Patna: Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jyotiraditya Scindia has been appointed Bihar in-charge for presenting the government’s views and contradict the Opposition’s charges on the CAG report on coal block allotment. he Congress high command has appointed one central minister in-charge of each state for the issue. Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar directed officials on Tuesday to expedite the process of funds utilisation allotted to different departments under plan head. Patna: A high court bench on Tuesday directed the station house officer of Rajiv Nagar and other police officers to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to an advocate who alleged police misbehaviour. Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad will start the fourth phase of his yatra against chief minister Nitish Kumar from Begusarai on September 16 . Patna: East Central Railway has planned a massive ticket checking drive in and around Patna Junction for the next three days. More than 100 ticket staff and GRP, RPF jawans would be deployed for the task. Patna: Baldwin Academy principal Rajiv Ranjan Sinha would be awarded by the President on Teachers’ Day. Motihari: Ram Pravesh Sharma, a retired principal of LND College, has been appointed adviser in the rural development ministry. Patna: Six persons, including a constable, were arrested during a raid at illegal mining units in Rohtas on Tuesday.





