Patna: A division bench of justices S.K. Katriar and A. Amanullah of the high court on Friday directed both central and state governments to file their respective counter affidavits in response to a PIL seeking direction to start road construction under Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana. Patna: Vigilance investigation bureau caught Pankaj Kumar, a block development officer of Aurai in Muzaffarpur, red-handed while taking a bribe on Friday. Patna: Six people died and over two dozen were injured when a bus overturned near Kumari Chowk in Sitamarhi on Friday. Patna: All India Congress Committee on Friday appointed Sanjay Nirupam and Vijay Laxmi Sadho as co-in-charge of the party’s Bihar affairs. Patna: The additional district and sessions judge on Friday reserved its order on the discharge petition filed on behalf of 34 persons, including former chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra, in the fodder scam case, till August 18. Patna: The state police headquarters on Friday transferred 56 inspectors and station house officers to the Special Branch and the CID.





