Fifth phase of panchayat election passes off peacefully: but with 923 arrests Patna: according to reports, although the fifth phase of panchayat elections passed off peacefully in 51 blocks of the 37 districts of Bihar, around 923 arrests were made in the election areas. During this phase, votes were cast at 11,604 polling booth by a total of 49, 55,704 voters. The overall polling percentage was 62.6 – Katihar recorded maximum percentage of 73 and Gaya recorded the minimum at 53. During the fifth phase, 250 vehicles and cash of Rs 2,00,450 was seized. Among the prominent incidents –... 

ASSOCHAM proposes to invest big in Bihar ASSOCHAM to invest in Bihar The victory of Nitish led coalition by massive margin has given a boost to Industrial sector. The first good news came from , The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India (Assocham). It has proposed to partner Bihar government to develop 14 industrial clusters for an estimated cost of Rs. 450 crore for employment and revenue generation. ASSOCHAM has also announced that it will invest 4 lakh crore rupees in association with Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Bihar Industrial Association in next 5 years throur... 

Bihar votes today amid tight security arrangements By Prashant Kumar Bihar is voting today, with first phase of elections to 47 constituencies in the First Phase of elections. And well talking about security, there are air surveillance squads, motorboats in rverine areas, and around 400 companies of paramilitary forces. Now thats what you call security…. Talking about few other highlights of the securities, Special Commandos are there, the entire 700 Km Nepal border have been sealed, not only that, video cameras have been fixed with election comission going hightech and keep a tab with...