Action order on docs

Patna: Health department principal secretary Deepak Kumar on Tuesday shot off a letter to IGIMS director Dr N.R. Biswas asking him to take action against six doctors found doing private practice. umar also asked Biswas to recover the non-practising allowance amount from them.

Puff ban

Patna: The Cancer Awareness Society on Tuesday issued a press note stating it had requested the Election Commission to make all polling booths in the state no-smoking zones.

Ticket status

Patna: East Central Railway would provide SMS alerts about updated status of tickets purchased from reservation counters from April 3.

Child death

Gopalganj: One Roshan Kumari (12) was burnt to death at Chhapgaon village on Tuesday when her hut caught fire.

Fake items

Patna: Fake sports items of a branded company were recovered during a raid at a sports shop on Tuesday. Products worth Rs 10 lakh were recovered.

Body found

Patna: Jai Shankar Prasad Singh, a homeguard jawan’s body was found behind the SBI main branch on Tuesday.

New face

Patna: BJP leader Sanjay Mayukh said the party on Tuesday appointed legislator Usha Vidyarthi as its spokesperson.

Debate dare

Patna: BJP state president Mangal Pandey on Tuesday accepted chief minister Nitish Kumar’s challenge for a debate.

Liquor raids

Patna: Raids against illicit liquor has resulted in seizure of over 60,000 litres of the substance.