Youth body found

Patna: A body of a youth was recovered from Datraula village in Patna rural on Sunday.
Police said the body was identified as that of Rakib Abdullah, who went missing from Pakribarawan village last month. An affair is believed to be the reason for the murder.

Cop suicide
 

Patna: Birendra Kumar, an assistant sub-inspector posted in Purnea, shot himself with his service revolver late on Saturday evening. Sources close to his family said he was upset over non-payment of his salary since his transfer to Purnea from Bikramganj in Rohtas.

NGO event

Patna: NGO Prem Youth Foundation on Sunday organised Bihar youth assembly during which several resolutions were passed, including constitution of employment commission and reservation based on financial status.

Rural scheme
 

Patna: Islampur MLA Rajiv Ranjan on Sunday alleged slow pace of work in the state with respect to Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification scheme.

Poll strategy

Patna: A meeting of central executive committee of Bengali Association, Bihar, was held on Sunday during which the members discussed strategies for the 2015 Assembly elections.

Poets’ meet

Patna: A Hasya Kavi Sammelan was organised on Sunday by Montessori School and social organisation Sopan.

BJP jibe

Patna: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Nand Kishore Yadav on Sunday said it was not possible for Nitish Kumar to contain the popularity of Narendra Modi.

Betrayal flak

Patna: JDU MLA Sumit Kumar Singh on Sunday accused the BJP of backstabbing its allies. He said though the BJP has time and again accused the JDU of betraying it, it is the former which snubbed its allies, be it Shiv Sena in Maharashtra or AJSU in Jharkhand.

Maurya Yatra

Patna: The first phase of Maurya Yatra, organsied by Rashtravadi Kushwaha Parishad, will conclude at Rabindra Bhavan on December 9, the coronation day of Mauryan dynasty ruler Chandragupt Maurya.

Workshop

Patna: A workshop of postgraduate heads and deans of universities of Bihar, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh will be held at Patna College seminar hall on Monday.

Conference

Patna: The 12th national conference of People’s Union for Civil Liberties concluded here on Sunday in which more than 300 representatives from various states took part.