Patna Apr 26 PTI The Bihar Police have claimed to have choked the supply chain of weapons to Maoists during a sustained anti-Naxal crackdown leading to a drastic reduction in their strengthAn illegal arms factory a major source of weapons for the Naxals was recently busted by the Special Task Force STF and Central forces in Nawada Additional Director General STF-operation Bihar Police Sushil Mansingh Khopde saidIt was a major success and similar operations by the STF have helped in bringing down the number of left-wing extremists to not more than 80 Khopde told PTINow our security forces are moving towards making 10 most troubled administrative blocks or villages in three districts Gaya Lakhisarai and Jamui free from left-wing insurgency the ADG saidBesides five special forward bases are also being set up in troubled areas including the hills near Sherghati and Chakarbanda forests in these districts he addedSecurity forces had arrested six persons for allegedly running an illegal arms factory in Nawada district last month Custodial interrogation of the accused revealed that Maoists of the area were in constant touch with them for the procurement of weapons We also busted two other illegal arms factories that were major sources of arms supply to the Naxals said the ADGHowever there are certain areas in the state where overground workers OGW of Maoists are still active and in some cases they provide logistical support to the ultras Khopde saidOGWs of Naxals are still active in Bagaha Munger Arwal Nawada Kaimur and Jehanabad districts We are keeping a close watch on them he saidA national policy and an action plan are being implemented to combat left-wing extremism in the country the ADG said pointing out that the Central and the state governments have been working closely to tackle the problemSeveral interventions are being made both security and development related as a result of which there has been a marked improvement in the left-wing extremism scenario said Khopde PTI PKD MM MM

Patna April 21 PTI The BJP in Bihar plans to break Pakistans record when more than 75000 people will wave the tricolour simultaneously at a function to be held in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah later this week Shah will be in Jagdishpur in Bhojpur district on Saturday to attend a function in the memory of Revolt of 1857 hero Veer Kunwar Singh as part of the Amrit Mahotsav the celebrations for 75 years of Independence Sharing details at the BJP headquarters here Union minister of state Nityanand Rai who formerly headed the partys Bihar unit said we cannot put a cap on the number of flag bearers But it will not be less than 75000 The more the merrier Full arrangements are being made to ensure the comfort of the attendees Situated about 80 kms from here the Dulaur Maidan at Jagdishpur is teeming with top BJP leaders from the state who are visiting the venue of the function to oversee the preparations Sanjay Jaiswal who has succeeded Rai as the state BJP chief said in Bhojpur Pakistans record is of waving about 56000 flags set in 2004 We are already in touch with the authorities at Guinness Book of World Records They will be installing camera trap at the ground to ascertain the number of flag wavers at the event Jaiswal said Veer Kunwar Singh the septuagenarian king of Jagdishpur stood out as the example of a rare Hindu ruler who did not believe in caste-based discrimination and had persons from the lower castes as his personal bodyguards Had there been a few more like him Hindu kings would not have suffered defeat at the battle of Panipat The BJP leader however did not specify the battle of Panipat he was referring to The Haryana city had been witness to three crucial wars in the mediaeval era The first was fought between Ibrahim Lodi and Babur and won by the latter In the second battle Akbar defeated Delhis Hindu king Hemu while in the third fought more than two centuries later the Marathas were defeated by Afghans Jaiswal also said Veer Kunwar Singh had given up his life fighting for the integrity of India Amit Shah realized his dream when in 2019 he struck off the provisions of Article 370 which came in the way of full integration of Jammu and Kashmir Other BJP leaders who are busy overseeing the preparations include ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Pramod Kumar Chaudhary is coordinating with volunteers from within Bhojpur district and adjoining Rohtas Kumar is doing the same in Arwal and Jehanabad PTI NAC JRC JRC

New Delhi [India] February 12 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in coordination with local police, Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted searches at 26 locations pertaining to the network of terror financing being operated by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) cadres, informed the NIA.

Patna, January 6: A 84-year-old man from from Aurai village in the Puraini block of Madhepura district has claimed that he took the Covid-19 vaccine 11 times. State health department officials have launched a probe into the matter. Bihar: 84-Year-Old Man From Madhepura District Claims to Have Been Jabbed With COVID-19 Vaccine 11 Times Brahmadeo Mandal, was caught […]

Arwal (Bihar) [India], December 7 (ANI): The names Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and others have appeared on the list of vaccinated and RT-PCR Covid test lists at Bihar's Karpi in Arwal district. District Magistrate, J Priyadarshini has assured of investigating the matter and taking action against the culprits.