust 14th, 2009 SRINAGAR/AGARTALA/GUWAHATI/PATNA/NEW DELHI - Authorities along border areas have taken extra precautions ahead of the Independence Day to thwart any attempts to disrupt the celebrations. In Srinagar, numerous police and paramilitary personnel are keeping strict vigilance over the city.
2 killed, 12 injured in blast inside Bihar courtJuly 10th, 2009 PATNA - Two people, including a lawyer, were killed and half a dozen injured in a bomb blast in a Bihar court Friday, police said. Bhojpur police superintendent Sunil Kumar said a crude bomb exploded in the advocates chamber in the district court premises in Ara, about 60 km from the state capital, killing a lawyer and one more person.
Security beefed up ahead of vote counting dayMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements ahead of vote counting day on Saturday. Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said 1,080 counting centres have been set up throughout the country.
Voting begins in BiharApril 23rd, 2009 PATNA - Voting for the second phase of parliamentary elections in 13 of the 40 constituencies in Bihar began Thursday morning amid heavy security arrangements. Voters started queueing up at many of the 17,130 polling stations much before the 7 a.m.
Security stepped up at Buddhadeb's meeting after threat callApril 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - The security arrangements for a political meeting of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in northern West Bengal were stepped up Sunday following a threat call from the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) - an insurgent outfit active in that part of the state. 'We came to know that a local journalist got a threat call on his mobile phone from a KLO operative who reportedly issued a threat saying they would cause violence in the chief minister's meeting (at Toofanganj) in Cooch Behar district,' State Director (Security) A.K.
High security cover for Kasab ahead of trialApril 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Security has been beefed up in and around the Arthur Road Prison in Mumbai where the trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the November 2008 Mumbai attack, will be taken up by a special court today. Nearly 1,000 security personnel have been pressed into service for Kasab's protection.
Chouhan's security beefed up after intelligence inputApril 9th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has got a bullet proof SUV, courtesy beefed-up security measures after an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert warning of terror strike, sources said Thursday. Chouhan's security was strengthened after the IB warned of heightened terror threat to political leaders, including 11 chief ministers, across the country.
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.
Securitymen in a tizzy at Taj Mahal following hoax callApril 4th, 2009 AGRA - Security at the Taj Mahal was beefed up and a thorough combing operation launched late Friday night following a threat call that turned out to be a hoax. Superintendent of Police B.P.
Security beefed up at Bhakra Dam after LeT threatMarch 19th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Security at the Bhakra Dam in Himachal Pradesh has been beefed up following reports from central intelligence agencies that terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) intended to target the mega hydro-electric project. The 225-metre high Bakhra Dam is located nearly 20 km from Nangal town in Punjab.
Sharif's security beefed-up following Interior Ministry's fears of attackMarch 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Interior Ministry has expressed fears of a possible attack on PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif. According to The News, the Sharif brothers have been asked to discontinue their spate of public rallies, as they could be targeted during such events.
Threat to Kasab's life, police beef up securityFebruary 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Security was beefed up inside and around the Arthur Road jail in south-central Mumbai Tuesday following a threat perception to the life of captured terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, police sources said. The move came after central intelligence agencies indicated a threat to Kasab's life from some mafia dons based in Pakistan, the well-placed police sources said.
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.
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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