Motihari: Anirudh Sah, one of the accused in the case of extorting Motihari Bar Association general secretary Rajeev Kumar Dwivedi, was arrested on Wednesday. Over 2,000 lawyers have been on an indefinite strike since Saturday in protest against the extortion.nirudh, a resident of Khadda village in West Champaran, and his accomplice Vinod were extorting Dwivedi to frame one Hari Sah, East Champaran superintendent of police Vinay Kumar said at a news meet. Vinod has been arrested from Bettiah and a team has left to get him. The cellphone and SIM card used to extoryt Dwivedi has been recovered from Anirudh and Vinod, respectively. Motihari: Police late on Tuesday night seized at least 9.55 quintals of ganja from near Dumaria Ghat. The contraband worth Rs 40 lakh was being transported in two coal-laden trucks on their way to Gorakhpur from Guwahati. Four persons have been arrested. Patna: A condolence meeting was organised at Sadaquat Ashram, the headquarters of state Congress, to pay tribute to party leader Shyamdeo Singh from Bikram in Patna district who passed away on Wednesday. Patna: Bank of Baroda has announced that all home loans would now be available at the base rate of 10.25 per cent across all tenures and any amount. Patna: Three persons were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in cases of chain snatching and loot. he accused have been identified as Chandan Kumar Singh, Ashish Kumar and Kanhaiya Kumar Singh. Two gold chains, Rs 27,600 in cash, five mobile phones and a Bajaj Pulsar motor bike were recovered from them. Patna: A criminal, Gorakh alias Dharamveer, was arrested from Fulwari area on Wednesday for allegedly entering houses with an intention of dacoity and molesting and raping women. Patna: Film actors Yami Gautam and Gauhar Khan would take part in a fashion show to be organised by a liquor company here on June 7. Patna: Tanishq, a jewellery brand, on Wednesday announced the launch of a campaign that would allow 40 lucky winners a free trip to Switzerland. Patna: Senior superintendent of police Manu Maharaj and superintendent of police Jayant Kant claimed to have arrested a Maoist, identified as Gopal Paswan, from Daulatpur village under the jurisdiction of Bhagwanganj police station in Patna rural on Tuesday night. Patna: The Central Board of Secondary Education on Wednesday declared the results of the first National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - UG, 2013. Of the 32,451 students appeared in the test from Bihar, 18,533 were declared successful.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
