Nirmal baba

पुलिस के डर से बैंकॉक भाग गये थे निर्मल बाबा

।।नयी दिल्ली इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट पर दिखे नये अंदाज में।।
रांचीः भक्तों पर किरपा (कृपा) बरसानेवाले निर्मल बाबा स्वदेश लौट आये हैं. खबर थी कि वह पुलिस की कार्रवाई से बचने के लिए बैंकॉक चले गये थे.

न्यूज चैनल एबीपी न्यूज के मुताबिक, निर्मल बाबा को शुक्रवार रात नौ बजे नयी दिल्ली इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट पर देखा गया.  पिछले दिनों मध्यप्रदेश पुलिस ने निर्मल बाबा पर दबिश बनायी थी. इसके बाद से उनका कुछ भी पता नहीं चल पा रहा था. खबर आयी थी कि वह देश से बाहर चले गये हैं. इस बीच शुक्रवार को मध्यप्रदेश हाइकोर्ट, जबलपुर से उन्हें राहत मिल गयी. इसकी सूचना मिलते ही वह स्वदेश लौट आये.

थाइ एयरवेज से आये
न्यूज चैनल के मुताबिक, निर्मलजीत सिंह नरूला उर्फ निर्मल बाबा थाइ एयरवेज की विमान संख्या टीडी 315 से 8.55 बजे नयी दिल्ली पहुंचे. यह विमान 4.30 बजे बैंकॉक से उड़ान भरता है. एयरपोर्ट पर बाबा नये रूप में दिखायी दे रहे थे. बाबा पिंक कलर की शर्ट और क्रीम कलर की पैंट पहने हुए थे. लोगों से घिरे रहने वाले बाबा एयरपोर्ट में अकेले थे.

वारंट पर रोक
मध्यप्रदेश हाइकोर्ट ने निर्मल बाबा के खिलाफ वारंट पर स्थगनादेश जारी किया है.  हाइकोर्ट की एकलपीठ के न्यायाधीश आरसी मिश्र ने याचिका पर अंतिम सुनवाई के लिए नौ अगस्त की तिथि निर्धारित की है.सागर-बीना जिला न्यायालय ने दायर परिवाद की सुनवाई करते हुए निर्मल बाबा के खिलाफ धोखाधड़ी सहित अन्य आपराधिक धाराओं के तहत प्रकरण दर्ज करने के निर्देश दिया था. साथ ही वारंट भी जारी किया था, जिसके खिलाफ निर्मल बाबा की तरफ से याचिका दायर की गयी थी.

बाबा का विवरण डाला गया
इस बीच निर्मल बाबा की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट पर पहली बार उनका संक्षिप्त विवरण डाला गया है.  जहां-जहां भी बाबा रहे, उनका परिवार कब पाकिस्तान से आया, कैसे-कैसे उन्हें बिजनेस किया, साइट पर उसका उल्लेख है.  यह भी लिखा गया है कि उनकी लोकप्रियता से घबरा कर ही उनकी छवि धूमिल करने की कोशिश की जा रही है और फरजी मुकदमे दायर किये जा रहे हैं.

ब्लू टूथ से नकल करतीं छात्राएं

पटना : परीक्षा में नकल करने के लिए अब परीक्षार्थियों ने हाइटेक तरीका अपना लिया है. मोबाइल फोन में लगे ब्लू टूथ के सहारे नर्सिग की परीक्षा में नकल करते हुए शनिवार को 10 छात्राओं को पकड़ा गया. इन्हें गर्दनीबाग थाने के यारपुर स्थित बीडी इवनिंग कॉलेज से गिरफ्तार किया गया.

पकड़ी गयी छात्राओं में संगीता, मनीषा, अपराजिता, प्रियंका, इंदू, संगीता, रिंकू, आयुषी, रागिनी व रंजिता शामिल हैं. सभी बिहारशरीफ की रहनेवाली हैं. थानाध्यक्ष एसए हाशमी ने बताया कि पारा मेडिकल (नर्सिग) की परीक्षा में ये ब्लू टूथ के सहारे नकल कर रही थीं, तभी वीक्षक ने इन्हें पकड़ लिया. सभी को परीक्षा से निष्कासित कर पुलिस के हवाले कर दिया गया. गर्दनीबाग थाने में मामला दर्ज किया गया है.

