New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Tuesday questioned Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, over his long absence from the state political stage, saying that his appearance now in the Bankipur poll campaign will not have any impact.Speaking on Tejashwi Yadav’s scheduled roadshow, Ram Kripal Yadav said, “… I came to know only yesterday. He had gone somewhere abroad, to Norway or somewhere, I heard… They should have been wo…
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Patna, July 27 (IANS) The Bihar Police Headquarters on Monday released detailed information on the law-and-order situation that unfolded across several districts during protests, demonstrations, and marches organised by various student organisations and student wings of political parties on July 25. According to the police, a total of 694 people were detained during the statewide agitation, including a large number of students and minors.The Police Headquarters stated that 339 minors and student…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the alleged use of force against protesting students, while referring to the use of an AK-47 during a protest in Bihar. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi said, “First guns, now AK-47s, pellet guns! Are they terrorists? What’s wrong with these people? They (BJP) have again registered FIRs against students in Bihar and Bengal. They have not given up their old habits. I h…
Patna, July 27 (IANS) A police personnel was suspended following the firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 ‘Bihar Bandh’ protests in Siwan district.The action was taken on the directions of Bihar Police Headquarters after a video purportedly showing the personnel firing the weapon during clashes with protesters went viral on social media.The statewide shutdown witnessed large-scale demonstrations by student organisations across several districts, with clashes reported between protesters an…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday warned Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary-led NDA government of “major protests” if cases lodged against NEET paper leak protestors aren’t withdrawn.His remark comes a day after the Centre agreed to withdraw all police cases filed against protesting students and provide written confirmation of the FIR withdrawals, following the third round of talks with the Cockroach Janta Party (C…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) BJP leaders, chief ministers, former armed forces personnel and party workers across the country on Sunday tuned in to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 136th edition of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’.In Patna, BJP National President Nitin Nabin listened to Prime Minister Modi’s 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat along with party leaders and workers.In Lucknow, a large gathering, including former Army officers and retired soldiers, listened to the pro…
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 …
Patna, July 25 (IANS) Three people lost their lives, and three others were seriously injured in a tragic road accident in Patna district on Saturday after an overloaded auto-rickshaw plunged into a roadside ditch and came into contact with a live low-tension (LT) electricity line. The accident occurred in Byapur village under the Maner police station area near the Panchayat Sarkar Bhawan on the Ramji Chak–Bank road. According to eyewitnesses, the speeding auto-rickshaw grazed a car, causing th…
Patna, July 25 (IANS) Tension briefly prevailed in Siwan on Saturday during the ‘Bihar Bandh’ called over the alleged NEET paper leak, after an altercation broke out between protesters and the police over attempts to block roads. The situation was brought under control following the intervention of Superintendent of Police (SP) Puran Kumar Jha, who held discussions with the protesters and persuaded them to continue their demonstration peacefully.The impact of the bandh was visible across Siwan, …
Patna, July 23 (IANS) Student anger over the alleged NEET paper leak and recent police action against protesters spilled onto the streets of Bihar’s Munger on Thursday, as thousands of students participated in a large protest march organised under the banners of various student organisations. The demonstrators condemned the alleged lathi‑charge on students during protests in Delhi and Patna and demanded accountability over the examination controversy.The march began near DJ College, where mo…