Sources said three days ago, a panchayat was convened in the matter and the panchayat chief or mukhiya, as the post is called locally, sentenced the accused youth to do sit-ups 5 times as a punishment for the alleged rape.

Bihar's pavilion has created a positive image of Bihar and is attracting the film fraternity across the globe to the state.

Patna (Bihar) [India], September 11 (ANI): Dissatisfied with the performance of five police officials, Nawada Superintendent of Police put them inside a lockup, Mrityunjay Singh, Bihar Police Association president said on Sunday.

New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI) on Wednesday thanked the government for including its Secretary General Binod Anand in a high-level committee that has been set up to suggest ways to make the MSP system effective.

Patna (Bihar) [India], June 18 (ANI): Bihar Police on Saturday said it is probing the role of coaching centres in inciting violent protests against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme in the state.

Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): A mob vandalised a train on Friday morning at the Ballia railway station in Uttar Pradesh during a protest against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme.

Patna (Bihar) [India], June 16 (ANI): Amid the protests against the new recruitment programme in the Defence Forces in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishor Prasad on Thursday said that the youth have not understood the Agnipath scheme properly and urged them to withdraw their protest as the other methods of recruitment have not been scrapped.

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 Feb 27 PTI With the evacuation of Indian students trapped in Ukraine picking up speed the Bihar government has started helplines for boys and girls hailing from the state who had gone to the war-torn country for pursuing higher education and are now anxious to make an exit in the wake of the military crisisThe helpline numbers issued by the state Disaster Management Department are 0612-2294204 0612-1070 and 7070290170 An email-id has also been issued by the government -- seoc-dmdbihargovin The Bihar Bhavan in New Delhi has also issued a helpline number and email-id -- 7217788114 rescmbinicinNotably the Ministry of External Affairs has issued an advisory urging Indian nationals in Ukraine to avoid thronging border checkpoints without prior information because of obvious security risksAirlifting of Indians mostly medical students for whom Ukraine has been a much-preferred destination is underway and while the Centre has said they will not be charged for their travel back home the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has said it will bear the expenses of the remaining part of the commute of those hailing from the stateParents await the return of their children with bated breath even as more and more students are coming up with tales of their travails on social mediaAniket is our only child He had travelled to Dnipro in December for higher studies with hopes of a bright future Little did we know that barely a few months later we will be worrying for his life said Omkar a resident of Navin Nagar in Nawada districtThe 21 years old was in any case scheduled to come home next week on a holiday but the current situation has left the family in disarrayHe has been speaking to me his mother and sister over the phone assuring us that he will board the plane scheduled to land on the Indian soil on March 6 But we now want him to leave immediately We are wary that if the situation worsens air travel may get suspended and our child may get trapped in the troubled region for an indefinite period of time rues Omkar who teaches at a local primary schoolHis concerns are shared by the family members of Shivam Kumar who hails from adjoining Qadirganj locality and happens to be a roommate of Aniket The hapless family members have appealed to the local administration the state government and the Centre to ensure early return of their wardsIn Raxaul in East Champaran college professor Vijay Pandeys son Chinmay and former ward commissioner Yogendra Prasads son Chandan are among a group of about 20 students from Bihar who have taken shelter in a bunkerThe harried fathers hope to be soon lucky like Munna Giri a resident of Motihari the district headquarters whose son Ashish was among those who boarded the Mumbai-bound flight from BucharestI am relieved and I pray that all children reunite with their parents as soon as possible Social media is full of video clips prepared by boys and girls living in Ukraine It is distressing to see them living in cramped basements with no amenities And it is scary to hear the sounds of gunshots and explosions in the background said Giri PTI NAC SOM SOM

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI The Congress on Thursday said it stands with those protesting the alleged irregularities in a recruitment exam by the Railways while stressing there should be no place for violence in these agitationsA day earlier the Railways suspended its NTPC and Level 1 exams after the candidates went on a rampage in some states alleging aberrations in the process whilst minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged them not to destroy public property and assured redressal of their grievancesThe National Students Union of India the Congress student wing held a country-wide protest on Thursday over the issueCongress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said her party will support the job aspirants in their protest and urged them to follow the Gandhian principle of non-violenceShe accused the BJP government of taking away the employment opportunities by not keeping the promise of providing two crore jobs every yearIt is shameful that instead of creating job opportunities the BJP government is beating up and threatening the job aspirants for protesting the irregularities Shrinate allegedWe stand with every youth of this country who demanding justice particularly with the RRB examinations But this is Mahatma Gandhis India and there is no place for violence she told reportersOn January 26 the third day of protests a crowd stormed the Gaya Junction and set on fire the Bhabhua-Patna InterCity Express Protests were also reported from Patna Nawada Muzaffarpur Buxar and Bhojpur districtsIn Uttar Pradeshs Prayagraj a large number of candidates had gathered on the railway track on Tuesday but were chased down by the police During this some of the protesters allegedly pelted policemen with stonesShrinate said she understands the pain anger and frustration of the candidates and what they and their families are going through She reminded them that they are the hope of the country and their families and must keep their protests peacefulReminding the job aspirants of the year-long farmers protest she said the stir was peaceful and they won a tough battle against this oppressive government because they stayed on the path of non-violenceWe urge you to be peaceful We solidly stand with you in this quest Shrinate urged the government to talk to the agitators and understand their grievancesPlease understand the pain and the frustration that the youth of this country are going through Please understand that erosion of jobs bleaks Indias futureYou have to create employment opportunities At least honour the commitments that you made honour the vacancies that were created honour the vacancies that were advertised she saidIn 2019 the government issued a notification that the recruitment exam for Group-D posts in the railways will be held and 125 crore youth applied Three years have passed and the candidates are still awaiting their appointments the Congress leader saidReferring to the Railways notice on Tuesday warning its job aspirants that those found involved in vandalism and unlawful activities while protesting would be barred from ever getting recruited Shrinate said The BJP government is telling the youth that if they are found on the tracks they will never be able to appear for exams Pointing at videos that have surfaced on social media purportedly showing some policemen in Prayagraj using unnecessary force on protesters the Congress spokesperson said In 48 hours one has seen frightful visuals of how students are being beaten up lathi-charged and dragged out of their hostels Why should there not be a job calendar and why proper mechanisms for conducting recruitment within a stipulated period be not put in place she asked while accusing the BJP government of changing the rules of the game retrospectivelyThe protest stems from the Railways decision to hold the exam in two stages The agitators claim the second stage for final selection is tantamount to cheating those who appeared and cleared the first stage of the Railways Non-Technical Popular Categories NTPC for computer-based test released on January 15It is being alleged that the exam is designed to favour those with a higher qualification even for jobs that require lesser qualificationAround 125 crore candidates had applied for the exams that had advertised over 35000 posts PTI SKC NSD NSD