Foul cry

Sasaram: Rinku Soni, a Rashtriya Lok Samata Party leader, on Thursday said Rohtas police were implicating him in criminal cases at the behest of RJD MLA and former minister Illiyas Hussain. Soni said he had been made accused in a false case lodged with the SC/ST police station to tarnish his image.

Railway push

Patna: Begusarai MP Bhola Singh urged East Central Railway (ECR) officials to complete railway projects in a stipulated timeframe. He was chairing a meeting of the divisional parliamentary committee at ECR's Sonepur division on Thursday.

Protest

Patna: Bihar state district council members sat on a dharna at Gardanibagh on Thursday in support of their 15 demands. They accused chief minister Nitish Kumar of curtailing the rights of representative of the three-tire panchayati system.

Condemnation

Patna: CPI state secretary Satya Narayan Singh on Thursday condemned the death of a Dalit youth, allegedly in police firing, in Hawidih village of Darbhanga district. He demanded action against Darbhanga Sadar SDO and sought adequate compensation for his family.

Bank profit

Patna: Vijay Bank, Patna, regional manager Rajesh Kumar on Thursday announced the annual financial results for March and said the bank had increased net profit by 96.56% to an all-time-high of Rs 750.48 crore.

Bank head

Patna: Anil Kumar Mishra was on Thursday appointed as the new divisional head of Punjab National Bank (PNB), Patna.