* बीडी इवनिंग कॉलेज से पकड़ी गयीं सभी छात्राएं बिहारशरीफ निवासी

Transportation

Main article: Transport in Bihar

Steamers and dredgers at Gai Ghat,Patna.

Bihar has two operational airports and one airport are under construction in Bhagalpur City  : Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna, and the Gaya Airport, Gaya. The Patna airport is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Ranchi.

The Patna airport is categorized as a restricted international airport, with customs facilities to receive international chartered flights.

The Gaya Airport is an international airport connected to Colombo, Singapore, Bangkok, Paroand more.

Bihar is well-connected by railway lines to the rest of India. Most of the towns are interconnected, and they also are directly connected to Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Patna,Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Katihar, Barauni and Chhapra, Dehri On Sone are Bihar's best-connected railway stations. Nepal Railways operates two railway lines: a 6 km broad gauge line from Raxaul in India toSirsiya Inland Container Depot or Dry Port near Birganj in Nepal and a 53 km 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge line from Jaynagar in India to Bijalpura in Nepal. The latter line is composed of two sections: 32 km between Jaynagar and Janakpur and 21 km from Janakpur to Bijalpura. The Janakpur line is used largely for passengers and the Sirsiya (Birganj) line only for cargo freight.

The state has a vast network of National and State highways. East-West corridor goes through the cities of Bihar (Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga-Purnia NH57) 4–6 lanes.

For Buddhist pilgrims, the best option for travel to Bihar is to reach Patna or Gaya, either by air or train, and then travel to Bodh Gaya,Nalanda, Rajgir and Vaishali. Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh also is not very far.

The Ganges – navigable throughout the year – was the principal river highway across the vast north Indo-Gangetic Plain. Vessels capable of accommodating five hundred merchants were known to ply this river in the ancient period; it served as a conduit for overseas trade, as goods were carried from Pataliputra (later Patna) and Champa (later Bhagalpur) out to the seas and to ports in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. The role of the Ganges as a channel for trade was enhanced by its natural links – it embraces all the major rivers and streams in both north and south Bihar.^[122]

In recent times, Inland Waterways Authority of India has declared the Ganges between Allahabad and Haldia to be a national inland waterway and has taken steps to restore its navigability.

[edit]Tourism

Trolley ride in Rajgir

Remains of the ancient city ofVaishali

Main article: Tourism in Bihar

Bihar is one of the oldest inhabited places in the world, with a history spanning 3,000 years.^{[citation needed]} The immensely rich culture and heritage of Bihar is evident^{[peacock term]} from the innumerable ancient monuments spread throughout the state. Bihar is visited by scores of tourists from all over the world,^[123] with around 6,000,000 (6 million) tourists visiting Bihar every year.^[123]

In earlier days, tourism in the region was purely based educational tourism, as Bihar was home of some prominent ancient universities like Nalanda University & Vikramaśīla University.^[124][125]

Bihar is one of the most sacred place for various religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam # Roza Sharif of Hazrat Makhdoom Syed Shat Hasan Ali Wali Azli (R.A)at Khwaja Kalan Ghat, Patna city.^[126]

Mahabodhi Temple, a Buddhist shrine and UNESCO World Heritage Site is also situated in Bihar. Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna, is thesecond longest river bridge in the world.

Cinema

Main article: Cinema of Bihar

See also: Bhojpuri Film Industry and List of Bhojpuri films

Bihar has a robust cinema industry for the Bhojpuri language. There are some small Maithili, Angika and Magadhi film industry. FirstBhojpuri Film was Ganga Jamuna released in 1961.^[108] "Lagi nahin chute ram" was the all-time superhit Bhojpuri film which was released against "Mugle Azam" but was a superhit in all the eastern and northern sector. Bollywood's Nadiya Ke Paar is among the most famous Bhojpuri language movie. The first Maithili movie was Kanyadan released in 1965,^[109] of which a significant portion was made in the Maithili language. Bhaiyaa a Magadhi film was released in 1961.^[110] Bhojpuri's history begins in 1962 with the well-received film Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo ("Mother Ganges, I will offer you a yellow sari"), which was directed by Kundan Kumar.^[111]Throughout the following decades, films were produced only in fits and starts. Films such as Bidesiya ("Foreigner", 1963, directed by S. N. Tripathi) and Ganga ("Ganges", 1965, directed by Kundan Kumar) were profitable and popular, but in general Bhojpuri films were not commonly produced in the 1960s and 1970s.

