Mobile phones found in jail raids

patna: A total of nine mobile phones, five mobile chargers, several packets of marijuana and a large quantity of Naxalite literature were seized during surprise inspection of Jamui and Munger divisional jails on Sunday.

The officials also seized a diary from the prisoners' ward of Jamui jail, which contained names of several contractors of the district. Jamui district magistrate Nishikant Tiwary has recommended removal of the jailor and the assistant jailor for his alleged contacts with some inmates of the jail.

BJP jibe at Centre

B>lpatna: BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said UPA government is not going to grant special status category to Bihar. Rudy said the state government should not get distracted with recent statement of finance minister P. Chidambaram hinting to

wards special status category status to Bihar. Rudy added that BJP workers would not sit idle until Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tenders his resigna

tion for his involvement in the coal-block allocation scam.

CPI(ML) attack

B>lsiwan: Taking a jibe at the Centre and the state government, the national general secretary of CPI(ML), Dipankar Bhattacharya, on Sunday said the people have lost confidence in the UPA government at the Centre and the NDA government in the state and are looking for a suitable alternative.

Case delay

B>lmotihari: Police are yet to record the statement of acid attack victim of East Champaran district as they are waiting for her condition to become stabile. Superintendent of police of East Champaran Vinay Kumar on Sunday said security for the girl had been beefed up after it was found to be a case of at

tempted honour killing. The police are conducting

raids to arrest two absconding accused - Dasai Mahto

and Kamander Mahto.

Probe demand

Patna: BJP spokesperson Vinod Narayan Jha on Sunday demanded an inquiry into the functioning of the railway ministry During Lalu Prasad's regime and claimed that the minister's brothers-in-law used to take from people in lieu of giving jobs.

Murder

Gaya (PTI): An accredited social health activist (Asha), Kiran Kumari (30), was murdered on Sunday by criminals in Dundichack village under jurisdiction of Atri police station of Gaya, police said. The incident occurred after assailants barged into the house of the victim and slit her throat with a sharp weapon. The woman was alone at home at that time. She was found dead lying in a pool of blood by her neighbours, sources said. The body has been sent for post-mortem to Anugrah Medical College and Hospital.

Crossover

Patna: RJD leader Kameshwar Prasad Singh, alias Munna Singh, from Saran on Sunday joined JD(U) at a function at the party office. RJD state unit president Bashishtha Narayan Singh was present.

Baby found dead

khagaria (PTI): A newborn girl was found dead on the sadar hospital premises on Sunday, a hospital official said. The child was found in a heap of garbage.

Six held

Patna: Six persons were arrested on the charge of impersonation from two examination centres under the jurisdiction of SK Puri and Pirbahore police stations in Patna on Sunday. The arrested persons had appeared at the written test for the recruitment of constables in the Assam Rifles.