Three dead, 10 injured in mishap

Hajipur (PTI): Three persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a bus, returning with a wedding party onboard, overturned near a village in Vaishali district on Friday.

The accident took place near Nagargama village after the driver lost control. The identities of those killed were being ascertained while the ten injured were hospitalised. The bus was returning to Virpur village from Athmalgola in Patna.

Maize yield workshop

Patna: Bihar Agriculture Management and Extension Training Institute on Friday organised a daylong workshop on maize production and its marketing. Agriculture department principal secretary Vivek Kumar Singh inaugurated the workshop and highlighted the opportunities in the field of maize production.

Durgawati truth

Patna: Water resources minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Friday dared BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi to speak the truth about the Durgawati project. He said Modi should praise the achievement of the government to expedite the execution of the project.

Poetry meet

Patna: Poets recited their works at a programme organised by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday. Regional director of the bank Manoj Kumar Verma inaugurated the event.

LPG action

Patna: Indian National Trade Union Congress on Friday urged the district administration to tighten the noose around LPG dealers in the city.

Food death

Hajipur (PTI): Three members of a family died and four others were taken ill after they consumed contaminated liquid sattu (gram flour) at Vikrampur in Vaishali district on Thursday.