Post-panchayat poll tensions in Masaurhi, Dhanarua: ‘since you didn’t get me the votes, return my money’ Masaurhi: according to reports emerging from the Masaurhi, Ghanarua, and Punpun areas, a number of panchayats are in a state of great suspense and tension after the declaration of election results. The reason is a very unique one, unseen during the assembly elections. It seems that candidates who lost despite payment of large amounts to middlemen are now intent on recovering their money. The middlemen claiming to get chunks of votes in exchange for a fee are now in trouble and under... 

Post–poll, post-counting violence in Panchayat elections in Bihar: a very worrying trend indeed! Patna: according to latest reports, the husband of a newly elected woman village head was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Thursday in Bihar’s Begusarai district. Anil Singh, husband of Ranju Devi, elected the mukhiya from Govindpur in the recent panchayat polls, was shot to death in Suro village of Begusarai. Angered by the incident, villagers protested and blocked National Highway-28 and demanded the immediate arrest of people behind the killing. The Bihar panchayat polls that began on April... 

10th phase of Bihar Panchayat elections over: elections postponed in five districts Patna: The tenth  round of Bihar panchayat polls took place on Wednesday with a voter turnout of around 60 percent. Voting was largely peaceful, but the commission has had to postpone elections in five districts — Gaya, Aurangabad, Banka, Jamui and Rohtas — which were scheduled to go to hustings in this round, due to fear of Maoist violence. An official said that these districts will go to polls May 21, May 24 and May 28, following an assurance by the state government to provide adequate security. In... 

बिहार पंचायत चुनाव में नेपाल सीमा पार से सस्ते में रेडियो द्वारा प्रचार: क्या आईडिया है , सर जी ! रत्नाकर त्रिपाठी इस पार प्रिये मैं हूँ, तुम हो, उस पार... बिहार के पंचायत चुनाव समाज के लिए एक दूरगामी समाधान है, ये तो सबको पता है. ये भी... 

2 lakh potential troublemakers sign bonds to behave themselves during panchayat polls in Bihar Patna: according to the latest press reports, the police in Bihar have taken two important measures to ensure violence free Panchayat elections. signing of bonds First, nearly 2 lakh ‘troublemakers and habitual offenders’ have signed bonds promising not to disrupt the upcoming panchayat polls in Bihar according to Bihar police. Bihar’s Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said that the police had identified a total of nearly 2 lakh people as potential trouble-maker as part of...