App to help children

Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday inaugurated child labour tracking system (CLTS), an application meant to help curb the child labour menace in the state.

He also announced Rs 25,000 would be provided from the chief minister's relief fund to every rescued child.

Rape charge

Patna: Jehanabad police on Sunday arrested two youths, Munna Kumar and Jitendra, who are accused of raping a teenage girl on Saturday night. Police said the youths lured the girl, a resident of Gaya, and assaulted her in a building at Gandhi Nagar in the district headquar-ters town.

Effigy burnt

Patna: Khet Mazdoor Union on Sunday urged the state government to roll back the cuts it had imposed on the scholarship amount for SC/ST students.The state government had reduced the scholarship amount from Rs 90,000 to Rs 15,000.

Gang busted

Patna: Six persons were arrested from Patna on the charge of extorting people on the pretext of providing fake documents related to land, voter's identity card and other certificates.

Camp

Patna: The three-day youth channelising camp concluded at Gyan Niketan School on Sunday. Swami Mitranand said individuals must transform thelselves for the betterment of the county.

Competition

Patna: A swimming competition was organised at Bankipore club on Sunday.

Cuffs on criminal

Patna, June 12: Police today arrested Shravan Kahar for his involvement in over 24 cases of murder, extortion and loot in different parts of Patna.

Yoga session

Patna: The Patna chapter of Art of Living organised "Sun Never Sets on Yoga" at Buddha Smriti Park on Sunday.

Health camp

Patna: A free health check-up camp was organised at Gutwell Superspeciality Gastro Centre on Sunday to create awareness linked to liver-related complications.

Effigy burnt

Patna: Rajiv Chetna Manch burnt an effigy of Union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday protesting against frequent call drops.