Three persons, including two children, were killed when a car hit them at Lauria chowk in Bihar's West Champaran district today, police said.
The accident took place when the driver lost control over the car due to thick fog, the police said.
The bodies were brought to this district headquarter town for autopsy, they said. link
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Friday 1 January 2010
Saturday 22 August 2009
Counter-Insurgency Schools to be opened in Bihar
The Bihar government has sent a proposal to Centre to set up four Counter-Insurgency Anti-Terrorist Schools (CIATS) in the state. Of this one at Bodh Gaya has been sanctioned.
The state government has also sent a proposal to the Centre for the inclusion of four more districts in the category of the Maoist-hit. At present 15 out of 38 districts already figure in that list.
According to sources these schools will train policemen for guerrilla warfare. This includes specialize training to combat Maoists and carry out anti-terror operation. The state government, according to reports, has received Rs 1.5 crore for Bodh Gaya (BMP-3) to set up specialized CIATS. The amount will be spent mainly to develop infrastructure and training.
According to police sources each batch of trainees would consists of 300 policemen and the duration of training would be three months.
The remaining three school would be set up at Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas, Dumraon in Buxar and Valmikinagar in West Champaran districts. The propsoaed four new Naxal hit districts also require the security related expenditure.
The initiative to open such schools came after the Centre’s directive to contain the Ultra-Left violence.
According to reports in all 3,353 police officers would be appointed in the 15 existing naxal-hit districts.link
The state government has also sent a proposal to the Centre for the inclusion of four more districts in the category of the Maoist-hit. At present 15 out of 38 districts already figure in that list.
According to sources these schools will train policemen for guerrilla warfare. This includes specialize training to combat Maoists and carry out anti-terror operation. The state government, according to reports, has received Rs 1.5 crore for Bodh Gaya (BMP-3) to set up specialized CIATS. The amount will be spent mainly to develop infrastructure and training.
According to police sources each batch of trainees would consists of 300 policemen and the duration of training would be three months.
The remaining three school would be set up at Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas, Dumraon in Buxar and Valmikinagar in West Champaran districts. The propsoaed four new Naxal hit districts also require the security related expenditure.
The initiative to open such schools came after the Centre’s directive to contain the Ultra-Left violence.
According to reports in all 3,353 police officers would be appointed in the 15 existing naxal-hit districts.link
Wednesday 18 February 2009
No wildfire in Bihar tiger reserve, says official
A senior official of Bihar’s forest department Wednesday refuted allegations that a wildfire had damaged portions of the core Project Tiger area in the state’s Valmiki reserve, even as the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) said they had sought an urgent report on the extent of damage.
“This is a false report. I don’t know what was the intention behind it,” B.N. Jha, additional principal chief conservator of forests and Bihar’s chief wildlife warden told. He was referring to reports of a fire raging for 10 days in the Valmiki reserve in West Champaran district.
However, Rajesh Gopal, the NTCA’s member secretary, said an urgent fax had been sent to the forest department to ascertain if the fire had indeed caused damage and if there was threat to wildlife.
“We have not got a reply yet and hope to receive one soon,” Gopal said.
The wildfire, suspected to have been ignited by poachers and the timber mafia, was reportedly finally doused Monday.
However, Jha denied the news, saying it was a “regular ground fire” and it was natural for such occurrences especially since the reserve was populated by deciduous trees.
“This is not like the wildfires of Australia. The damage here is to dried grass and weeds that is negligible or insignificant. And as far as I know only a 12 hectare patch caught fire three four days ago in Madanpur Range.”
Jha admitted that parts of the forest could have been damaged but there was no disturbance to wildlife.
The 900-sq km sanctuary is home to about 35 tigers according to the tiger census two years ago.link
“This is a false report. I don’t know what was the intention behind it,” B.N. Jha, additional principal chief conservator of forests and Bihar’s chief wildlife warden told. He was referring to reports of a fire raging for 10 days in the Valmiki reserve in West Champaran district.
However, Rajesh Gopal, the NTCA’s member secretary, said an urgent fax had been sent to the forest department to ascertain if the fire had indeed caused damage and if there was threat to wildlife.
“We have not got a reply yet and hope to receive one soon,” Gopal said.
The wildfire, suspected to have been ignited by poachers and the timber mafia, was reportedly finally doused Monday.
However, Jha denied the news, saying it was a “regular ground fire” and it was natural for such occurrences especially since the reserve was populated by deciduous trees.
“This is not like the wildfires of Australia. The damage here is to dried grass and weeds that is negligible or insignificant. And as far as I know only a 12 hectare patch caught fire three four days ago in Madanpur Range.”