In the 1980s, enough Bhojpuri films were produced to tentatively make up an industry. Films such as Mai ("Mom", 1989, directed by Rajkumar Sharma) and Hamar Bhauji ("My Brother's Wife", 1983, directed by Kalpataru) continued to have at least sporadic success at the box office. However, this trend faded out by the end of the decade, and by 1990, the nascent industry seemed to be completely finished.^[112]

The industry took off again in 2001 with the super hit Saiyyan Hamar ("My Sweetheart", directed by Mohan Prasad), which shot the hero of that film, Ravi Kissan, to superstardom.^[113] This success was quickly followed by several other remarkably successful films, including Panditji Batai Na Biyah Kab Hoi ("Priest, tell me when I will marry", 2005, directed by Mohan Prasad) and Sasura Bada Paisa Wala ("My father-in-law, the rich guy", 2005). In a measure of the Bhojpuri film industry's rise, both of these did much better business in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar than mainstream Bollywood hits at the time, and both films, made on extremely tight budgets, earned back more than ten times their production costs.^[114] Sasura Bada Paisa Wala also introduced Manoj Tiwari, formerly a well-loved folk singer, to the wider audiences of Bhojpuri cinema. In 2008, he and Ravi Kissan are still the leading actors of Bhojpuri films, and their fees increase with their fame. The extremely rapid success of their films has led to dramatic increases in Bhojpuri cinema's visibility, and the industry now supports an awards show^[115] and a trade magazine, Bhojpuri City,^[116] which chronicles the production and release of what are now over one hundred films per year. Many of the major stars of mainstream Bollywood cinema, includingAmitabh Bachchan, have also recently worked in Bhojpuri films.

[edit]Media

Main article: Media in Bihar

Biharbandhu was the first Hindi newspaper published from Bihar. It was started in 1872 by Madan Mohan Bhatta, a MaharashtrianBrahman settled in Biharsharif.^[117] Hindi journalism in Bihar, and specially Patna, could make little headway initially. It was mainly due to lack of respect for Hindi among the people at large. Many Hindi journals took birth and after a lapse of time vanished. Many journals were shelved even in the embryo.^[118] But once Hindi enlisted the official support, it started making a dent into the remote areas in Bihar. Hindi journalism also acquired wisdom and maturity and its longevity was prolonged. Hindi was introduced in the law courts in Bihar in 1880.^[117][119]

Urdu journalism and poetry has a glorious past in Bihar. Many poets belong to Bihar such as Shaad Azimabadi, Kaif Azimabadi, Kalim Ajiz and many more. Shanurahman, a world famous radio announcer, is from Bihar. Many Urdu dailies such as Qomi Tanzim and Sahara publish from Bihar at this time. There is a monthly Urdu magazine called "VOICE OF BIHAR" – which is the first of its kind and becoming popular among the Urdu speaking people.

The beginning of the 20th century was marked by a number of notable new publications. A monthly magazine named Bharat Ratna was started from Patna in 1901. It was followed by Ksahtriya Hitaishi, Aryavarta from Dinapure, Patna, Udyoga and Chaitanya Chandrika.^[120] Udyog was edited by Vijyaanand Tripathy, a famous poet of the time and Chaitanya Chandrika by Krishna Chaitanya Goswami, a literary figures of that time. The literary activity was not confined to Patna alone but to many districts of Bihar.^[117][121]

Magahi Parishad, established in Patna in 1952, pioneered Magadhi journalism in Bihar. It started the monthly journal, Magadhi, which was later renamed Bihan.

DD Bihar and ETV Bihar are the television channels dedicated to Bihar. Sahara Samay, Bihar/Jharkhand is the first 24 hour news channel dedicated to Bihar followed by Mahuaa TV, Hamar TV, Sadhna news, Bhojpuria TV, Arya TV and Maurya TV. Full time Maithili Channel, Saubhagya Mithila caters to maithil households in Mithilanchal (India and Nepal).Biharfirst.com is the first 24 hr Internet Infotainment channel launched on Bihar Diwas (100 Years).

Hindustan, Dainik Jagran, Aaj, Nayee Baat and Prabhat Khabar are some of the popular Hindi news papers of Bihar. National English dailies like The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Navbharat Times, The Telegraph and The Economic Times have readers in the urban regions.

