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"Rs 10 Lakh Fine, Prison Term": Bihar Assembly Passes Anti-Paper Leak Bill
The Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at curbing the scourge of question paper leaks and other malpractices in government recruitment examinations in the state.
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Former Bihar Minister Shivanand Tiwary Gets 1 Year In Jail In Defamation Case, Granted Bail
RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary was sentenced to one year in prison by a Patna court in a criminal defamation suit filed by Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha five years ago.
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Plea Filed In Court Against Release Of Bihar Ex MP Anand Mohan
A petition has been filed in the Patna High Court, challenging the amendment to Bihar's prison rules that facilitated the release of Anand Mohan, a gangster-turned-politician, after serving life sentence for killing an IAS officer three decades ago.
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Ex Bihar MP's Surprise Dawn Release From Jail Amid Prison Rule Change Row
Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, whose release from jail after Bihar government tweaked prison rules has sparked a huge row, walked out of jail in the early hours today.
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Bihar List Of Prisoners To Be Released Includes Man Who Died Last Year
One of the prisoners in Bihar, whose release was recently ordered by the state government on the ground of their having spent more than 14 years in jail, had died several months ago, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bihar Ex-MP's Bilkis Bano Dig At BJP Amid Row Over His Release From Jail
Bihar's gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, whose imminent release from jail has sparked a huge row in Bihar, has made it clear that he is ready to jump back into the arena of active politics.
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Gangster, Murder Convict, Politician: 5 Facts On Bihar's Anand Mohan Singh
The Bihar government is facing a huge backlash for its decision to tweak prison rules, allowing the release of 27 convicts, including gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh who faces life in prison for the murder of a Dalit IAS officer.
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Ex MP Behind IAS Officer's Murder To Be Freed As Bihar Tweaks Prison Rules
The Bihar government today notified the release of 27 prisoners, days after amending the Bihar Prison Manual that triggered a massive opposition backlash.
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Bihar Prisoner Swallows Mobile Phone During Inspection
In a bizarre incident an inmate of Bihar's Gopalganj district jail reportedly swallowed a mobile phone during checking out of fear of being caught by prison officers, an official said on Monday.
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Bihar To Release Eligible Prisoners To Commemorate Independence Day
The Bihar government has decided to release certain categories of prisoners, who have served half their jail terms, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the country's independence, a state minister said on Saturday.
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Former Bihar MP Gets 3 Years In Jail For 2015 Remarks On Nitish Kumar
A special court in Bihar's Jehanabad district sentenced former MP Arun Kumar to three years in prison for his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in June 2015.
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A First In 40 Years: Lalu Yadav Won't Campaign In Bihar State Polls
RJD chief Lalu Yadav will not campaign for state elections in Bihar for the first time in over four decades. The former Chief Minister, jailed for corruption since 2018, had handed charge to his son Tejashwi Yadav but has been overseeing party affairs from a prison hospital.
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JDU Alleges Jail Manual Violation Over Lalu Yadav's Letter To Ex-RJD Leader
With Bihar's ruling JD(U) alleging violation of the jail manual by allowing RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav send a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asking him not to quit the party, the Jharkhand prison department on Friday said that the letter had "personal contents" and not political and no rules were bent in the matter.
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Give Lalu Yadav Parole, Demands Party, Son Tejashwi Tweets COVID-19 Worry
Lalu Yadav's party RJD has demanded his release from prison on parole, citing a coronavirus threat to the 71-year-old former Bihar Chief Minister at a hospital where he has been staying.
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Jail Evacuated, Hospital Flooded After Heavy Rain In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Heavy rain has killed more than 110 people across UP and Bihar over the past week, forcing the transfer of nearly 900 prisoners from a district jail and leading to the flooding of a hospital. It has also affected rail services and led to the collapse of thousands of houses in rural areas of both states
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"Rs 10 Lakh Fine, Prison Term": Bihar Assembly Passes Anti-Paper Leak Bill
The Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at curbing the scourge of question paper leaks and other malpractices in government recruitment examinations in the state.
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Former Bihar Minister Shivanand Tiwary Gets 1 Year In Jail In Defamation Case, Granted Bail
RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary was sentenced to one year in prison by a Patna court in a criminal defamation suit filed by Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha five years ago.
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Plea Filed In Court Against Release Of Bihar Ex MP Anand Mohan
A petition has been filed in the Patna High Court, challenging the amendment to Bihar's prison rules that facilitated the release of Anand Mohan, a gangster-turned-politician, after serving life sentence for killing an IAS officer three decades ago.
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Ex Bihar MP's Surprise Dawn Release From Jail Amid Prison Rule Change Row
Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, whose release from jail after Bihar government tweaked prison rules has sparked a huge row, walked out of jail in the early hours today.
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Bihar List Of Prisoners To Be Released Includes Man Who Died Last Year
One of the prisoners in Bihar, whose release was recently ordered by the state government on the ground of their having spent more than 14 years in jail, had died several months ago, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bihar Ex-MP's Bilkis Bano Dig At BJP Amid Row Over His Release From Jail
Bihar's gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, whose imminent release from jail has sparked a huge row in Bihar, has made it clear that he is ready to jump back into the arena of active politics.
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Gangster, Murder Convict, Politician: 5 Facts On Bihar's Anand Mohan Singh
The Bihar government is facing a huge backlash for its decision to tweak prison rules, allowing the release of 27 convicts, including gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh who faces life in prison for the murder of a Dalit IAS officer.
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Ex MP Behind IAS Officer's Murder To Be Freed As Bihar Tweaks Prison Rules
The Bihar government today notified the release of 27 prisoners, days after amending the Bihar Prison Manual that triggered a massive opposition backlash.
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Bihar Prisoner Swallows Mobile Phone During Inspection
In a bizarre incident an inmate of Bihar's Gopalganj district jail reportedly swallowed a mobile phone during checking out of fear of being caught by prison officers, an official said on Monday.
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Bihar To Release Eligible Prisoners To Commemorate Independence Day
The Bihar government has decided to release certain categories of prisoners, who have served half their jail terms, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the country's independence, a state minister said on Saturday.
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Former Bihar MP Gets 3 Years In Jail For 2015 Remarks On Nitish Kumar
A special court in Bihar's Jehanabad district sentenced former MP Arun Kumar to three years in prison for his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in June 2015.
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A First In 40 Years: Lalu Yadav Won't Campaign In Bihar State Polls
RJD chief Lalu Yadav will not campaign for state elections in Bihar for the first time in over four decades. The former Chief Minister, jailed for corruption since 2018, had handed charge to his son Tejashwi Yadav but has been overseeing party affairs from a prison hospital.
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JDU Alleges Jail Manual Violation Over Lalu Yadav's Letter To Ex-RJD Leader
With Bihar's ruling JD(U) alleging violation of the jail manual by allowing RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav send a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh asking him not to quit the party, the Jharkhand prison department on Friday said that the letter had "personal contents" and not political and no rules were bent in the matter.
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Give Lalu Yadav Parole, Demands Party, Son Tejashwi Tweets COVID-19 Worry
Lalu Yadav's party RJD has demanded his release from prison on parole, citing a coronavirus threat to the 71-year-old former Bihar Chief Minister at a hospital where he has been staying.
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Jail Evacuated, Hospital Flooded After Heavy Rain In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Heavy rain has killed more than 110 people across UP and Bihar over the past week, forcing the transfer of nearly 900 prisoners from a district jail and leading to the flooding of a hospital. It has also affected rail services and led to the collapse of thousands of houses in rural areas of both states
