Anant bail plea for murder case

Patna: JDU Mla anant singh, jailed in connection with the murder of one sanjay singh, on monday filed a bail petition in the court of the chief judicial magistrate.

The court would hear the petition on tuesday.

Sanjay was murdered on january 8, 2008.

According to bail petition filed in the court, singh had gone to new delhi by air on january 7, 2008 and was admitted in indraprastha apollo hospital in the capital the next day.

Extortion cuffs on two

Patna: Police on Monday nabbed Pankaj Sharma, a hardcore criminal involved in several cases of loot and snatching. Senior superintendent of police Vikas Vaibhav said Sharma had fired at a shop of an AG Colony-based businessman when he had refused to pay him extortion money last week. Apart from Sharma, the police also caught one of his associates, identified as Shankar.

Brishen call

Patna: Former education minister and senior leader of Hindustani Awam Morcha, Brishen Patel, on Monday filed a written complaint to the Patna senior superintendent of police, alleging he had received an extortion call in which the caller demanded Rs 10 lakh.

Poll focus

Patna: A meeting was convened in the city on Sunday under the chairmanship of Basant Kumar Choudhary, a former convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Bihar state campaign committee. The participants resolved to form a new political organisation in the name of Aam Aadmi (United) and contest the Assembly elections.

Food laptops

Patna: The health department’s food safety wing distributed laptops among food safety officers on Monday. Food safety commissioner-cum-health secretary Anand Kishor said the step has been taken to improve the functioning of food safety officers.  

Jibe at CM

Patna: BJP state president Mangal Pandey on Monday asked Nitish Kumar how many Dalit houses he had visited since replacing Jitan Ram Manjhi as the chief minister.

Anomaly attack

Patna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday said irregularities were rampant in the appointment of 392 junior engineers in the water resources department, under the notice of chief minister Nitish Kumar.

Fencing tourney

Patna: The Bihar Fencing Association on Monday announced Harsh Raj has been selected from the state for the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2015-16, to be held at South Africa, Cape Town.

College dean

Patna: Patna College senior economics teacher Jayanti Sircar has been appointed the in-charge dean, students’ welfare, of Patna University.

Pappu party

Patna: Jan Adhikar Party on Monday appointed retired deputy superintendent of police Shyam Chandra Jha as its office secretary. General secretary of the party Ejaz Ahmad said on the instruction of MP Pappu Yadav, Jha had been given the post.

Tributes

Patna: State BJP leaders on Monday paid tributes to Jan Sangh founder Syamaprosad Mookerjea on his birth anniversary.