One Al-Qaeda terrorist carrying a Pakistani passport was arrested today after being kept in a week-long detention here, police said.
Gulam Rasool Khan was picked up by police on Tuesday last week following his suspicious movement in the town, Purnia SP N H Khan told.
Following a week-long interrogation, his Al-Qaeda link was established and he was subsequently arrested today, Khan said adding that Gulam's link with another little known terrorist outfit 'IMMM' was also traced.
"We have called various agencies for investigation and booked the terrorist under various sections of IPC and Passport Act for carrying a Pakistani passport in fake name," the SP said.
Gulam, a driver in Dubai, had come to Hyderabad in 1987 and stayed there for long period of time after marrying a local girl, Khan said.
He murdered his sister-in-law after his divorce and was jailed.link
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Meditation under the sacred Bodhi Tree cancelled due to cold wave
Meditation under the sacred ''Bodhi Tree'' in Bodhgaya district has been temporarily cancelled due to the extreme cold weather.
Hundreds of devotees visit the ''Bodhi Tree'' under which Gautama Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment.
"We have told the devotees coming here to meditate at night not to come due to the extreme cold conditions prevailing here," said monk Dinanand.
A cold wave is sweeping the Indo-Gangetic plains of northern India as icy winds blow in from the Himalayas in the north.
Foggy conditions in the northern plains have also hit road, rail and air traffic.link
Hundreds of devotees visit the ''Bodhi Tree'' under which Gautama Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment.
"We have told the devotees coming here to meditate at night not to come due to the extreme cold conditions prevailing here," said monk Dinanand.
A cold wave is sweeping the Indo-Gangetic plains of northern India as icy winds blow in from the Himalayas in the north.
Foggy conditions in the northern plains have also hit road, rail and air traffic.link
Bihar to form two new state services
In a bid to improve governance, Bihar government has decided to form two new state services—Bihar Revenue Service and Bihar Rural Development Service.
Official sources said that the two new proposed services are set to end the shortage of the Block Development Officers (BDOs) and Circle Officers (COs) in the state." It will also speed up the disposal of land related cases, a big challenge for the government," officials said.
Cabinet Coordination Department Principal Secretary Girish Shankar said that the state cabinet approved to form two new state services. The recruitment to the services will be made through the combined competitive examinations conduct by the Bihar Public Service Commission.
The successful candidates of Bihar Revenue Service will be appointed as COs and those who qualify Bihar Rural Development Service will be appointed BDOs.
In another move, the state government decided to restructure the Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) that will enable the state administrative cadre officers to be appointed directly to the post of sub-divisional officers. It is likely to provide more opportunity to BAS officers to get into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre in the state.link
Official sources said that the two new proposed services are set to end the shortage of the Block Development Officers (BDOs) and Circle Officers (COs) in the state." It will also speed up the disposal of land related cases, a big challenge for the government," officials said.
Cabinet Coordination Department Principal Secretary Girish Shankar said that the state cabinet approved to form two new state services. The recruitment to the services will be made through the combined competitive examinations conduct by the Bihar Public Service Commission.
The successful candidates of Bihar Revenue Service will be appointed as COs and those who qualify Bihar Rural Development Service will be appointed BDOs.
In another move, the state government decided to restructure the Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) that will enable the state administrative cadre officers to be appointed directly to the post of sub-divisional officers. It is likely to provide more opportunity to BAS officers to get into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre in the state.link
Teen girl refuses to marry merry man
Chances are that Mohammed Abdul Hakim is now sober. And still single. A day ago he was dumped at the altar by the teenage bride-to-be for being a drunkard.
Kulsum Khatoon, a resident of Naharniya village in Madhubani district, Sunday refused to marry Hakim after she was informed that he was habitually drunk.
"Kulsum stunned villagers when a Muslim priest began to solemnize their wedding and she publicly declared that she would not marry Hakim," a local police official said.
She told her father Mohammed Razaullah that she would not marry Hakim. Taking his daughter's side, Razaullah told the bridegroom's marriage party to return.
In rural Bihar, where the social scales are tilted heavily against women, over half a dozen such cases have been reported in the last few months where brides have refused to marry unsuitable grooms because they are either illiterate or unemployed. Till a few years ago, it was rare for a woman to refuse a groom chosen for her.
According to the 2001 Census, the gender ratio was 921 women against 1,000 men in Bihar. The female population is 39.7 million as against 43.2 million males.link
Kulsum Khatoon, a resident of Naharniya village in Madhubani district, Sunday refused to marry Hakim after she was informed that he was habitually drunk.
"Kulsum stunned villagers when a Muslim priest began to solemnize their wedding and she publicly declared that she would not marry Hakim," a local police official said.
She told her father Mohammed Razaullah that she would not marry Hakim. Taking his daughter's side, Razaullah told the bridegroom's marriage party to return.
In rural Bihar, where the social scales are tilted heavily against women, over half a dozen such cases have been reported in the last few months where brides have refused to marry unsuitable grooms because they are either illiterate or unemployed. Till a few years ago, it was rare for a woman to refuse a groom chosen for her.
According to the 2001 Census, the gender ratio was 921 women against 1,000 men in Bihar. The female population is 39.7 million as against 43.2 million males.link
Recruitment in Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank
Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank is invited applications for the posts of clerk cum cashier. There are 86 vacant posts. The exam date is 4th April 2010.
