Cops foil theft bid, arrest two

Muzaffarpur: Two thieves were arrested in the small hours of Friday when they were trying to break into a shop near Kalyani Chowk.

A shutter cutter, hammer and chisel were seized from the possession of the arrested thieves. Town police station house officer Mohammad Nasim said a police patrol car spotted the thieves while they were trying to cut the shutter of a shop and arrested them after a brief chase.

The station house officer also said the arrested thieves had revealed the names of persons who were a part of the gang and raids were being conducted to arrest them.

Teen girls abduction

Nawada (PTI): Three Mahadalit teenage girls have gone missing from Lodipur village since September 23. Their parents registered an FIR at Warsaliganj police station on Friday accusing eight persons of kidnapping the girls. Two of the girls share the same name and age — Kajal Kumari (14). The other girl is 13-year-old Munchun Kumari. The girls had gone to collect firewood when some people came in a white car and forcefully took them away.

Hindi award

Patna: Bank of Baroda has been awarded with the first prize under Indira

Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield Scheme for outstanding performance in the implementation of the official language .

J&K flood aid

Patna: Students and teachers of Rose Bud School, Patna and Saguna, celebrated the Joy of Giving week from September 22 to 26. The students also collected Rs 25,000 to be sent to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for the flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir.

Arms factory

Munger: Police on Friday unearthed an illegal arms factory at Banodha Behiya village and arrested its owner Mohammad Usman. Two country-made pistols and machines used to make guns were seized from the factory.

Essay contest

Patna: Aniket Verma, a Class VI student of May Flower School, was chosen as a national-level winner of the essay competition titled “Expression series” organised by the CBSE.

Celebration

Patna: Faculty members and students of Amity Global Business School celebrated Navratri on the college campus on Friday.

Sanction letters

Munger: The home department has issued sanction letters for filing chargesheet in eight communal cases.

Bribe cuffs

Patna: Shyam Sunder, accountant-cum-data entry operator, midday meal scheme, was arrested by the economic offences unit while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the principal of Baraon Middle School in Ara on Friday.

Shoulder surgery

Patna: Doctors of Rajvanshi Nagar Hospital conducted a shoulder replacement surgery on a 58-year-old patient on Friday.

Wedding date

Patna: Sushma Kumari, who gave birth to a baby boy at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, got married to her lover Bittu in the hospital on Friday.