Cricket letter

Patna: The Cricket Association of Bihar has written a letter to Union sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal, seeking direction to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to allow Bihar and other states to play first-class domestic cricket. 

Schools closed

Patna: All government as well as private schools will remain closed on Tuesday in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away in Shillong on Monday. The education department issued a directive in this connection late on Monday evening.

Arts course

Patna: Central University of South Bihar started a bachelor in vocation degree in arts and crafts at Gaya from Monday. 

Cong booths

Patna: All India Congress Committee general secretary C.P. Joshi on Monday asked party workers to reconstruct booth committees in their own constituencies. 

Handball final

Siwan: Siwan won the state-level Girls’ Junior Handball Competition on Sunday, defeating the team fromBegusarai 10-9.

Terror attack

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Monday slammed Narendra Modi over the Gurdaspur terror attack and said ever since Modi has become the Prime Minister, terror attacks in the country have increased.  

Rail project

Patna: East Central Railway general manager A.K. Mittal on Monday inspected work on the Digha-Sonepur railway-cum-road bridge while travelling from Patliputra station to Sonepur station.  

Re-election

Patna: Ranjit Kumar Verma, the Patna University pro-vice-chancellor, has been re-elected national vice-president of the Indian Thermal Analysis Society. 

Naac visit

Gaya: A 10-member team of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (Naac) held an interactive session with teachers of Magadh University at Bodhgayaon Monday. The university informed the team about development works undertaken on the campus. 

Ruckus action

Patna: The division bench headed by Chief Justice L. Narasimha Reddy on Monday directed the Patna senior superintendent of police and BN College principal to take appropriate action against erring students who created a ruckus near Kargil Chowk on Sunday.