Fuel price hike

B>n Patna, Oct. 26: The price of petrol would be higher by 30p per litre and diesel by 18p per litre from tomorrow following the decision of the central government to increase the dealers’ commission.he new petrol price would be Rs 72.24 per litre while diesel would cost Rs 50.33 per litre here.

Blockade

B>n Patna: Agitated residents on Friday blocked Sachivalaya Halt after Jakkanpur resident Pawan Kumar, 25, was found injured near Gardanibagh railway station. The youth was taken to Patna Medical College and Hospital but died.

Id wish

B>n Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday wished residents on Id-ul Zuha and requested them to celebrate the festival in peace and harmony.

Review meet

B>n Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday chaired a review meeting of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995.

Ban call

B>n Patna: Indian Medical Association on Friday urged the government to ban Ayurvedic and unani practitioners from practising other disciplines of medicine and surgery.

Officer hurt

B>n Patna: Nawada district superintendent of police Lalan Mohan Prasad was injured on Friday when he tried to pacify protesters at Akbar Bazaar. He was admitted to sadar hospital.

Parade

B>n Motihari: Thirty youths from Naxalite-affected districts, who were trained as security guards by the CRPF, had their passing-out parade on Friday.