Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Kolkata police on Thursday night busted one Munger-based improvised firearm and counterfeit currency racket, said a press release on Friday.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 13 (ANI): A team of Special Task Force, Kolkata Police arrested four people and busted firearms and a counterfeit currency racket.

Munger (Bihar) [India] August 1 (ANI): Students of a government school in Bihar's Munger have reached out to Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) after they were served low-quality mid-day meals, which were also not according to the set menu.

New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): A Delhi court on Saturday directed the jail authorities to consider the threat perception to the life of Deepak Gulia, a relative and an alleged gang member of Kala Jathedi, from rival gang members lodged in Tihar jail.

Nawada (Bihar) [India], June 16 (ANI): After the Centre launched the Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Armed forces aspirants protested in several parts of Bihar including Chhapra, Jehanabad, Munger and Nawada and demanded the withdrawal of the scheme.

Patna (Bihar) [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 15 National Highway projects in Patna and Hajipur in Bihar with a total cost of Rs 13,585 crore.

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that a large number of hospitals, clinics and nursing homes are running illegally without any registration in the Munger district of Bihar in spite of specific law passed by the State Government in 2013, said a press release.

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 March 18 PTI The Bihar government on Friday shifted a deputy SP-rank police officer who was at the centre of the controversy that culminated in the unseemly showdown between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha earlier this weekAccording to a notification issued by the state home department Ranjan Kumar the sub-divisional police officer of Lakhisarai has been transferred to Areraj in East Champaran in the same rankHe is being replaced by Sayyed Imran Masud a young 2018-batch IPS officer currently posted as the SDPO of Danapur in Patna districtNotably the speaker who represents Lakhisarai assembly segment had been miffed over non-cooperation from police officers including the deputy SPSinha who belongs to the BJP had been railing against police action in a case involving alleged wrongful arrests and the RJD-led opposition latched on to his discontent when the budget session began with the matter being referred to the Privilege CommitteeLakhisarai falls under Munger Lok Sabha constituency which is represented by Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan the national president of the chief ministers JDU According to reports in a section of the media Sinha was particularly irked by the police being strict with his supporters but going easy on those known to be close to the MPThe chief minister holds the all-important Home portfolio and a section of BJP leaders resent that despite his diminished political clout he has succeeded in maintaining a complete control over the policeOn Monday the chief minister virtually exploded with rage on the floor of the assembly taking exception to the Lakhisarai issue being raised inside the House again and again and told the speaker that it was against the ConstitutionA chastened speaker refused to take the chair on the following dayThe two are later believed to have worked out a rapprochement PTI NAC RMS RMS

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