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News in Brief

Modi’s Mahadalit demand

Patna: Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi demanded that the Centre should include Mahadalit families in the list of below poverty line families. e said most of the Mahadalit families are either poor or land-less.

Vacation

Patna: The high court would remain closed for a month from May 21 to June 19 on account of summer vacation. The bench would sit in the morning hours from 8.30am to 2.30pm to hear the urgent matters.

Directive

Patna: A bench of Justice V.N. Sinha of Patna High Court has directed the principal secretary, Home, to pay Rs 2.5 lakh within two months as compensation to Ras Bihari Ram, father of an undertrial Sanjit Kumar who died in Sasaram jail in April 2003.

Arrest

Sambalpur (Orissa): A 20-year old from Bihar was arrested from Sambalpur in Orissa. Two pistols, one revolver, eight single shot pistols and 20 live rounds of ammunition were seized.

Dharna

Patna: Bihar Youth Congress president Lalan Kumar along with his youth brigade sat on an indefinite dharna outside Raj Bhavan demanding the arrest of former minister Ramadhar Singh.

Varsity meet

Patna: The fifth annual meeting of Central University of Bihar was held on Friday. Vice-chancellor Janak Pandey presided over the meet.

Flight delay

Patna: Jet Airways evening flight from Delhi (S2 290) was delayed by two and a half hours on Friday. Employees of the airways said a technical snag led to the delay.

Chargesheet

Patna: Vigilance investigation bureau filed a chargesheet against former clerk of Bihar State Homeopathic Board, Yamuna Ram in the court of special vigilance judge in connection with a bribery case. Ram is in jail.

Murder

Gopalganj: Asma Khatoon of Sohrana village has been accused of killing her husband Yasni. Asma has been arrested.