Four of family suffocate

• Sitamarhi: Four members of a family died of suffocation while cleaning the tank of a toilet at Chhoti Belahi village under Sahiyara police station in the district on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Ramashankar Das, Pradip Das, Mukesh and Santosh Sah. Sitamarhi superintendent of police Hari Prasath S. said the bodies have been sent to the sadar hospital for post-mortem.

Eye hospital

• Patna: Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary inaugurated Drishti Punj Netralaya, an eye hospital, at Saguna Mor on Sunday.

School awards

• Patna: The Private Schools and Children Welfare Association felicitated around 3,000 teachers, including Notre Dame Academy's Preeti Tandon, for their dedicated performance over the years. St Joseph's Convent High School was accorded the Best School Award (2016-17).

Suicide

• Patna: JDU worker Mantu Kumar allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan over a family dispute in his house at Nagma village in Patna rural on Sunday.

Demand

• Patna: Pandit Raj Kumar Shukla Smarak Nyas on Sunday asked the government to make a documentary film on the life of freedom fighter Raj Kumar Shukla and also construct an agricultural university in his name.

Mishap

• Sitamarhi: Four youngsters were feared drowned in Manushmara river at Riga in Sitamarhi on Sunday. The victims had gone to fetch water for Navratri.

Climate talk

• Patna: The Asian Development Research Institute, in association with the Action on Climate Change that comes under a programme of DFID, UK, will organise a symposium in Bihar on September 26. A.N. Jha, the secretary of ministry of environment, forest and climate change, will deliver the keynote address at the event.
Arrest

Patna: Police have held five criminals planning an operation after a tip-off from the Bedna railway crossing in Barh. A countrymade pistol, four cartridges and an SUV were seized.

Welcome

Patna: Ophthalmologist Sunil Kumar Singh has welcomed the nomination of retina specialist Rajvardhan Azad for the Padma Bhushan.

Rural chain

Patna: Apna Kisan Kendra, first rural supermarket chain, will open in Bihar in October with a franchise model in every block.

Agro function

Patna: Insecticides India Limited conducted a training programme for farmers in Patna with experts from Krishi Vigyan Kendra training them on using spray techniques and safety measures for the use of agro-chemicals.