Power boon for villages

Patna, Dec. 3: Union power minister Piyush Goyal today said 12 Bihar villages had been electrified for the first time after Independence.

The work was done under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana last week.

Accident

Darbhanga: Two persons were killed and 35 injured in a bus accident at Kakarghati in Darbhanga district on Thursday. The victims' identity had not been established yet.

Cancellation

Patna: East Central Railway (ECR) on Thursday cancelled eight Chennai-bound trains because of the floods in the southern city. ECR chief public relations officerArvind Kumar Rajak said eight trains, including Patna-Ernakulam Express (22644), Patna-Bangalore Sanghamitra Express (12295), have been cancelled on December 4 and 5.

Demand

Patna: The CPI-ML (Liberation) on Thursday demanded the release of its MLA Satyadeo Ram, currently in jail, as well as 10 other leaders imprisoned under Tada. Party general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said the government should ensure punishment is meted out to persons involved in Lakshmanpur Bathe, Bathani Tola and Miyanpur massacres.

Church help

Patna: The Believers Church distributed 30 tricycles and 600 mosquito nets among needy persons in a programme on Thursday.

Six kids killed

Kishanganj (PTI): Six school children on Thursday were killed and nine others injured when a jeep carrying them from Kishanganj to North Dinajpur in Bengal collided with a truck near Rampur checkpost.

CM gesture

Patna (PTI): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday sent Rs 5 crore to Tamil Nadu for relief and rehabilitation work in the southern state battered by incessant rain.

In memory

Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday mourned the death of Rajeshwar Singh, a doctor.

Sangh plea

Patna: A delegation of Bihar Pradesh Panch-Sarpanch Sangh called on panchayati raj minister Kapil Dev Kamat on Thursday and apprised him about their problems.