The Bihar government Friday announced extending closure of all public and private schools till Jan 10 owing to intense cold wave conditions in the state that have claimed 25 lives so far.
‘The state government has ordered to close all schools till Sunday to provide relief to children from the cold,’ officials said here.
The schools were [...]
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) A group of Buddhist monks are on a hunger strike to demand control over Bodh Gaya’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, days after Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan backed the move and sought the amendment of an act relating to the shrine.
The monks began their fast Friday near the office [...]
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Dec 21 (ANI): Scores of girls, mostly students in Bodh Gaya district are being taught martial arts for self-defence.
A majority of the students hail from under privileged families.
Kasturba Gandhi Girl’s School who teach the martial arts is a [...]
Gaya (Bihar), Nov 29 (ANI): Maoists have blown up a school building in Bihar’s Gaya district.
The primary school was blown up on Saturday in the Imamganj area of the district.
“It is a completely anti-development activity by the Maoists. They want that these kids should remain confined to the jungles, remain uneducated and by doing [...]
Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) A Orissa police team arrived in this Bihar capital to interrogate an alleged arms supplier of the outlawed Maoists, police said Thursday.
Subodh Singh alias Subhas Singh was arrested in Patna 10 days ago after police seized huge consignments of explosive materials and firearms this month.
About 5,000 kg of explosive [...]
Patna, Nov 23 (IANS) A group of Buddhist monks in Bihar are on a new peace mission — preaching Lord Buddha’s message of non-violence in the Maoist affected villages of Gaya district.
Five Buddhist monks Sunday visited Saidpur, a village affected by Maoist violence near Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment, and preached his message [...]
Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) Security was stepped up at Bihar’s Jehanabad district Friday following intelligence reports that Maoist rebels may be planning a repeat of their audacious 2005 attack on the district jail, officials said.
On Nov 13, 2005 a Maoist contingent attacked Jehanabad jail, facilitating the escape of about 300 inmates, including 150 Maoists.
‘All important [...]
Gaya, Oct 28 (ANI): Acute encephalitis that results in inflammation of the brain is on the rise in Bihar’s Gaya district.
This deadly fever that causes acute and chronic changes in the brain tissue has killed more than 30 children in Gaya.
According to doctors, brain fever is a condition when a part of the brain becomes [...]
Gaya (Bihar), Oct 22 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday arrested three Maoists after a gun battle in Bihar’s Gaya district.
Acting on a tip off, the CRPF troops began combing a jungle under Barachatti police station and a gun battle followed soon after.
“Three activists surrendered, who were hiding in the fields when [...]
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) Over 500,000 Hindu devotees have come to Bihar’s Gaya town to perform the ‘pinda daan’ ritual for ancestors, officials said Thursday.
‘Till date more than five lakh devotees have performed the pinda daan. It was more than what we expected in view of the drought in several states across India,’ an official [...]
Patna, Sep 16 (IANS) The local media in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya were upset after they were described as ‘fake’ and were prevented from entering the Mahabodhi temple by Mongolian President Tsakhigiin Elbegdori’s security guards during his visit.
Local mediapersons expressed their anger and lodged their protest with the Gaya district administration.
‘A security official of the [...]
