NIA grills blasts suspect

B>n Madhubani: A five-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Thursday grilled Amit Kumar Mandal (30) at the district’s Babubarhi police station for an hour over the Gaya and Patna serial blasts. he special NIA court on Thursday rejected the regular bail petition of Umer Siddiqui in the Patna bomb blasts. The court fixed May 19 for hearing the bail petition of another accused, Ahmad Hussain, in the same case.

Red Cross Day

B>n Patna: The Indian Red Cross Society state branch hoisted the Red Cross flag to celebrate the World Red Cross Day in Patna on Thursday. On the occasion marking the society founder Sir Jean Henry Durant’s birth anniversary, around 1,500 volunteers and school students formed a human chain displaying placards and balloons at Red Cross Bhavan, Gandhi Maidan.

Tech use

B>n Patna: Nalanda Open University vice-chancellor Ras Bihari Singh on Thursday stressed on the need of using information technology tools for imparting technical education. He was speaking at a seminar organised by Indian Institute of Business Management.

Bank profit

B>n Patna: Syndicate Bank notched a growth of 11 per cent in profits in the 2013-14 last quarter in comparison to the corresponding period last fiscal.

CRPF camp

B>n Munger: The CRPF will open a new camp at Haveli Kharaghpur in Munger district was to drive away rebels.

Levy demand

B>n Jamui: Maoist posters demanding levy from a company constructing an irrigation canal at Gobordaha village in Jamui triggered panic among workers.

Car hits man

B>n Patna: A speeding car on Thursday hit an undeintified middle-aged man near Vidyut Bhavan under Kotwali police station around 1pm. The errant driver sped away with the car. The man was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital.