Activist murder

Patna, Aug. 17: Golapar resident Ashok Jaiswal, a political activist close to the BJP, was shot at by unidentified men this evening. He died on way to hospital. Residents said the 52-year-old was chatting with a shopkeeper outside his home when six men came and shot at him from close range.

Cowshed land

Patna: A high court division bench directed the government on Wednesday to file a reply on the status of cowsheds in Bihar within four weeks.

BPSC jobs

Patna: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has stopped the ongoing recruitment process for assistant professors in state universities.

Rape report

Patna: The high court on Wednesday sought a report from the trial court and Nalanda district magistrate about the status of the case of Tusi Devi, co-accused in a rape case lodged against Raj Ballabh Prasad.

Condolence

Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday condoled the death of CRPF commandant Pramod Kumar, a resident of Hakikatpur village in Bakhtiyarpur, who died during a gunfight with terrorists in Srinagar's Nowhatta area on Monday.