Rights summons for health official

Patna: State Human Rights Commission, Bihar, on Monday ordered the director-in-chief of the health department to appear before it in person on December 20 with details of the “action taken report” in a case of a nursing school in Muzaffarpur district.

The institution had admitted more students than the number of seats allotted to it. Some of the aggrieved students had approached the commission following which it had taken up the matter.

The director-in-chief had informed the commission a high-powered committee had been constituted to look into the alleged irregularities at the nursing school. The committee has been directed to submit its report within a week.

Cellphones found in raid

Gopalganj: Three cellphones and other objects were found during a raid at Gopalganj jail on Sunday night. The raid, which continued till Monday morning, was conducted under the command of Gopalganj sadar sub-divisional officer Reyaz Ahmad at 11pm.

Epilepsy talk

Patna: Paras HMRI Hospital organised an awareness programme on epilepsy. Neurologists spoke on “Women with epilepsy”, the theme of the awareness programme.

Bank branch

Patna: Jitendra Nath Prasad, the chief regional manager of Indian Overseas Bank, on Monday inaugurated a branch at Adampur in Nalanda district.

Building arrest

Patna: Fourteen people were arrested on Monday in connection with the illegal construction of an apartment in the Boring Road area. Sri Krishna Puri police have lodged two FIRs.