Suicide after quarrel

Chhapra: One Rehana Khatun (32) allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a pond with her four children at Marva Basahia village on Tuesday night. ources said she took her life over a quarrel on some issue with her mother-in-law. Villagers said Rehana’s husband, Rajmullah Miyan, works in Assam. Police are investigating the matter from all angles. The bodies of three kids have been fished out and search for the others is on.

Maoists held

Gaya: A suspected Maoist, Kamlesh Yadav, was nabbed near Hichchhapur village. A resident of Dhibri village, he was named in connection with torching an autorickshaw in January 2013 during a Maoist bandh call. A police team arrived in Gaya with Chandan alias Chanarik Das, a Naxalite arrested in Meerut on Monday on transit remand. Senior police officials are interrogating Chandan, a resident of Bagpur in Gaya. According to police, Chandan has been named in several cases, including a landmine blast in October 2012 at Dumaria.

Duo shot

Gopalganj: One Dhaneshwari Devi (90) and her son Dharmnath Sah (65) were shot dead on Tuesday night by criminals at Basaha village. Police suspect the murder to be a fallout over property. Police said investigations are on.

Written exam

Patna: Admissions to postgraduate courses at LS College, Muzaffarpur, a constituent unit of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, would be done through written test. An college press note on Wednesday said steps have been taken on the initiative of college principal Amrendra Narayan Yadav.

Research

Patna: A 10-day capacity building programme on research methodology organised by BIT-Patna got underway on Wednesday. A press note said 17 renowned resource persons from across the country would deliver lectures during the event.

Schools closed

Madhubani: All government and private schools have been closed till January 14, owing to severe cold. A directive in this regard was issued by Madhubani district magistrate Lokesh Kumar Singh on Wednesday.