Articles for Bihar Village

Ram Vivah procession attacked by Islamists in Darbhanga, Bihar
1 month, 1 week ago

Ram Vivah procession attacked by Islamists in Darbhanga, Bihar

Op India  

On 6th December, a Ram Vivah procession was attacked in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. According to media reports, Islamists attacked the procession with stones and sticks as it passed by a mosque in Bajitpur on the occasion of Vivah Panchami. The participants of the procession saw this and rushed to save him, which led to a clash between them.” …

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In Nitish fortress Nalanda, three-time JD(U) MP is up against CPI(ML) candidate
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In Nitish fortress Nalanda, three-time JD(U) MP is up against CPI(ML) candidate

The Hindu  

Nalanda, also known as ‘Kurmistan’, given the dominance of the Kurmi caste in the constituency, is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s home district. For the last 28 years, the Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency has been a stronghold of the Janata Dal-United but this time, much is at stake for Mr. Kumar as his party’s candidate, three-time sitting MP Kaushalendra Kumar, …

Bihar Lok Sabha Constituency Vote Sabha Candidate Nitish Kumar
Bihar: Temple defiled in Araria, idols desecrated, FIR filed
9 months ago

Bihar: Temple defiled in Araria, idols desecrated, FIR filed

Op India  

On 7th April, tensions escalated in the Araria district of Bihar after a Hindu temple was vandalised just before “Chaitra Navratri,” in yet another incident of communal strife in the country. The two sides confronted each other which led to a heavy police deployment in the area to pacify the situation. OpIndia spoke with a resident of the village who …

Bihar Hindu Desecrated Fir
5-yr-old child, four others shot in Bihar village over land dispute; all critical
1 year, 8 months ago

5-yr-old child, four others shot in Bihar village over land dispute; all critical

Hindustan Times  

Five people, including a five-year-old child, were shot at a village in Bihar’s Araria district over a land related dispute Monday evening. Police said there was a dispute over a piece of land between Brahmadev Yadav, a resident of Simrahi and Durganand Yadav, a resident of Ghoraha Bishanpur. Araria superintendent of police Ashok Kumar Singh said the police have lodged …

Undergoing Treatment Bihar Village
6 dead, several lose eyesight after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar
2 years, 5 months ago

6 dead, several lose eyesight after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar

India Today  

At least six persons died, while several others fell critically ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar’s Saran district. On August 2, two persons had died after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Pananpur village. According to the police, the residents of Saran’s Maker village had consumed liquor during a puja held on Wednesday night while some others had consumed …

Bihar Liquor Spurious Liquor Saran District Suspected Spurious Liquor Consuming Suspected
Last mile democracy
2 years, 10 months ago

Last mile democracy

The Hindu  

Sharan’s splendid book brought tears to my eyes on more than one occasion. One of the book’s characters is described as speaking “in staccato bursts, like an Aaron Sorkin character on a Zoom call with intermittent connection.” Sanjay Sahni’s story The real-life, amazing story of Sanjay Sahni, a Bihari migrant in Delhi, an electrician-turned-MGNREGA activity-turned aspiring MLA, is the glue …

Delhi Bihar Book Village Ward Mgnrega Sanjay
Village Head, 3 Others Held for Liquor Party Ahead of Bihar Panchayat Polls
3 years, 3 months ago

Village Head, 3 Others Held for Liquor Party Ahead of Bihar Panchayat Polls

News 18  

A village head and three others were arrested for throwing a liquor party in Bihar’s Samastipur district ahead of panchayat elections. Sanjeev Paswan, the village head of Karpurigram, and his three associates have been booked for breaching the model code of conduct and also violating the liquor ban in Bihar. Sadar DSP Mohd Sehwan Habib Fakhri said a liquor party …

Bihar Liquor Panchayat Panchayat Elections Kumar Head Sanjeev
14-Year-Old Married Off To 40-Year-Old In Bihar Village
3 years, 6 months ago

14-Year-Old Married Off To 40-Year-Old In Bihar Village

News 18  

The government has made strict laws against child marriage across the country and has been running an awareness campaign regarding this. Despite these efforts, a 14-year-old girl from Bihar’s Purnea district was allegedly married off to a 40-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on June 27. On the date fixed, the man arrived at Dimia Chhatarjan village in Purnea …

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Ladakh face-off | Grief, anger in villages of slain Bihar soldiers
4 years, 6 months ago

Ladakh face-off | Grief, anger in villages of slain Bihar soldiers

The Hindu  

As the funeral procession of Army Havildar Sunil Kumar began from his ancestral home in Tarapur village of Bihta, near Patna, on Thursday, his inconsolable wife Ritika Devi and 12-year-old daughter Sonali Kumari came out of the house and saluted him, braving tears and grief. A native of Tarapur village under Bihta police station Sunil Kumar joined the Army in …

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India: Man lynched after reporting migrant workers to authorities over coronavirus fears
4 years, 9 months ago

India: Man lynched after reporting migrant workers to authorities over coronavirus fears

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police said Mr Kumar had called a state government …

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Women tonsured, assaulted and paraded around village in Vaishali, Bihar
5 years, 6 months ago

Women tonsured, assaulted and paraded around village in Vaishali, Bihar

Op India  

In another case of sexual crimes against women, a mother-daughter duo was beaten, molested and were tonsured by a group of residents of a village in Bhagwanpur, in Vaishali district of Bihar. When the duo opposed and resisted the attempts, the accused persons allegedly assaulted and abused the women calling them characterless. Following this, the duo registered a complaint in …

Accused District Bihar Tonsured Assaulted