BJP slams Nitish govt over custodial death of elderly

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:51

Former NDA ally BJP on Saturday slammed Nitish Kumar government over custodial death of an old man under mysterious circumstances following which, enraged villagers had assaulted Officer In-Charge of Shakurbad police station.

Mob assault police officer, burn vehicle after custodial death

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 14:20

A man today died under mysterious circumstances in police custody sparking off a massive protest by villagers who assaulted a cop before torching a vehicle at Shakurabad police station in Bihar`s Jehanabad district, police said.

Laxmanpur Bathe massacre: Life imprisonment for main accused

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:15

The prime accused in the gruesome Laxmanpur Bathe massacre of 1997 Dharma Singh, on whose head the government had declared an award, has been awarded life imprisonment by a local court on Thursday for killing 58 Dalits.

Criminals loot Rs four lakh in Bihar’s Jehanabad

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 14:05

Three armed criminals looted Rs 4 lakh from a businessman near Jhunati village under Parasbigha police station in Bihar`s Jehanabad district today, police said.

Youth arrested for assaulting woman athlete in Bihar`s Jehanabad

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 09:50

Police on Thursday arrested a youth from Jehanahad railway premises in connection with the assault on a woman athlete, whose participation in the Gujarat National Games early next month has now become uncertain.

Two Maoists held in Jehanabad

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 00:50

Two Maoists were arrested on Monday by the Special Task Force (STF) from Railway Station Road under Town police station area in Bihar`s Jehanabad district.

Spectre of pre-2000 caste strife looms in Bihar: CP Thakur

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 20:44

BJP`s CP Thakur said spectre of caste strife loomed in Bihar if government failed to take corrective measures to prevent last week`s Maoist attack in Jehanabad in which seven people were killed.

Patna HC sets asides conviction of 26 persons in massacre case

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:13

The Patna High Court Wednesday set aside the conviction of 26 persons, including 16 who were awarded death sentence by a lower court, in the massacre case of 58 Dalits at Laxmanpur Bathe village of Bihar`s Jehanabad district 16 years ago.

Man held for allegedly trying to poison handpump in Bihar

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 13:29

A man was held for allegedly trying to poison handpump in a school in a village under Parasbigha police station area in Bihar`s Jehanabad district, a police officer said.

Speeding car kills five women in Patna

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 11:02

A speeding car crushed five women to death and seriously injured one other person in Bihar`s capital early Monday.

Maoists attack construction site, torch 4 machines

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 15:33

Over half a dozen armed Maoists attacked a bridge construction site and torched four machines near Baldahiya river in Jahangirpur village of Bihar`s Jehanabad district, police said Monday.

35 school children fall ill after consuming contaminated mid-day meal

Last Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 21:52

At least 35 school children were taken ill after having contaminated food under the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme in a school in Tilkai village in Bihar`s Jehanabad district on Thursday, an official said.