Containers have no landmine: Bihar DGP Neelmani Aurangabad: Early in the morning when the containers were recovered it was believed to be landmine and IED. Even Director General of Police suspected that but later on when bomb disposal squad came into action no explosive in them were found. Director General of Police, Neelmani clarified in Patna later on today. A bomb disposal squad after a 7 hour-long effort could open the containers, recovered from a proposed polling station at Ketaki High School under Kutumba assembly seat in the wee hours, and found that those were filled with cowdung,... 

The Ugly Conscience By Subhash Rabindra Jha It’s been a long time sixty-three years to be precise, and a long wait. The country’s free, they say not for me. Still longing for freedom, I am hoping against hope to partake of “my” dignity, respect, long overdue starving off all these, still, after all these years. I’ve been through all in whatever little “life” I’ve had, if I could use the word. Having managed to escape the ugly clutches of some beasts the other day, I ran myself into another set that saw a prey in me and raped me incessantly with... 

In the wake of the encounter with the Maoists� and nine-day-long hostage situation, Bihar Chief secretary Anup Mukherjee and director-general of police Neel Mani� directed the police officers in charge of operations in Lakhisarai, Jamui, Munger and Banka districts in east Bihar, to identify the men behind the killing of�policemen. Patna:� Additional director-general (headquarters) P.K. Thakur said the two senior officers of the state government held meetings with the IG, DIG and police chiefs of the four districts. Officers of the central paramilitary force (CPMF) also attended the meet. �Police...