Sushil's scheme poser

Patna: Former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday questioned the legality of the Assembly forming a special committee to monitor and implement the special package Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced before the Assembly elections and other central schemes.

On April 25, the Assembly had announced the formation of an 11-member committee headed by Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary for the purpose.

Slipper bail

Patna: The youth arrested on Monday for hurling a slipper that hit chief minister Nitish Kumar on his chest was granted bail on Tuesday. He spent the night at Sachivalaya police station.

New hospital

Patna: Medanta-the Medicity will start constructing a super-speciality hospital on the seven-acre land of Jayaprabha Hospital from May 5.

P&M Mall

Patna: The high court bench of Justice Jyoti Saran on Tuesday reprieved the lease of Patna's P&M Mall, which the state government cancelled on April 20. It directed the government to take no action against the mall till May 5.

Sentence

Patna: Additional district and sessions judge Ram Surat on Tuesday sentenced Vinod Kumar, a resident of Bhergawa, to life imprisonment for killing his wife for dowry.

Kovind meet

Patna: Governor Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday met railway minister Suresh Prabhu at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi to discuss various railway projects in the state.

Arrest

Gaya: Police caught Vinod Mahto alias Vinod Marandi, the leader of a Maoist outfit on Tuesday for sending a parcel bomb at the residence of the then JDU district president (now Tekari MLA) Abhay Sinha.

Fake currency

Gaya: Shashastra Seema Bal (SSB) sleuths on Tuesday caught Sahdev Chaudhary and Arvind Chaudhary with fake Indian currency notes of Rs 70,000 face value from Surajpura in Bodhgaya.

Crop need

Patna: Agriculture production commissioner Vijoy Prakash on Tuesday stressed the need to increase crop production along with special focus in animal husbandry in the state.

Conference

Patna: A regional conference on anesthesia was held at Paras HMRI hospital on Tuesday where Vrushali Ponde from Mumbai spoke about the importance of regional anesthesia.

Media talk

Patna: Indian Working Journalist former secretary Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said despite advancements in technology, the Indian media was not free.

Protest

Patna: Members of ABVP on Tuesday burnt the effigy of Jawaharlal Nehru University administration protesting the university's decision to impose a fine on JNUSU joint secretary Saurav Sharma.

Nitish address

Darbhanga: Chief minister Nitish kumar will address a conclave of 'Jeevika' women representatives at LN Mithila University stadium on Wednesday.