Patna, Nov. 7: CPI(M-L) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya today urged people to join the Parivartan Rally to strengthen the Left unity and form a Third Front as an alternative to the NDA and the UPA. In the past seven years of Nitish Kumar’s rule, people are a harried lot,” he said. Patna: East Central Railway has planned to cancel/divert some trains from January 1 to February 17, 2013, owing to safety reasons. The cancelled trains include Swarna Jayanti Express, Janata Express and Lichhavi Express. Patna-Kota Express has been diverted. Patna: Twelve trains, including Farakka Express (13413) and Lal Quila Express (13111), were disrupted after an overhead wire snapped near Bihta. Patna: A high court bench on Wednesday directed the Staff Selection Commission to file its reply by November 29 on petitions challenging the government’s letter making a provision to obtain minimum qualifying marks for appointment of junior engineers in the water resources department. The government has filed its reply.