Trader shot at

Muzaffarpur, Nov. 12: Motorcycle-borne criminals shot at trader Basant Kumar near Dharampur village on NH-77 under Minapur police station and looted a moneybag containing Rs 1 lakh today.

Basant, who runs a civil store in Minapur, was riding a motorcycle on way to Runnisaidpur in Sitamarhi district to deposit the money.

Mob ire

Darbhanga: Residents of Kewatgama panchayat of Kusheshwarsthan village (east) on Saturday ransacked the police station and stormed into two banks protesting the murder of mukhiya Ram Chandra Yadav.

Crime claim

Darbhanga: Police on Saturday claimed that there had been a dip in the crime graph during the past six months. According to details issued by the department, the graph between April-October 2016 stands better than the one during the same period last year.

Scribe death slur

Patna: Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav on Saturday attacked the Nitish Kumar government over journalist Dharmendra Kumar Singh's murder in Sasaram and said his death was an attack on democracy.

Cardiac talk

Patna: Nearly 300 cardiologists from across the world arrived at Patna for a two-day national conference organised by the Cardiological Society of India.

Inauguration

Patna: Union minister of state for human resource and development Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday inaugurated the Everest Classes coaching institute which will provide professional courses with the aim to provide jobs to the unemployed.

Boat ban

Patna: District administration on Saturday issued a notice banning the use of private boats on the river Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima from 4am to 6pm on November 14.

Prakash Utsav

Patna: Divisional commissioner Anand Kishor and district magistrate Sanjay Kumar Agarwal on Saturday met residents of Patna City for suggestions on Prakash Utsav celebrations.