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Patna Opposition Meet - Half Battle Won, Or Just One Tiny Step?
From social justice to the alleged misuse of investigating agencies by the Centre to violence in Manipur, the wrestlers' protest and even the Delhi ordinance, several issues are likely to be discussed in the opposition meeting to be held in Patna.
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Bengal Cops Stop Fact-Finding Team From Visiting Violence-Hit Hooghly
The 'fact-finding' team, led by retired Patna High Court judge L Narasimha Reddy, was stopped near Konnagar when they were on the way to Serampore and Rishra as prohibitory orders were still imposed in the area, a police officer said.
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2 Killed, Buildings Set On Fire In Parking Dispute In Bihar
The death count in the firing during violence in a village on the outskirts of Bihar's capital Patna on Sunday mounted to two, said police.
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"People Say No One Will Marry Their Sons": Akhilesh Yadav Ally On Agnipath
Urging the protesters to shun violence and get organised so that the government hears them clearly, Rajya Sabha member Jayant Chaudhary said on Friday that the Agnipath scheme will have to be rolled back. "That's the only rational choice."
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Prashant Kishor Attacks Nitish Kumar For Not Speaking On Delhi Violence At Patna Event
Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not speaking on Delhi violence in his recent address to the party workers.
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Bihar Government Sacks 175 Cops Over Violence At Patna Police Lines
As many as 175 constables were dismissed from service by the Bihar Government in an unprecedented move on Sunday, two days after clashes erupted at the Patna Police Lines over the death of an ailing policewoman. Barring eight, all of them were trainees recently inducted into the police force.
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In Bihar's Communal Violence, Why "BJP Factor" Is Discussed - And Blamed
Nearly 120 km from Patna, the town of Rosera is still trying to make sense of an outbreak of violence. On the evening of March 25, more than 200 people held a Durga immersion procession -- a routine, peaceful annual event.
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Midnight Arrest, Then Jail For Union Minister's Son Over Bihar Violence
Surrounded by hordes of media personnel, Arijit Shashwat, the son of union minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late on Saturday night in Bihar's capital Patna, in connection with the communal clashes in Bhagalpur town in the state two weeks ago.
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Bihar Cabinet Approves Payment Of Rs 5 Lakh As Ex-Gratia For Families Of Civilians Killed In Violence
The Bihar Cabinet today gave its nod to payment of Rupees 5 lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin of civilians killed in incidents of violence related to terror, communal tension and cross firing on the borders.
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When in Bihar: Mandy Moore Samples Litti Chokha in Patna
The 31-year-old actress, best known for her roles in films such as A Walk To Remember, Tangled and License to Wed, is in India to support NGO PSI India's Gender Based Violence (GBV) Programme, Project Wajood
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Plans for Nitish Kumar to Return as Chief Minister Trigger Clashes in Patna
Nine months after he quit as chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar is ready to take charge of the state again. His strategy will have to involve a workaround for the man he had installed as his replacement, Jitan Ram Manjhi.
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8 arrested for Nawada violence, indefinite curfew clamped
At least eight people have been arrested today morning for rioting at Nawada, 150 km from Patna, which has been under curfew since Saturday after communal clashes broke out killing two people.
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Nitish convoy attack: Seven cops suspended for dereliction of duty
Three days after the violence that marred Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's visit to Khagaria in Bihar, the police have suspended seven sub-inspectors who were posted there at the time of the incident.
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Caste wars: Bloody pages of Bihar's history
The killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh has once again brought into focus the caste killings of Bihar in the 1990s, a period which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar describes as the dark ages for the state. Over the last two days, the Bihar government has struggled to cope with the aftermath of his death, with violence breaking out in Singh's ...
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Brahmeshwar Singh, chief of banned militia Ranvir Sena shot dead, tension builds in Bihar
Brahmeshwar Mukhiya, who headed the banned, upper caste militia Ranvir Sena in Bihar, was shot dead on Friday morning by unidentified people in Arrah in the state's Bhojpur district. A violent backlash that began in this part of north-western Bihar has now spread to other parts of the state. Mr Mukhiya's angry supporters have vandalized public prop...