Religion

Main article: Religion in Bihar

Religion in Bihar
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			82%
Islam			17.5%
Other			.5%

Buddha's statue at Bodh Gaya's temple

Vishnupadh Temple, Gaya, Bihar

Gautam Buddha attained Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, a town located in the modern day district of Gaya in Bihar. Vardhamana Mahavira, the 24th and the last Tirthankara ofJainism, was born in Vaishali around 6th century BC.^[106]

A typical Hindu Brahmin household would begin the day with the blowing of a conch shell at dawn.

In rural Bihar, religion is the main component of popular culture. Shrines are located everywhere – even at the foot of trees, roadsides, etc., religious symbols or images of deities can be found in the most obscure or the most public places. From the dashboard of a dilapidated taxi to the plush office of a top executive, holy symbols or idols have their place.

There are many variations on the festival theme. While some are celebrated all over the state, others are observed only in certain areas. However, Bihar is so diverse that different regions and religions have something to celebrate at some time or the other during the year. So festivals take place round the year. Many of these are officially recognized by the days on which they take place being proclaimed as government holidays.

[edit]Bihar Regiment

One of the battle cry of the Bihar Regiment, consisting of 17 battalions, is "Jai Bajrang Bali" (Victory to Lord Hanuman).^[107]

[edit]Festivals

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See also: Chhath

The Morning Worship Dala Chhath.

Chhath, also called Dala Chhath – is an ancient and major festival in Bihar, and is celebrated twice a year: once in the summers, called the Chaiti Chhath, and once around a week after Deepawali, called the Kartik Chhath. The latter is more popular because winters are the usual festive season in North India, and Chhath being an arduous observance requiring the worshippers to fast without water for more than 24 hours, is easier to do in the Indian winters. Chhath is the worship of the Sun God. Wherever people from Bihar have migrated, they have taken with them the tradition of Chhath. This is a ritual bathing festival that follows a period of abstinence and ritual segregation of the worshiper from the main household for two days. On the eve of Chhath, houses are scrupulously cleaned and so are the surroundings. The ritual bathing and worship of the Sun God takes place, performed twice: once in the evening and once on the crack of the dawn, usually on the banks of a flowing river, or a common large water body. The occasion is almost a carnival, and besides every worshipper, usually women, who are mostly the main ladies of the household, there are numerous participants and onlookers, all willing to help and receive the blessings of the worshiper. Ritual rendition of regional folk songs, carried on through oral transmission from mothers and mothers-in-law to daughters and daughters-in-law, are sung on this occasion for several days on the go. These songs are a great mirror of the culture, social structure, mythology and history of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Chhath being celebrated at the crack of the dawn is a beautiful, elating spiritual experience connecting the modern Indian to his ancient cultural roots. Chhath is believed to be started by Karna, the king of Anga Desh (modern Bhagalpur region of Bihar).

Among ritual observances, the month-long Shravani Mela, held along a 108-kilometre route linking the towns of Sultanganj and Deoghar(now in Jharkhand state), is of great significance. Shravani Mela is organised every year in the Hindu month of Shravan, that is the lunar month of July–August. Pilgrims, known as Kanwarias, wear saffron coloured clothes and collect water from a sacred Ghat (river bank) atSultanganj, walking the 108 km (67 mi) stretch barefooted to the town of Deoghar to bathe a sacred Shiva–Linga. The observance draws thousands of people to the town of Deoghar from all over India.

Teej and Chitragupta Puja are other local festivals celebrated with fervor in Bihar. Bihula-Bishari Puja is celebrated in the Anga region of Bihar. The Sonepur cattle fair is a month long event starting approximately half a month after Deepawali and is considered the largest cattle fair in Asia. It is held on the banks of the Gandak River in the town of Sonepur. The constraints of the changing times and new laws governing the sale of animals and prohibiting the trafficking in exotic birds and beasts have eroded the once-upon-a-time magic of the fair.

Apart from Chhath, all major festivals of India are celebrated in Bihar, such as Makar Sankranti, Saraswati Puja, Holi, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha (often called Eid-ul-Zuha in the Indian Subcontinent), Muharram, Ram Navami, Rath yatra, Rakshabandhan, Maha Shivaratri,Durga Puja is celebrated with a grandeur akin to the neighbouring state of Bengal, Diwali, Kali Puja/Shyama Puja/Nisha Puja is celebrated in the Mithilanchal portion, Kojagra is also celebrated in the Mithilanchal region, Laxmi Puja, Christmas, Mahavir Jayanti,Buddha Purnima, Jivitputrika, Chitragupta Puja, Gurpurab, Bhai Dooj and several other local festivals as well.