Women's protest

Halla Bol Abhiyan Samiti took out a procession on Thursday to raise their voice against bootlegging and crime against women, under the banner of rastriya Mahila Brigade, Durgadasta, and rastriya Yuva Brigade.

The procession, which started from the Machuatoli area and ended at Kargil Chowk, saw women protesting against the sale of liquor.

The women, hailing from areas like Machhuatoli, Bikna Pahadi and Musalampur, aggressively joined in the protest, which involved beating of utensils - thali peeto abhiyan.

They raised slogans such as ' Sharabi gunda hosh me aao nahi to apni jaan gawao (alcoholic goons, come to your senses, or else lose your lives)'.

The protest started from Panchayat Bhawan and covered areas like Hathwa Market, Bakarganj, Gandhi Maidan and Kargil Chowk.

Ruby Kumar, who was heading the protest, said: 'The main reason behind eve-teasing, rape, and several other crimes is alcohol. Bihar has been witnessing rampant sale of liquor and this has cost lives too.'

Workers' workshop

National Union of Informal Workers, Nidan and Poorest Areas Civil Society programme organised a workshop on Centre staging the issues and challenges of unorganised workers, on Thursday.

Nearly 1000 unorganised workers from various districts of Bihar participated in the event.

The aim of this workshop was to provide employment to unorganised labourers and to safeguards their rights and identity.

These unorganised labourers asked for a grievance redressal cell as mentioned in the Rastriya Swasth Bima Yojana and proper vending zones for vendors.

The National Union of Informal Workers has its branches in eight states and helps provide ethical and legal advice to the labourers.

Chandra Prakash, head of the union, said: 'Elections are going to take place in Bihar in a few months and every party has some strategy. This is the right time for the labourers to keep their views before the parties and make their issues known.

LIC tourney

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) announced a regional level chess and carrom tournament in the city, at Jeevan Prakash Mazharul Haq Path, on Fraser Road , from July 3 to 5.

Around 11 teams from Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand would be taking part in the tournament, officials of the Patna divisional sports committee and the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) said today in a news meet.

'The total number of participants stands at 53, of which 27 are for carrom and the rest for chess. The event is being organised by the LIC and all the necessary preparations have been made to ensure the success of the tournament,' Mohammad Mobinuddin Ansari, senior divisional manager of LIC, said.

The official said all the preparations had been completed and the players would not face any problem during their stay in Patna.