Munger, Aug. 23: Lakhisarai police fired nine rounds in the air today to disperse a mob agitating on the tracks near Mankattha railway station for the release of one Niranjan Sah, who was allegedly involved in the August 17 loot on the Maurya Express. rain movement on the Jamalpur-Kiul-Patna section was disrupted for five hours from 10am. The mob pelted police with stones, injuring 13 officers, after which the personnel fired in the air and burst tear gas shells. Motihari: A man riding in a rickshaw was crushed to death by a truck near Chhatauni Chowk on Saturday. Ara: A youth, Santosh Kumar (30), was gunned down at Saranpur village in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased had registered his statement in an Ara court in connection with the murder of his grandfather in 2012 on Friday. Munger: Police unear- thed a mini gun factory at Bardhe village on Saturday. One Mohammad Alam was arrested in this connection and several items used for gun making were also seized. Patna: Chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday released the book, Sashaktikaran, written by Arvind Pandey, who is at present IG (weaker section). The book, which would work as guideline for officials, would be made available for free to police officers. Patna: AN College organised an induction ceremony programme for the new batch of MBA and MCA on Saturday. Munger: All business and commercial establishments at Jamalpur, a sub-divisional town of Munger district, remain closed on Saturday owing to a bandh call by Jamalpur Nagrik Manch to protest police action against its members on Friday. Patna: International School, Patna, on Satur- day conducted Sahodaya Inter School Spell Bee Competition in two rounds — written preliminary and final stage. Delhi Public School (Patna), Gyan Niketan (Patna) and DAV Public School (Begusarai) secured first, second and third ranks respectively. Gaya: Former chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday unveiled the life-size statue of socialist leader Upendra Nath Verma on the campus of Upendra Nath Verma Intermediate College at Bankebazaar. Patna: Bihar Polytechnic Chhatra Sangh president Anubhav Raj on Saturday said diploma holders would immolate themselves on August 29 if the state government doesn’t fulfil their demands.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