The educational qualification required is graduation or diploma in banking. The age limit is 18-26 years. Candidates have to pay fee Rs 250 for UR and OBC and Rs 50 for reserved categories through DD. The DD should me in favor of Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Clerical Recruitment Project 2009-10 paytable at Munger (Bihar). The candidates will be selected on the basis of written exam.
The applications should be sent at the given address: Post Box No. 7641, Malad (west), Mumbai-40064. For detailed advertisement visit at its official website.
The educational qualification required is graduation or diploma in banking. The age limit is 18-26 years. Candidates have to pay fee Rs 250 for UR and OBC and Rs 50 for reserved categories through DD. The DD should me in favor of Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank Clerical Recruitment Project 2009-10 paytable at Munger (Bihar). The candidates will be selected on the basis of written exam.
The applications should be sent at the given address: Post Box No. 7641, Malad (west), Mumbai-40064. For detailed advertisement visit at its official website.
Bihar set to join carbon credit club
The window of carbon trading has opened a new means of earning for those cutting down on their carbon footprints. Those contributing more to the emission of green house gases, purchase carbon credits earned by those who cut down on this front. This helps in achieving the end result of bringing down the global emission level to the desirable level.
Bihar too is on way to join the club of carbon credit traders. And the help has come from German agency GTZ, which would help Bihar in adopting ways for earning carbon credits and its subsequent trading.
GTZ, having worldwide operations, works for sustainable development. Its corporate objective is to improve peoples' living. Founded in 1975, the agency has operations in more than 130 countries.
The agency will help Bihar in introducing certain things in the design of the upcoming buildings of an International Museum at Patna and International Convention Centre at Rajgir so that these building could meet the criteria of becoming green buildings.
New buildings apart, the German agency would also help the state government in suggesting certain changes in the existing buildings of Patna Museum and city's Moinul Haq Stadium for reducing the energy consumption thus qualifying for being declared as green buildings.
The agency, for this purpose, would send its international experts to the state. "We have requested GTZ for providing the services of the international experts as soon as possible and the agency has agreed to it," art and culture department secretary Vivek Singh told.link
Bihar too is on way to join the club of carbon credit traders. And the help has come from German agency GTZ, which would help Bihar in adopting ways for earning carbon credits and its subsequent trading.
GTZ, having worldwide operations, works for sustainable development. Its corporate objective is to improve peoples' living. Founded in 1975, the agency has operations in more than 130 countries.
The agency will help Bihar in introducing certain things in the design of the upcoming buildings of an International Museum at Patna and International Convention Centre at Rajgir so that these building could meet the criteria of becoming green buildings.
New buildings apart, the German agency would also help the state government in suggesting certain changes in the existing buildings of Patna Museum and city's Moinul Haq Stadium for reducing the energy consumption thus qualifying for being declared as green buildings.
The agency, for this purpose, would send its international experts to the state. "We have requested GTZ for providing the services of the international experts as soon as possible and the agency has agreed to it," art and culture department secretary Vivek Singh told.link
Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar
Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Bihar early on Monday and enforced a one-day strike in their strongholds to protest the arrest of senior leader Subodhji alias Anand, police said.
The Maoists blew up the track near Nadaul railway station in Jehanabad district, about 50 km from here. Nadaul is situated on Patna-Gaya rail route of East-Central Railway.
"Maoists first forced railway officials on duty in the cabin on the outer signal of Nadaul railway station to leave the place. They then blew up the railway track," Patna Railway Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said.
A railway official in Jehanabad said the incident disrupted rail traffic on the route and repair work was underway.
The strike call by Maoists evoked a mixed response in Bihar as urban areas remained unaffected but normal life was hit in villages.
An official in the home department said the Maoists' strike call evoked no response in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Purnea. But it affected life in Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Arwal and Gaya districts that are considered Maoist strongholds.
The rebels had also torched a truck in Amas police station in Gaya district late on Sunday and blew up a mobile phone tower in Sherpur in Gaya district.
Subodhji alias Anand, Bihar-Jharkhand special area committee member of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist, was arrested by the special task force and the district police Friday.
Additional Director General (headquarters) U.S. Dutt said an alert has been sounded across the state in the wake of the Maoists' strike call. link
The Maoists blew up the track near Nadaul railway station in Jehanabad district, about 50 km from here. Nadaul is situated on Patna-Gaya rail route of East-Central Railway.
"Maoists first forced railway officials on duty in the cabin on the outer signal of Nadaul railway station to leave the place. They then blew up the railway track," Patna Railway Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said.
A railway official in Jehanabad said the incident disrupted rail traffic on the route and repair work was underway.
The strike call by Maoists evoked a mixed response in Bihar as urban areas remained unaffected but normal life was hit in villages.
An official in the home department said the Maoists' strike call evoked no response in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Purnea. But it affected life in Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Arwal and Gaya districts that are considered Maoist strongholds.
The rebels had also torched a truck in Amas police station in Gaya district late on Sunday and blew up a mobile phone tower in Sherpur in Gaya district.
Subodhji alias Anand, Bihar-Jharkhand special area committee member of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist, was arrested by the special task force and the district police Friday.
Additional Director General (headquarters) U.S. Dutt said an alert has been sounded across the state in the wake of the Maoists' strike call. link
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