Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Lantern age in Bihar sparks public outrage

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The return of the lantern age in Bihar state of india due to massive power cuts has forced people to the streets, leading to violent protests and deaths by police firing. Bihar is India's only large state with virtually no electricity generation of its own.

Five people were killed and over 12 injured in two days in Kahalgaon of Bhagalpur district, as police fired on a crowd protesting acute power shortages outside power utility NTPC Ltd's plant. Read more.........................................................Lantern age in Bihar sparks public outrage

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