5 hurt in jail clash

Patna: Five persons, including two warders, were injured at Shaheed Khudiram Bose Memorial Central Jail in Muzaffrpur on Monday morning in a clash following the death of an undertrial.

The protests started around 6am after news of 65-year-old undertrial Shivchandra Ram's death spread among the inmates. The jail authorities found Ram dead on Sunday night and ruled the death a suicide as a towel ( gamchha) was found tied around Ram's neck.

Nine held

Hajipur: Nine persons were arrested and illegal firearms seized from them after a raid at Ramdauli riverine (diara) under Bidupur police station in Vaishali district on Monday.

New buildings

Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inaugurated 116 police buildings, including 29 police station houses, at a function organised by Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation.

Exam case

Patna: A division bench of Patna High Court Chief Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and Justice Sudhir Singh on Monday disposed of a case related to cheating in the matriculation exam after the government assured it that all necessary steps have been taken for preventing such malpractices of any kind in the exams.

Ad prod

Patna: A division bench of Patna High Court Chief Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and Justice Sudhir Singh directed director-general (vigilance) to publish an advertisement within a week informing teachers of primary, middle and high schools, appointed between 2006 and 2015, to come with valid documents regarding their educational qualifications at the vigilance offices.

Rebels in net

Motihari: Two Maoists, believed to be close to dreaded leader Sheo Pujan Rai, were held from Mazirwa village under the Lakhaura police station area of the district late on Sunday evening.