Combing operation launched after landmine blast in Bihar

NI Wire,    Fri, 24 Apr 2009
The Bihar Police and paramilitary forces have launched a massive combing operation after five policemen were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by Naxalites in Muzaffarpur district on Thursday night.

Repoll in Bihar, Jharkhand; 55% turnout in 2nd phase

NI Wire,    Fri, 24 Apr 2009
As many as 146 polling stations in Bihar and 58 in Jharkhand will go to repoll, the Election Commission ordered on Thursday just after the poll. While repolling will be conducted in Jharkhand on May 28, the date will be announced shortly for Bihar.

Crorepati politicians in poor Orissa

Deepak Kumar Mohanty,    Thu, 23 Apr 2009
Certainly this is the paradox of Indian politics, when we pride it ourselves of choosing some richest politician who let many of us hungry while accumulating wealth on our behalf.

Scarred and shunned, the girl still struggling for survival

NI Wire,    Thu, 23 Apr 2009
A lone tear drop flowing down her faceless visage is the only indication of the pain and humiliation Saukari Devi has been forced to live with for so long. For forty four years, she has been living a life none of us can imagine even in our worst nigh

2nd Phase Poll: 12 States, 140 Constituencies

NI Wire,    Thu, 23 Apr 2009
The second phase polling of the five-phased Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday morning in 12 states covering 140 constituencies. Andhra Pradesh and Orissa

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