Five fresh flu cases

Patna: Five fresh cases of swine flu were reported on Sunday at Rajendra Memorial Research Institute.

Of the five, four are from Patna and one from Gopalganj. The number of swine flu positive cases has now gone up to 98.

Maoist held

 Munger: A Maoist identified as Janaki Yadav was arrested from Baniyama village of Jamui district on Sunday. He carried a cash award of Rs 50,000 on his head.

Scribe death

 Patna: Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises Giriraj Singh has expressed shock over the demise of veteran journalist Vinod Mehta in Delhi on Sunday.

Youth found

 Patna: Vishwajeet alias Raja (24), who was kidnapped from Purnea on Thursday, was recovered from near railway tracks near Danapur railway station in Patna district late on Saturday night.

Honour

 Patna: Gynaecologist Dr Manju Geeta Mishra was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at a function organised by Obstetrics Gynaecological Society, Patna, on International Women's Day on Sunday.

Girl dead

 Gaya: A seven-year old girl Monu Kumari, who fell into a 20-feet deep borewell died on Sunday because of suffocation.

Dal fast

 Patna: JDU state president Bashishtha Narayan Singh on Sunday said the party would hold a fast onMarch 14 against the proposed land acquisition bill of the Centre.

Cong plea

 Patna: The scheduled caste cell of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee has demanded from the state government to install a life-size statue of former minister and veteran Congress leader Ragunath Pandey.

March

Patna: Activists of social organisation Sriyog Vedant Seva Samiti on Sunday took out a Sanskriti Raksha Yatra. The yatra started from Thakurbari Road after passing through Kadamkuan , Gandhi Maidan, FraserRoad and Station Road reached Kadamkuan.

Agitation

Patna: Members of Bharat Workers' Union staged an agitation on Sunday to demand restarting production at both units of Bharat Wagon and Engineering Company Limited and payment of salary.

Teenager shot

Patna: Criminals shot dead one Deepak Kumar Lahsunia, 19, at Pratappur in Patna City sub-division on Sunday. In another incident, criminals robbed one Rahul Kumar of his belongings on Gardanibagh late on Saturday night.