Kovind pep talk

Patna: Governor Ram Nath Kovind gave 2015-batch IAS trainees a pep talk on the cultural heritage and communal harmony of Bihar at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday.

He exhorted them to step up development work in the state, to work with honesty and sensitivity, earning the people's goodwill.

Sushil charge

Patna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Thursday submitted a complaint to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change on alleged violation of environment rules in construction of a mall that belongs to Lalu Prasad's family.

Film fest

Patna: Eight films were screened at Kalidas Rangalaya on Thursday, the second day of a short film festival jointly organised by Patna Cine Society, Bihar Art Theatre and Rangmati.

Murder

Aurangabad: Dharmendra Kumar, 40, a transport agent and Amarchak village resident, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on National Highway-98 near Akalua Chowk under Daudnagar police station limits in Aurangabad district on Thursday. Later, residents blocked the road in protest.

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.