3 die in crane collapse

Patna, Sept. 14: At least three persons died after a crane collapsed at a construction site on the Ara-Chhapra road bridge in Saran district today.

Police said seven other labourers engaged in the construction of the 4.4km-long bridge over the Ganga were still missing.

Bridge plea

Patna: The government on Monday filed a counter affidavit in a case related to the collapse of a newly built bridge ahead of its inauguration in Muzaffarpur district on August 30, 2014.

Health order

Patna: A high court division bench on Monday directed the government to file an affidavit on providing basic amenities to patients at Aurangabad sadar hospital.

BJP jab

Patna: BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav attacked chief minister Nitish Kumar accusing his government of failing to lure investors and portraying the state as a investment-friendly destination.

FIR copy

Patna: Kotwali police on Monday submitted a copy of an FIR lodged against Leela Prasad, the in-charge of central health centre, Buddha Marg, on September 10 in a bribery case in the special vigilance court.

Doc seminar

Patna: The Indian Society of Critical Medicine would organise a three-day east zone critical care conference from September 25 in Patna.

Bomb threat

Muzaffarpur: Traders in Bhagwanpur and Fardo Gola areas of Sadar police station downed their shutters on Monday afternoon after a can bomb was thrown at a readymade garment shop. The bomb did not explode.

Techie jobs

Patna: A high court bench on Monday directed the chief secretary to file an affidavit on appointment of junior engineers.