Rajya Sabha seats

Patna: The BJP on Wednesday announced it would not field candidates for the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar. The bypolls to the seats would be conducted on June 19. he bypolls have been necessitated because Ram Vilas Paswan, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Ram Kripal Yadav have entered the Lok Sabha.

Nitish chief

Patna: Former chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday has been appointed petition committee chairman at Legislative Council.

Bank service

Patna: Sujay Kumar Shaw, zonal head and general manager, Bihar-Odisha-Jharkhand, Bank of Baroda, inaugurated customer service points in the Chandi Sthan, Hamzapur and Shastri Nagar in Gaya on Wednesday.

WB deal

Patna: The state government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of agreement of Rs 738.5 crore in New Delhi with World Bank for social strengthening projects.

Power meet

Patna: Chief secretary Ashok Kumar Sinha on Wednesday held a meeting with divisional commissioners and district magistrates of north Bihar to review the performance and progress of the energy sector through video-conferencing.

Drown deaths

Darbhanga: Construction workers on Wednesday went missing in the tributary of the Bagmati at Ashraghat when a span of an under-construction bridge fell.

Boy dead

Gopalganj: Pawan Kumar, a 10-year-old boy, was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle on Wednesday morning when he was returning from his coaching class.

Workers hostage

Gopalganj, May 28: Around 90 people from Saran and Gopalganj districts, who had gone to Malaysia six months ago for work, have allegedly been taken hostage by the firm concerned. ai Kishore Singh, the father of one of the hostages, met Gopalganj district magistrate Krishna Mohan today. Singh claimed his son, Abhay Kumar Singh, managed to contact him yesterday night and told him of their problem.

BJP dare

Patna: The BJP on Wednesday dared Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad to praise the Centre’s decision to constitute a special investigation team for unearthing black money in foreign countries.

Wishes for CM

Patna: Supporters of chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi called him on Wednesday to congratulate him for winning the confidence vote in the Assembly.

Right to food

Patna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday claimed that the state government had failed to ensure sufficient procurement of paddy and wheat.

Pay parity

Patna: Ayush doctors have demanded parity in their salaries with other government doctors working on contract.

Agitation

Patna: Members of the Congress’ minority cell, led by Choudhary Shahnawaz, burnt the effigy of PMC commissioner to register a protest against waterlogging.

In memory

Patna: Sir Ganesh Dutt Vichar Manch organised a programme to pay tributes to freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary.

Rail protest

Patna: Indian National Trade Union Congress leader Ajay Kumar on Wednesday criticised the Indian Railways’ decision to stop operations of the Lal Quila Express and Janata Express.

Crop research

Patna: Research work on paddy remained the topic of discussion on the second day of a programme on crop organised by Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour.