Two children were killed and another injured today when a stage erected for Krishna Leela crashed on them at Hasanganj village in the district.
Deep Kumar (10), son of Rajendra Yadav and six-year-old Vikas Kumar, son of Vishun Yadav, died on the spot when the stage caved on them, Station House Officer, R P Sharma, said.
The boys, residents of Hasanganj village, had taken shelter under the stage to prevent themselves from getting drenched with heavy rain this afternoon, Sharma said.
The stage was erected for Krishna Leela on the occasion of" Nawah Yajgya"which was going on for the past three days in the village.
Another unidentified child, who was injured in the incident, was taken to a hospital at Pakri Barawan here.link
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Wednesday 20 May 2009
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Three killed, 24 injured during Holi in Bihar
Holi celebrations in Bihar turned bloody today as three persons were killed and 24 others injured in separate incidents.
Govind Yadav (40) and Narayan Yadav (45), two brothers, were shot dead and six others injured when people from two castes clashed over mud-throwing at Asahni village in Chhapra district, police said.
In another incident, a child received gunshot injuries and 18 others were injured in a clash following a quarrel over Holi celebrations at Rivilganj bazaar.
A youth was shot dead by three gunmen after he resisted uprooting of plants from his land for 'holika dahan' (a ritual symbolic of destruction of evil) at a village in Nawada district last night.
While Holi was celebrated in the rest of Bihar peacefully, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his bete noire RJD supremo Lalu Prasad refrained from celebrating the festival to empathise with the victims of Kosi floods and Mumbai terror strike.link
Govind Yadav (40) and Narayan Yadav (45), two brothers, were shot dead and six others injured when people from two castes clashed over mud-throwing at Asahni village in Chhapra district, police said.
In another incident, a child received gunshot injuries and 18 others were injured in a clash following a quarrel over Holi celebrations at Rivilganj bazaar.
A youth was shot dead by three gunmen after he resisted uprooting of plants from his land for 'holika dahan' (a ritual symbolic of destruction of evil) at a village in Nawada district last night.
While Holi was celebrated in the rest of Bihar peacefully, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his bete noire RJD supremo Lalu Prasad refrained from celebrating the festival to empathise with the victims of Kosi floods and Mumbai terror strike.link
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Naxal-affected districts in Bihar to have buildings for cops
The Bihar government has sanctioned Rs 19.93 crore under police modernisation scheme for construction of buildings for the police in about half-a-dozen naxal-hit distrits.
The government released the amount for constructing buildings to accommodate around 300 police officials posted in naxalite-affected districts of Nawada, Jamui, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad and Bhabua, official sources said.
The amount was released eight days after the naxalites attacked the Mahuliatand village on February nine in Bihar&aposs Nawada district killing 10 policemen and looting their firearms.
Additional Director General of Police Neelmani told that as per the plan, 184 and 108 lower grade and upper subordinate quarters under the separate family accommodation scheme would be constructed by the Bihar State Police Building Construction Corporation.
It may be recalled that Bihar Police Association (BPA) and Bihar Policemen&aposs Association (BPMA) had drawn the attention of the government on umpteen occasions towards the lack of quarters for the policemen posted in the naxalite affected districts.link
The government released the amount for constructing buildings to accommodate around 300 police officials posted in naxalite-affected districts of Nawada, Jamui, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad and Bhabua, official sources said.
The amount was released eight days after the naxalites attacked the Mahuliatand village on February nine in Bihar&aposs Nawada district killing 10 policemen and looting their firearms.
Additional Director General of Police Neelmani told that as per the plan, 184 and 108 lower grade and upper subordinate quarters under the separate family accommodation scheme would be constructed by the Bihar State Police Building Construction Corporation.
It may be recalled that Bihar Police Association (BPA) and Bihar Policemen&aposs Association (BPMA) had drawn the attention of the government on umpteen occasions towards the lack of quarters for the policemen posted in the naxalite affected districts.link
Monday 9 February 2009
Bihar government to pay Rs 20 lakh compensation to policemen killed in Nawada
The Bihar government has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 20 lakh to each of the 10 policemen killed in the naxal attack at Mahuliatand village in Nawada district on Monday.
Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani told reporters that the next of the kin of the policemen killed in the attack would be be paid Rs 20 lakh including Rs 10 lakh as insurance money.
The ten, including the station house officer of Kauakaul police station and Assistant Sub-Inspector I D Singh were killed when over 200 CPI (Maoist) ultras armed with sophisticated weapons attacked a police party sent to the village to provide security at a function organised on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti, official sources said.
Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani told reporters that the next of the kin of the policemen killed in the attack would be be paid Rs 20 lakh including Rs 10 lakh as insurance money.
The ten, including the station house officer of Kauakaul police station and Assistant Sub-Inspector I D Singh were killed when over 200 CPI (Maoist) ultras armed with sophisticated weapons attacked a police party sent to the village to provide security at a function organised on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti, official sources said.
Eight policemen feared killed in naxalite attack in Bihar
Eight policemen are feared to have been killed in an attack by naxals in Bihar's Nawada district on Monday, Additional Director General of Police (headquarters) Neelmani said.
Naxals belonging to the proscribed CPI (Maoist) targeted the policemen when they went to Mahulitand village in Kauwakol police station limits in naxal-hit Nawada district bordering Jharkhand, along with special auxiliary police personnel to provide security for Ravidas Jayanti.
Neelmani quoting preliminary information received from the spot told PTI here that officer in-charge of Kauwakol police station Rameshwar Ram was critically injured in the attack but there was no immediate report of any casualty among the public.
The reports said the police fired in retaliation but whether there were casualties among the naxals was yet to be known, he said. Unconfirmed reports said some firearms were also looted from the policemen, he said.
DIG (Magadh Range) Pravin Vashisht, IG (Central Range) Sunil Kumar, Additional Director General (Law and Order) V Narayanan and Nawada Police Superintendent Nishant Tiwari have rushed to the scene with reinforcements, including those from the special task force.link
Naxals belonging to the proscribed CPI (Maoist) targeted the policemen when they went to Mahulitand village in Kauwakol police station limits in naxal-hit Nawada district bordering Jharkhand, along with special auxiliary police personnel to provide security for Ravidas Jayanti.
Neelmani quoting preliminary information received from the spot told PTI here that officer in-charge of Kauwakol police station Rameshwar Ram was critically injured in the attack but there was no immediate report of any casualty among the public.
The reports said the police fired in retaliation but whether there were casualties among the naxals was yet to be known, he said. Unconfirmed reports said some firearms were also looted from the policemen, he said.
DIG (Magadh Range) Pravin Vashisht, IG (Central Range) Sunil Kumar, Additional Director General (Law and Order) V Narayanan and Nawada Police Superintendent Nishant Tiwari have rushed to the scene with reinforcements, including those from the special task force.link
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