Patna: Information and public relations minister Brishen Patel on Sunday asked central government to give the special status to Bihar. n Delhi to address a gathering at Baprola Vihar, Patel asked the people of the state to take part in the Adhikar Rally in the national capital on March 17. Patna: Cases of Hepatitis B are on the rise among children in Bihar, said Dr Neelam Mohan, the director of a private hospital in Gurgaon, at a meet of Indian Academy of Paediatrics on Sunday. Patna: Agriculture minister Narendra Singh on Sunday said the role of non- government organisations is vital in next green revolution. He was speaking at a seminar organised by Energy International. Patna:Birla Institute of Technology, Patna, organised two workshops on robotics and programmable logic controller on Sunday, as part of Technika 13 — its annual fest. Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday reviewed the several projects at Rajgir, Pawapuri, Nalanda, Giriyak, Katri Sarai and rural and urban areas of Silao block in Nalanda. Patna: Health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday said the behaviour of Opposition members in the Assembly on the issue of Surya Namaskar was disappointing and they should not obstruct the House proceedings. Patna: Two persons, identified as Phulchand Paswan and Ravi Kumar, were arrested and two illegal firearms seized from a beacon-fitted luxury vehicle in the Chitkohra overbridge area under the jurisdiction Gardanibagh police station on Saturday night. Both the men have been booked in cases of loot and murder earlier. Patna: A middle-aged woman on Sunday lodged a complaint at women’s police station accusing her neighbour Naushad, a resident of Sakrigail, of harassing her.