Jha admitted that parts of the forest could have been damaged but there was no disturbance to wildlife.
The 900-sq km sanctuary is home to about 35 tigers according to the tiger census two years ago.link
Thursday 5 February 2009
Director Prakash Jha likely to contest LS poll
Noted film director-producer Prakash Jha is likely to be the candidate of the Ram Vilas Paswan led LJP from Bettiah Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
Party sources said that Jha has already held discussions with Paswan three-four times on the issue and the party has in principle agreed to field Jha from the seat.
The latest round of telephonic discussion between the two took place last night in which Jha is reported to have said that he is ready to fight the election.
"We have decided to field Jha from Bettiah but a formal announcement would be made after we decide whether to contest alone or in a UPA alliance," a senior party leader said on the condition of anonymity.
Party sources say that initially the party was in double mind and was also thinking of finalizing a candidate keeping in mind the minority community, which has a sizeable population in Bettiah.
Jha, a resident of Barharwa village of the West Champaran district, whose headquarters is Bettiah, had contested the last Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate. He had a crushing defeat and he lost even his security deposit as the contest became a direct one between BJP and RJD.
RJD had wrested the seat from BJP with its leader Raghunath Jha defeating the saffron party's Madan Prasad Jaiswal by over 26,000 votes. The seat was earlier held by BJP.
Sources say that the sitting MP from Bettiah Raghunath Jha is this time interested in contesting from Bagha, earlier a reserved seat, which has now become general after the delimitation.
Grapevine has it that RJD MP from Gopalganj and party supremo Lalu Prasad's brother- in law Anirudh Prasad Yadav alias Sadhu Yadav is keen on shifting to Bettiah seat this time.
Speculation was rife earlier that Jha may contest the Lok Sabha election on either a JD (U) or a BJP ticket. A LJP leader however said that Jha was "in touch with us for quite a long time" and the party has "almost decided" to field Jha from Bettiah.
Jha has directed Bollywood films like Apaharan, Gangajal, Mrityudand, Damul, Hip Hip Hurray and Bandish. He has also been a producer for many other films, a large number of which deal with social themes like casteism, poverty and hunger.
Jha had directed the Ajay Devgan starrer "Apharan" immediately after contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2004.
The film dealt with the issue of the nexus between crime and politics in Bihar against the backdrop of a spate of abductions in the Hindi heartland. After the election, Jha had promised to make another movie on Bihar politics "Rajniti", which is yet to be released.
Party sources said that Jha has already held discussions with Paswan three-four times on the issue and the party has in principle agreed to field Jha from the seat.
The latest round of telephonic discussion between the two took place last night in which Jha is reported to have said that he is ready to fight the election.
"We have decided to field Jha from Bettiah but a formal announcement would be made after we decide whether to contest alone or in a UPA alliance," a senior party leader said on the condition of anonymity.
Party sources say that initially the party was in double mind and was also thinking of finalizing a candidate keeping in mind the minority community, which has a sizeable population in Bettiah.
Jha, a resident of Barharwa village of the West Champaran district, whose headquarters is Bettiah, had contested the last Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate. He had a crushing defeat and he lost even his security deposit as the contest became a direct one between BJP and RJD.
RJD had wrested the seat from BJP with its leader Raghunath Jha defeating the saffron party's Madan Prasad Jaiswal by over 26,000 votes. The seat was earlier held by BJP.
Sources say that the sitting MP from Bettiah Raghunath Jha is this time interested in contesting from Bagha, earlier a reserved seat, which has now become general after the delimitation.
Grapevine has it that RJD MP from Gopalganj and party supremo Lalu Prasad's brother- in law Anirudh Prasad Yadav alias Sadhu Yadav is keen on shifting to Bettiah seat this time.
Speculation was rife earlier that Jha may contest the Lok Sabha election on either a JD (U) or a BJP ticket. A LJP leader however said that Jha was "in touch with us for quite a long time" and the party has "almost decided" to field Jha from Bettiah.
Jha has directed Bollywood films like Apaharan, Gangajal, Mrityudand, Damul, Hip Hip Hurray and Bandish. He has also been a producer for many other films, a large number of which deal with social themes like casteism, poverty and hunger.
Jha had directed the Ajay Devgan starrer "Apharan" immediately after contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2004.
The film dealt with the issue of the nexus between crime and politics in Bihar against the backdrop of a spate of abductions in the Hindi heartland. After the election, Jha had promised to make another movie on Bihar politics "Rajniti", which is yet to be released.
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