Anand Mohan Sahay In Siwan

Stories by Anand Mohan Sahay In Siwan

RJD MP Shahabuddin awarded life term

RJD MP Shahabuddin awarded life term

Rediff.com   8 May 2007

Additional District and Sessions Judge Gyaneshwar Prasad Srivastava of the special court in Siwan jail also pronounced a fine of Rs 1,000 on him.

Bihar govt suspends Lalu's biographer

Bihar govt suspends Lalu's biographer

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

Narayan has been charged with flouting quota norms and other government rules in allocating 12 PDS shops in 1996 and 17 in 1997 when Lalu was Bihar chief minister.

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

Bihar may be one of the most backward states of India with high level of illiteracy, but its chief misters, past and present are a great hit with some of the most famed American educational institutions.

3 hurt in grenade explosion in Bihar jail

3 hurt in grenade explosion in Bihar jail

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

In Jehanabad jail, dozens of dreaded Maoist guerillas as well as activists of banned Ranvir Sena, a private army of landed upper caste-Bhumihar, are lodged.

Dalai Lama to help in setting up Nalanda varsity

Dalai Lama to help in setting up Nalanda varsity

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told rediff.com in Patna on Tuesday that the Dalai Lama promised to back and fully support the setting up of the university in Nalanda.

NHRC to probe Bihar's missing children

NHRC to probe Bihar's missing children

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2007

The team will also inquire into various cases of human rights violation including custodial deaths.

Two year imprisonment for Shahabuddin

Two year imprisonment for Shahabuddin

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2007

This is the first sentence for the controversial MP.

Lalu 'best-ever' railway minister, says Rabri

Lalu 'best-ever' railway minister, says Rabri

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

A smiling Rabri Devi, who watched the presentation of the Railway Budget on television, said that it was a best ever Railway Budget. "There is little doubt about it," she claimed.

Rape victim seeks President's nod to end life

Rape victim seeks President's nod to end life

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2007

"I was raped at the dagger point," she said.

8-year-old boy has monkey's tail

8-year-old boy has monkey's tail

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2007

"The tail has been there since birth and it is growing slowly. It is a miracle," Roshan's father Avadh Kishore Rai told rediff.com on Wednesday.

Maoist to step up protests against SEZs

Maoist to step up protests against SEZs

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2007

The outfit also added that the People's Liberation Guerilla Army into the People's Liberation Army.

Shahabuddin could escape, warns report

Shahabuddin could escape, warns report

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2007

He said the Special Auxiliary Police were directed to keep a close watch on the jail.

Nalanda: Huan Tsang memorial hall opens

Nalanda: Huan Tsang memorial hall opens

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

Bihar Governor R S Gavai, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni and Indian Centre for Cultural Relations Chairman Karan Singh also attended the inaugural function.

Patna HC orders search for missing children, women

Patna HC orders search for missing children, women

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2007

The Patna high court on Friday ordered Bihar government to search for 143 missing children and 581 missing women in the state and submit a report in this connection within six weeks.

Court dismisses Shahabuddin's bail petition

Court dismisses Shahabuddin's bail petition

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2007

Earlier the court had directed that a special court would conduct all criminal cases pending against Shahabuddin in the premises of Siwan jail itself.

Bill Gates' foundation keen to help Bihar farmers

Bill Gates' foundation keen to help Bihar farmers

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2007

Bill Gates foundation also wants to help the state to eradicate kala azar.

Shahabuddin trial in special court

Shahabuddin trial in special court

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2007

Shahabuddin is currently lodged in Siwan jail after he was shifted from New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences following his successful surgery in November 2005.

Entrance to ancient Nalanda university found

Entrance to ancient Nalanda university found

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

A team of archaeologists of the Archaelogical Survey of India have discovered the main entrance of the ancient Nalanda university in Bihar.

Bihar launches call centre under RTI Act

Bihar launches call centre under RTI Act

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

The chief minister noted that all complaints received at the call centre will be passed on to the concerned department officials.

Amartya Sen's help sought for Nalanda Uni

Amartya Sen's help sought for Nalanda Uni

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

Kumar has said that his government would introduce a bill in connection to set up the university in the state assembly soon.