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Tips on policy safety HC order Life term Cong visit Appointments Registration Shot in bus Midday meal I-Day events

The Telegraph Online Published 17.08.13, 12:00 AM

Tips on policy safety

Patna: The Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) Ltd chairman-cum-managing director A.K. Saxena on Friday stressed the need to sensitise people for purchasing insurance policies to protect themselves from heavy losses during accidents or natural calamity. axena said that OIC has settled more than Rs 4,000 crore of claims in 2012-13 in the country.

HC order

Patna: The high court division bench comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Vikash Jain on Friday directed the Patna district magistrate, superintendent of police and divisional commissioner to file their showcause replies by September 10 as what steps they have taken to prevent parking of heavy vehicles at Mithapur roundabout causing heavy traffic congestion during the daytime.

Life term

Patna: Additional district and sessions judge Choudhary Brijendra Kumar Rai on Friday sentenced Guddu Kumar, a resident of Mithapur, to life imprisonment for murdering one Mohan Choudhary in 2005.

Cong visit

Patna: A team of 10 youth Congress leaders on Friday visited Anandpur Thekha village in Bihta to meet the family members of martyr Vijay Kumar Rai, who was killed on the LoC.

Appointments

Patna: Rakesh Kumar Mehta and Monotosh Rai have been appointed as financial adviser of KSD Sanskrit University Darbhanga and Lalit Narayan Mithila University Darbhanga.

Registration

Patna: The registration for CBSE Class IX and XI students started on Friday.

Shot in bus

Gaya, Aug. 16: Criminals gunned down a passenger in a Calcutta-bound bus from Sherghati today.round 4.30pm, two persons intercepted the bus near a bridge between Haridaspur and Banahi villages under the jurisdiction of Amas police station and forcefully entered the vehicle. They fired a shot at Mohammad Ali (25) killing him on the spot. Sherghati deputy superintendent of police Rajesh Kumar said the deceased was a resident of Gajwa village under Pratappur police station of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

Midday meal

Patna: Around 25 children reportedly fell sick after consuming midday meal at Rajapakar block in Vaishali district on Friday. Education department principal secretary Amarjeet Sinha said the condition of all the children was stable. Sinha added that based on information provided by Vaishali district education officer, some tablets were found from the cooked food.

I-Day events

Patna: The zonal office of LIC celebrated Independence Day on its premises. Zonal manager N.P. Chawla hoisted the Tricolour. He also thanked the people for their faith in LIC. At the Independence Day function organised in Delhi Public School, Gaya, on Thursday, chief guest Ram Naresh Sharma hoisted the Tricolour. Principal Abhishek Kumar underlined the importance of personality and contribution to the society.
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