Sex racket

Patna: Gandhi Maidan police claimed to have unearthed a sex racket on Sunday after the arrest of four youths and three girls froma hotel on Exhibition Road. The hotel manager escaped but the security guard was picked up for interrogation.

Drug fight

Patna: Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Hitashi Happiness Society held a function at Karpoori Bhavan on Sunday to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Doc talk

Darbhanga: Orthopaedic surgeons from across the country participated in a meet organised at Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital on Sunday. The doctors shared experiences of spine-related surgery and shed light on latest research in the field of spinal surgery.

Station lounge

Motihari: Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated a VIP lounge, water ATM and two pay-and-use toilets at Bapudham Motihari railway station on Sunday.

Temple death

Ranchi: Kankerbagh resident Om Prakash Sinha (65) died at Baidyanathdhamin Deoghar on Sunday morning, apparently because of suffocation. He was offering puja with his family.

Kala-azar

Munger: Four persons, including two minors, from Harinmar village in the district's Bariarpur block were admitted to Munger Sadar Hospital on Sunday with kala-azar.

Blood donation

Munger: Two judicial officers took part in a blood donation camp on Sunday.