Ammo haul

Patna: Punit Bind, a criminal, and three others were arrested on Monday.

Police also recovered four country made pistols and six live cartridges from them. The arrested criminals were involved in several loot incidents, the police said.

Jab at Lalu

Patna: JD(U) MLC and spokesperson Sanjay Singh on Monday attacked RJD chief Lalu Prasad for praising Rahul Gandhi.

Special status

Patna: Panchayati raj minister Bhim Singh on Monday slammed BJP leaders Sushil Kumar Modi and Nand Kishore Yadav over comments over the special category status to the state.

Case disposal

Patna: State human rights commission disposed of as many as 1,762 cases in 2013. Commission sources said on Monday a total of 4,782 complaints were received during the year.

Train stoppage

Patna: Congress leader Ajay Kumar on Monday urged the railways to make provision for stoppage of Patna-Dhanbad Intercity Express at Patna Sahib railway station.

Holiday nod

Patna: Governor D.Y. Patil on Monday approved the holiday list for the state’s universities and colleges. The employees would get a total of 79 holidays in 2014.