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Viral Video: 5 Sit-Ups Is Punishment For Raping Girl, 5, In Bihar Village
A man accused of raping a minor was let off after a mild punishment by the panchayat in Bihar's Nawada district. His punishment: five sit-ups.
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Bihar Village Votes For Dead Candidate To Honour Dying Wish. He Won
A dead man in Bihar has won the Panchayat polls held on Wednesday riding on a "sympathy wave" generated by his own death.
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Panchayat Polls Delayed Due To Covid Surge In Bihar, Cabinet Nod For Alternative Arrangement
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.
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Bihar Village That Transformed Wasteland Into Oasis
Amid government push to increase the dwindling green cover in the country, Bihar's Harpur Bochaha village is standout example of how community participation can change things for the better.
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Bihar Girl Gang-Raped, Paraded With Head Shaved As Punishment: Police
Six people were detained on Tuesday in a shocking case in which a minor girl was gang-raped, her head was shaved and she was paraded through her village as a punishment by the panchayat in Gaya district of Bihar, police said.
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Girls In Bihar Village Not Allowed To Go To School, College Over "Safety"
A village panchayat in the district has ordered no girls would go to schools or colleges unless their safety is ensured, after three girls were allegedly harassed on their way to their coaching classes, police said on Thursday.
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5 Men Allegedly Planning To Attack Rival Village Arrested With Bomb-Making Devices In Bihar
Five men allegedly planning to bomb a rival village were arrested on Thursday by the police in Bihar. The police made the arrests on Thursday and seized raw materials and other equipment used for making explosives. One of the men who were apprehended was a panchayat head.
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Barber Forced To Lick His Saliva For Trying To Enter Sarpanch's House In Bihar
A barber was forced to lick his own spit in Bihar's Nalanda district as punishment for allegedly trying to enter the house of the village sarpanch without permission. A case was registered against those involved on Friday after a video on the incident went viral on social media.
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Dead Woman Elected As Panchayat Samiti Member In Bihar
A woman in Bihar, who died nine years ago, has been elected as panchayat samiti member in the recently concluded 10-phase panchayat elections, officials said today.
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Living in Darkness For Decades, These Voters in Bihar Plan to Boycott Polls
Even after six decades of Independence, the residents of these three villages near Patna still have no access to electricity and the angry villagers plan to chase away the politicians who come asking for votes this time. The villagers have also announced a boycott of voting.
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Punish Alcohol Consumers With Brooms, Says a Women's Panchayat in Bihar's Ramzanpur
A women's panchayat in a Bihar village has ordered women to punish with brooms people found consuming and selling liquor, while imposing a ban on liquor consumption, an official said today.
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Nitish Kumar hands out huge raises in Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sanctioned a 100% raise for all elected members of its panchayats or councils that govern villages, blocks and districts.
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Another Bihar panchayat bans cell phones for girls
A panchayat in Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by girls and ordered them not to wear short, tight and "provocative" dresses, a member of the village council said on Thursday.
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Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an official said today.
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In Bihar, woman branded a witch, nose chopped off
The nose of a Dalit woman, who was a member of panchayat, was chopped off in a Bihar village on Wednesday after she was branded a witch, police said.
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Viral Video: 5 Sit-Ups Is Punishment For Raping Girl, 5, In Bihar Village
A man accused of raping a minor was let off after a mild punishment by the panchayat in Bihar's Nawada district. His punishment: five sit-ups.
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Bihar Village Votes For Dead Candidate To Honour Dying Wish. He Won
A dead man in Bihar has won the Panchayat polls held on Wednesday riding on a "sympathy wave" generated by his own death.
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Panchayat Polls Delayed Due To Covid Surge In Bihar, Cabinet Nod For Alternative Arrangement
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.
-
Bihar Village That Transformed Wasteland Into Oasis
Amid government push to increase the dwindling green cover in the country, Bihar's Harpur Bochaha village is standout example of how community participation can change things for the better.
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Bihar Girl Gang-Raped, Paraded With Head Shaved As Punishment: Police
Six people were detained on Tuesday in a shocking case in which a minor girl was gang-raped, her head was shaved and she was paraded through her village as a punishment by the panchayat in Gaya district of Bihar, police said.
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Girls In Bihar Village Not Allowed To Go To School, College Over "Safety"
A village panchayat in the district has ordered no girls would go to schools or colleges unless their safety is ensured, after three girls were allegedly harassed on their way to their coaching classes, police said on Thursday.
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5 Men Allegedly Planning To Attack Rival Village Arrested With Bomb-Making Devices In Bihar
Five men allegedly planning to bomb a rival village were arrested on Thursday by the police in Bihar. The police made the arrests on Thursday and seized raw materials and other equipment used for making explosives. One of the men who were apprehended was a panchayat head.
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Barber Forced To Lick His Saliva For Trying To Enter Sarpanch's House In Bihar
A barber was forced to lick his own spit in Bihar's Nalanda district as punishment for allegedly trying to enter the house of the village sarpanch without permission. A case was registered against those involved on Friday after a video on the incident went viral on social media.
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Dead Woman Elected As Panchayat Samiti Member In Bihar
A woman in Bihar, who died nine years ago, has been elected as panchayat samiti member in the recently concluded 10-phase panchayat elections, officials said today.
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Living in Darkness For Decades, These Voters in Bihar Plan to Boycott Polls
Even after six decades of Independence, the residents of these three villages near Patna still have no access to electricity and the angry villagers plan to chase away the politicians who come asking for votes this time. The villagers have also announced a boycott of voting.
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Punish Alcohol Consumers With Brooms, Says a Women's Panchayat in Bihar's Ramzanpur
A women's panchayat in a Bihar village has ordered women to punish with brooms people found consuming and selling liquor, while imposing a ban on liquor consumption, an official said today.
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Nitish Kumar hands out huge raises in Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sanctioned a 100% raise for all elected members of its panchayats or councils that govern villages, blocks and districts.
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Another Bihar panchayat bans cell phones for girls
A panchayat in Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by girls and ordered them not to wear short, tight and "provocative" dresses, a member of the village council said on Thursday.
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Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an official said today.
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In Bihar, woman branded a witch, nose chopped off
The nose of a Dalit woman, who was a member of panchayat, was chopped off in a Bihar village on Wednesday after she was branded a witch, police said.
