Nitish Kumar's 'Vishwas Yatra' reaches Gopalganj

Pix 01: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspected Madarsa Arbia Imdadul Uloom, Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.
Pix 02: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressed a public meeting at Madarsa Arbia Imdadul Uloom, Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.
Pix 03: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar listened to the people in a public meeting at Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.
Pix 04 and 05 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pushed the remote button to unveil the inaugural slabs of various development schemes worth Rs. 101 Crores at Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.

Pix 06 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and others released the Report Card of Gopalganj district in a public meeting at Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.
Pix07: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accorded grand welcome in a public meeting at Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.
Pix 08 and 09 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressed a public meeting at Kaparpura, Gopalganj during his Vishwas Yatra on June 28, 2010.

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RJD-LJP call for Bihar Bandh on July 10

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) will organise a statewide bandh in Bihar on July 10 to protest the hike in fuel prices.
This was disclosed by LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan while talking to reporters in Patna on June 27, 2010.
"Petroleum price hike will raise the price of various commodities. UPA government at the Centre and the state government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are responsible for the price rise, inflation which compound the miseries of the poor people," Paswan said.
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BJP's Kisan Morcha protests fule price hike

BJP's Kisan Morcha staged a day-long dharna to protest the hike in fuel prices in Patna on June 27, 2010. Bihar BJP chief Dr CP Thakur also participated in the dharna.
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Concern over different rules for Urdu teachers

Urdu Council Hind organised a discussion on " Why there are different rules for the appointment of Urdu teachers" in Patna on June 27, 2010. Former Bihar Chief Minister Dr Jagannath Mishra was the chief guest.
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UGC's National Eligibility Test held

Students took part in the University Grant Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) in a Patna centre on June 27, 2010.
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NET examinees stage protest

Students staged protest demonstration at Patna College for not allowing them to appear in the University Grant Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) on June 27, 2010.
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Residents block Ashok Raj Path

Residents blocked the Ashok Raj Path demanding proper supply of water and electricity in Patna on June 27, 2010.
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A day with Nitu Chandra for Bal Bharati Montessori School kids

Film star Nitu Chandra interacted with the kids of Bal Bharati Montessori School in Patna on June 27, 2010.
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Bihar State Construction Mazdoor Union convention held

The second Patna district convention of AICCTU Bihar State Construction Mazdoor Union was held in Patna on June 27, 2010.
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ICAI vice-president G Ramaswamy in Patna

G Ramaswamy, vice-president, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) held a press conference in Patna on June 27, 2010.
Later, Ramaswamy inaugurated a seminat that was organised to upgrade CAs.
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ICL Group of Colleges holds placement programme

ICL Group of Colleges held a placement programme at Indira Gandhi Science Centre in Patna on June 27, 2010. Representatives of top companies including Vodafone, Cocal-Cola, Angel Broking, and GTL Infra were present of the occasion. About 100 jobs in different categories were offered in the function.
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Bihar leaders pay tributes to Digvijay Singh

Top Bihar leaders including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal president and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, fromer Bihar Chief Minister Dr Jagannath Msihra and others paid tributes to former Union Minister and sitting Banka MP Digvijay Singh, who died three days ago at a hospital in London, when body of Singh reached Patna Junction on June 27, 2010 morning by New Delhi-Howrah Poorva Express.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with his several ministerial colleagues, MPs and Legislators, paid their respect to the departed leader.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his party MP Ramkripal Yadav also placed wreaths on the body when it was taken out of a special coach attached to the train.

The body was then taken to Jasidih station en-route to Gidhaur in Banka for cremation.

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Seminar on small and medium-size publications organised in Patna

Chandra Prakash, MLC, inaugurated a seminar on small and medium-size publications in Patna on June 27, 2010.
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Protests go lauder against hike in fuel prices

Activists of Lok Janashakti Party (LJP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), CPI-ML, Rashtriya Mahila Brigade and Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) took out rallies to protest the hike in the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas in Patna on June 26, 2010.

Bihar BJP chief Dr CP Thakur led a party workers march to Raj Bhawan and submitted a memorandum to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil through Governor Debanand Konwar against the fuel price hike. The memorandum expressed the fear that petro-price hike would lead to price rise of all essential commodities.

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Drive against drug addiction launched in Patna

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bihar Police organised a seminar and took out a rally in association with NCC cadets to launch mass awareness drive about the evils of durg addiction in Patna on June 26, 2010.

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Protest against 'Operation Green Hunt'

Janata Par Yudh Virodhi Manch, Bihar (War against People Opposition Group) organised a dharna to protest "Operation Green Hunt" in Patna on June 26, 2010.
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Nagarjun's birth anniversary celebrated

Bihar Governor Debanand Konwar offered floral tributes to renowned Hindi, Maithili and Bangla poet Baidyanath Mishra Yatri alias Nagarjun on his birth anniversary in Patna on June 26, 2010. Nagarjun was born on Jysetha Purnima in 1911 at Tarauni village in Darbhanga district.
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Rich tributes paid to Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

Rich tributes were paid to Swami Sahajanand Saraswati on his 60th death anniversary in Patna on June 26, 2010. Bihar's Information and Technology Minister Anil Kumar presided over the function.
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Seminar on 'Pasmanda society's share in power politics'

All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz organised a seminar on " Pasmanda Samaj Ki Siyasi Hissedari" (Pasmanda society's share in power politics) in Patna on June 26, 2010. Patna mayor Afzal Imam was also felicitated on the occasion.
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19 killed, 32 injured in Dhanarua bus mishap

Nineteen people were killed and 32 injured when a Gaya-bound bus collided head on with a truck near Chenaki More on NH-83 under Dhanarua police station area, about 30 kilometres south-east of Patna on June 26, 2010. Thirteen injured passengers were admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital.

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RJD state working committee meeting held

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held its state working committee meeting in Patna on June 25, 2010.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad, state RJD president Abdul Bari Siddiqui and other leaders participated in the meeting that was attended by all district unit heads of the party.

The party vowed to fight for the cause of the people from streets to Parliament.

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Tributes paid to VP Singh and Digvijay Singh

Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Vilas Pasawan paid triubted to former Indian Prime Minister VP Singh and former Union Minister of State for Railways Digvijay Singh in Patna on June 25, 2010.

Talking to the reporters Paswan described the recent development in ruling NDA in Bihar as a 'political drama'.
He said neither Chief Minister Nitish Kumarn or BJP would venture breaking up the ties. "Neither Kumar nor BJP will venture to snap ties with each other, the continuing development is nothing but a drama," he added.
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Ram Kripal Yadav offers Chader at High Court Mazar

Rajya Sabha MP and national general secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Ram Kripal Yadav offered Chader at High Court Mazar in Patna on June 25, 2010.
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Workshop on Contraceptive Updates and Abortion Techniques

UNFPA and Indian Medical Association jointly organised a district-level workshop on Contraceptive Updates and Abortion Techniques in Patna on June 25, 2010.
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