Heavily armed Maoists blew up the Khaira Block office, destroyed official files and torched 12 sand-laden trucks late on Thursday night in the district, during their two-day East Bihar and Jharkand bandh agitation, police sources said on Friday."Over 50 heavily armed Naxals triggered a dynamite blast to blow up the Khaira block office," they said, adding that the ultras later burnt the official files.They also set 12 sand-laden trucks on fire at Gidheshwar Ghat.
Hours after taking a 'U-turn' by informing the high court that it is withdrawing its notification dissolving all gram panchayats in the state, the Punjab government suspended two senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers on Thursday for a 'technically-flawed' decision.
With almost all opposition parties and several trade unions backing the 'Bharat Bandh' and many announcing parallel protests in support of the farmers, the Centre has issued an advisory directing all the states and Union Territories to tighten security and ensure COVID guidelines are followed.
Meet the woman who constructs a toilet for self respect and dignity. M I Khan reports from Patna.
He said the farmer's agitation in Punjab against the new farm laws could lead to 'serious consequences' for national security and alleged that China and Pakistan were seeking to disturb peace in the country's border state. Stressing that his intention was not to disturb peace, Singh said he was trying to 'save' his state's farmers as the Centre was 'playing with' their livelihoods.
There is more than what meets the eye to the wealth accumulated by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
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