Violence during Ranvir Sena chief’s funeral (Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Violence erupted as thousands Saturday joined the funeral procession of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', who was killed a day earlier at Ara in ... Read more...
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Voices of South Asia: 15 young bands forge new cultural engagement
December 13th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The power of South Asia as a cultural block is woven around its young contemporary music which is drawing from ancient traditions to ... Read more...
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‘Moner Manush’ revives the ‘baul’ philosophy in today’s times (Bengali film review)
December 6th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Kathakali Jana
Film: "Moner Manush"; Directed by: Goutam Ghose; Produced by: Rose Valley Productions, India, and Ashirbad Films, Bangladesh; Cast: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Priyangshu Chatterjee; Rating: ***One may well reason that ... Read more...
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Farm tenants’ rights, caste issues on test in Bihar poll (Curtain Raiser, 4th round)
October 31st, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Oct 31 (IANS) Development, new caste arithmetic, bataidari (sharecropping) and the minority card will be the main issues on test as 42 constituencies, nearly a dozen of ... Read more...
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Over Rs.6 lakh recovered from Congress leaders’ room
October 28th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 28 (IANS) Police Thursday morning recovered Rs.6.40 lakh from the hotel room of Congress leaders in Bihar's Begusarai town, a few hours ahead of an election rally of party ... Read more...
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Cash scandal rocks Bihar before Sonia Gandhi’s rally
October 28th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Begusarai, Oct 28 (ANI): Ahead of Congress President Sonia Gandhi's rally here to woo the voters for the ongoing State Assembly elections, cash scandal rocks Bihar as two Congress leaders have ... Read more...
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Rebel JD-U MP warns against Nitish’s return to power
October 20th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 20 (IANS) A day ahead of the first round of the six-phase Bihar assembly elections, a rebel leader of the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Wednesday appealed to farmers not to ... Read more...
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Nitish reaches out to upper castes in poll-bound Bihar
October 19th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 19 (IANS) Wooing the upper castes ahead of the Bihar assembly polls, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday promised to set up a commission to study the problems faced by the ... Read more...
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Bihar JD-U is run like a private company: rebel MP
September 27th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 27 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) lacks internal democracy, rebel party leader Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh said with barely three weeks to go for the first phase ... Read more...
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Nitish should snap ties with BJP: growing murmurs in JD-U
June 13th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 13 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar voiced displeasure over newspaper advertisements showing him with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, pressure was building within his Janata ... Read more...
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Bihar JD-U chief resigns
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U)'s Bihar unit president Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan Monday submitted his resignation to party president Sharad Yadav following differences with state Chief Minister Nitish ... Read more...
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Bihar JD (U) chief Lalan Singh resigns
February 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Feb 01 (ANI):Janata Dal Bihar Unit President Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan resigned from his post on Monday citing serious differences with State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Singh's resignation exposed the growing indifference ... Read more...
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Infighting in Bihar’s ruling JD-U deepens
January 30th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Infighting in Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has deepened with state party chief Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh publicly raising the banner of revolt against Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Rajiv Singh formally re-elected Bihar JD-U chief
October 11th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh was Sunday formally re-elected president of the Bihar unit of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
The announcement was made by Chief Minister Nitish ... Read more...
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Bibi Russell wants next birth in weaver’s home
September 10th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Bangladeshi designer Bibi Russell, who showcased her new collection on Day Two of the Kolkata Fashion Week-II Thursday, said she is so inspired by natural fibres, hand weaving ... Read more...
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Ex-MP Surajbhan Singh, 8 others get life in Brij Bihari murder case
August 12th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug. 12 (ANI): A Patna Sessions Court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to former LJP MP Surajbhan Singh in connection with the nine-year-old Brij Bihari murder case. Eight other accused ... Read more...
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Manipuris appeal for peace after militants target non-local labourers
June 14th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 14 (ANI): The recent killing of poor shopkeepers and workers in Manipur has attracted widespread local resentment and criticism against militants. Some residents have appealed for peace.There is palpable ... Read more...
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Defamation case against Rabri Devi to be heard today
May 13th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Patna, May 13 (ANI): A defamation case against former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi for making inflammatory remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' ... Read more...
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Defamation case against Rabri Devi to be heard on May 13
May 4th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, May 4 (ANI): A defamation case against former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi for making inflammatory remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' ... Read more...
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Voting mostly peaceful in Bihar, 10 percent turn out in first 3 hours (Lead)
April 30th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Voting was mostly peaceful but slow in the third phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of Bihar's 40 constituencies Thursday, barring a few incidents of violence and ... Read more...
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Polls begins in Bihar amid heavy security
April 30th, 2009 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Voting for the third phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of the 40 constituencies in Bihar began Thursday morning amid heavy security arrangements in view of the ... Read more...
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Prestige battle for Nitish Kumar in third phase of Bihar polls (Poll Curtainraiser - Bihar)
April 29th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Bihar conducts the third and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections Thursday with the prestige battle getting increasingly intense for Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ... Read more...
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Defamation case filed against ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi
April 13th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Apr 13 (ANI): Janata Dal- United (JD-U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' on Monday filed a defamation case against former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi for making inflammatory remarks against him ... Read more...
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JD-U files defamation case against Rabri Devi
April 13th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Monday filed a defamation suit against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi for her alleged abusive remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ... Read more...
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Poll panel notice to Lalu, Rabri
April 9th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday issued notices to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad and his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi for violating ... Read more...
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Now Bihar’s deputy chief minister in trouble for anti-women remarks
April 7th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 7 (IANS) Another Bihar leader seems headed for trouble over his unsavoury remarks. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has got a women's rights activist fuming over his statement ... Read more...
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Contempt of court proceedings sought against Rabri Devi
April 6th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 6 (IANS) A case was filed in the Patna High Court Monday seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against former Bihar chief minister and Leader of the Opposition ... Read more...
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Rabri Devi booked on charge of abusing Nitish Kumar
April 6th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 6 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi has been booked for her alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and state Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Rajiv Ranjan alias ... Read more...
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Rabri in trouble for using foul language against Nitish
April 5th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 5(IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Sunday demanded from the Election Commission stern action against opposition leader Rabri Devi for her abusive remarks allegedly at an election meeting against Chief ... Read more...
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JD-U to get tough on rebels in Bihar
March 19th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is likely to take action against rebels who vandalised the party headquarters and disrupted a press conference to insist that Agriculture Minister ... Read more...
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Revolt over tickets in Janata Dal-United
March 18th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 18 (IANS) The ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar Wednesday saw revolt breaking out within its ranks ahead of the general elections as supporters of a minister barged into a ... Read more...
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BJP, JD-U differ over seat sharing in Bihar (Lead)
March 6th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 18 of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, upsetting the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) which wanted the BJP to field candidates only in ... Read more...
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Bihar’s ruling alliance under strain over seat share
March 6th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "has decided" to contest 18 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in the forthcoming general elections, while its National Democratic Alliance ... Read more...
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JD-U stakes claim to 26 seats in Bihar, leaving BJP angry
March 5th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 5 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has stunned its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here by announcing that it would contest 26 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats ... Read more...
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Speaker Chatterjee accepts resignation of Janata Dal (United) lawmakers
November 11th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee accepted the resignation of five Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MPs from Bihar on Tuesday, days after they announced it in protest against the ... Read more...
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