Patna, July 25 (IANS) The situation turned tense in Patna on Saturday during the Bihar Bandh called by student organisations, as violent clashes erupted between protesters and police at several locations. Stone-pelting, police lathi-charge, and incidents of vandalism were reported, while similar protests were held in several other districts across the state.Large numbers of students and protesters gathered near Gandhi Maidan from Saturday morning in support of the shutdown, raising slogans over …
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Patna, July 16 (IANS) Acting on the directions of the City Superintendent of Police (West), a special police operation was carried out at several hotels in the Danapur and Rupaspur police station areas on Wednesday night. During the raids, police detained several individuals for questioning.At a hotel in the Danapur area, officers questioned one young man and two young women.At Buddha Residency in Rupaspur, police detained three women and one man, all of whom were brought to the police station f…
Patna, May 12 (IANS) Voting for the Bhojpur-Buxar Legislative Council by-election was underway under tight security arrangements across 14 polling stations in Bihar’s Bhojpur district.The otherwise orderly process was, however, briefly disrupted by chaos at a polling booth in Ara.The incident took place at the polling station located within the Ara Sadar Block office, where RJD candidate Sonu Kumar alleged that the magistrate deployed at the entrance was facilitating voting in favour of the NDA …