Man kills mother and wife, lynched

Muzaffarpur (PTI): A man killed his mother and his wife before he was lynched by a mob on Saturday night at Karnpura Bhatolia village in Muzaffarpur.

The man, identified as Shivchandra Rai (32), attacked his mother Etwaria Devi (50) and wife Lalwati Devi (20) with a sharp object, killing them on the spot following a land dispute in the family, sources said. Rai, who carried out the double murder in an inebriated state, was pounced upon by the villagers and beaten to death, police sources said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the sources said.

Book release

Patna: Governor D.Y. Patil on Sunday released three books - Bharatvarsh Mein Panchayati Raj, Panchayati Raj, Decentralisation and Moral Development and Estimate Committee of Indian Parliament - at a function in Raj Bhavan. Patil said the books were informative. JD(U) MLC Deveshchandra Thakur was present on the occasion.

Sari gift

Patna: Pushplata D. Patil, the wife of Governor D.Y. Patil, on Sunday gifted saris to wives and daughters of Raj Bhavan employees. Addressing the participants, Pushplata urged the employees to ensure proper education of their wards. She announced that a health camp would be organised at Raj Bhavan soon.

Loan relief

Patna: BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday criticised the state government for its alleged failure to come up with an order regarding postponement of loan recovery by commercial and rural banks. He said the state government had suspended loan recovery by co-operative banks only, while majority of the farmers procure loan from commercial and rural banks.

BJP jibe

Patna: The BJP on Sunday claimed that chief minister Nitish Kumar's failure to expand the cabinet expansion had adversely hit the development works in the state. The party spokesperson, Suresh Rungta, said the state government appeared least bothered about development. Even the law and order situation was deteriorating with each passing day, he added.

Rally review

Patna: The office-bearers of the urban local bodies' cell of the BJP reviewed the preparations for the success of the party's Hunkar Rally scheduled for October 27. A press note issued by the party on Sunday stated that the cell president, Sanjay Kumar, apprised the workers of the initiatives to be taken for the success of the rally.

Sites’ benefits

Patna: The potential benefits of social networking sites came up for discussion at a seminar on the “Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society” here on Sunday. Language Lab, an institution that trains students in spoken English, organised the event.

Higher education

Patna: The role of institutional leadership in quality assurance, vocational education, examination reforms and distance education was discussed at length during the two-day conference on higher education organised by the governor secretariat.

Bridge penalty

Patna: Two Jaipur-based transporters — Nathulal and Ganesh — were on Sunday allegedly forced to pay Rs 15,200 each for crossing Mahatma Gandhi Setu illegally with their heavy vehicles (18-wheeler). Vaishali district transport officer said the plying of 16-wheelers has completely been banned on the bridge