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Patna Opposition Meet - Half Battle Won, Or Just One Tiny Step?
From social justice to the alleged misuse of investigating agencies by the Centre to violence in Manipur, the wrestlers' protest and even the Delhi ordinance, several issues are likely to be discussed in the opposition meeting to be held in Patna.
-
Bengal Cops Stop Fact-Finding Team From Visiting Violence-Hit Hooghly
The 'fact-finding' team, led by retired Patna High Court judge L Narasimha Reddy, was stopped near Konnagar when they were on the way to Serampore and Rishra as prohibitory orders were still imposed in the area, a police officer said.
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2 Killed, Buildings Set On Fire In Parking Dispute In Bihar
The death count in the firing during violence in a village on the outskirts of Bihar's capital Patna on Sunday mounted to two, said police.
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"People Say No One Will Marry Their Sons": Akhilesh Yadav Ally On Agnipath
Urging the protesters to shun violence and get organised so that the government hears them clearly, Rajya Sabha member Jayant Chaudhary said on Friday that the Agnipath scheme will have to be rolled back. "That's the only rational choice."
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Prashant Kishor Attacks Nitish Kumar For Not Speaking On Delhi Violence At Patna Event
Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not speaking on Delhi violence in his recent address to the party workers.
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Bihar Government Sacks 175 Cops Over Violence At Patna Police Lines
As many as 175 constables were dismissed from service by the Bihar Government in an unprecedented move on Sunday, two days after clashes erupted at the Patna Police Lines over the death of an ailing policewoman. Barring eight, all of them were trainees recently inducted into the police force.
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In Bihar's Communal Violence, Why "BJP Factor" Is Discussed - And Blamed
Nearly 120 km from Patna, the town of Rosera is still trying to make sense of an outbreak of violence. On the evening of March 25, more than 200 people held a Durga immersion procession -- a routine, peaceful annual event.
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Midnight Arrest, Then Jail For Union Minister's Son Over Bihar Violence
Surrounded by hordes of media personnel, Arijit Shashwat, the son of union minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late on Saturday night in Bihar's capital Patna, in connection with the communal clashes in Bhagalpur town in the state two weeks ago.
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Bihar Cabinet Approves Payment Of Rs 5 Lakh As Ex-Gratia For Families Of Civilians Killed In Violence
The Bihar Cabinet today gave its nod to payment of Rupees 5 lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin of civilians killed in incidents of violence related to terror, communal tension and cross firing on the borders.
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When in Bihar: Mandy Moore Samples Litti Chokha in Patna
The 31-year-old actress, best known for her roles in films such as A Walk To Remember, Tangled and License to Wed, is in India to support NGO PSI India's Gender Based Violence (GBV) Programme, Project Wajood
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Plans for Nitish Kumar to Return as Chief Minister Trigger Clashes in Patna
Nine months after he quit as chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar is ready to take charge of the state again. His strategy will have to involve a workaround for the man he had installed as his replacement, Jitan Ram Manjhi.
-
8 arrested for Nawada violence, indefinite curfew clamped
At least eight people have been arrested today morning for rioting at Nawada, 150 km from Patna, which has been under curfew since Saturday after communal clashes broke out killing two people.
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Nitish convoy attack: Seven cops suspended for dereliction of duty
Three days after the violence that marred Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's visit to Khagaria in Bihar, the police have suspended seven sub-inspectors who were posted there at the time of the incident.
-
Caste wars: Bloody pages of Bihar's history
The killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh has once again brought into focus the caste killings of Bihar in the 1990s, a period which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar describes as the dark ages for the state. Over the last two days, the Bihar government has struggled to cope with the aftermath of his death, with violence breaking out in Singh's ...
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Brahmeshwar Singh, chief of banned militia Ranvir Sena shot dead, tension builds in Bihar
Brahmeshwar Mukhiya, who headed the banned, upper caste militia Ranvir Sena in Bihar, was shot dead on Friday morning by unidentified people in Arrah in the state's Bhojpur district. A violent backlash that began in this part of north-western Bihar has now spread to other parts of the state. Mr Mukhiya's angry supporters have vandalized public prop...
