Patna: The Patna University administration has decided to rollback the recent fee hike in law colleges in the wake of the All India Students’ Federation agitation. Students will now have to pay Rs 199, while earlier they had to pay Rs 362. n Wednesday morning, students’ bodies staged a demonstration to voice demands including rollback of fees, repair of Darbhanga House and old hostels and also dismissal of examination controller D.N. Sharma. Sasaram: A land worker, Pradumna Mishra, and his wife Gangotri Devi were burnt to death at Durgadih village under Bikramganj police station in Rohtas district on Wednesday. Sources said a fire broke out in Mishra’s house because of cooking gas leakage. Patna: Additional district and sessions judge (XIV), Patna, Dhirendra Kumar Pandey on Wednesday sentenced Lakshman Sao, resident of Rajputana area under Gardanibagh police station, to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of his wife Sanju Devi. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000.Ara: Bhola Bahadur, the domestic help of a police officer, was arrested and a revolver and six live cartridges were recovered from his possession, Bhojpur superintendent of police M.R. Naik said.Patna: Opposition leaders on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Devanand Konwar regarding the manner in which 12 bills were passed by the government. Patna: The high court on Wednesday directed the health department principal secretary to appear on April 6 in connection with a contempt proceedings initiated against him. The court asked the principal secretary to explain why the court’s order, passed in 2002 to re-instate a Grade III employee, was not obeyed.Patna: Bank of Baroda general manager Mohar Singh inaugurated the 111th branch of the bank in Bihar at Rajendra Patha, Kadamkuan. Singh said the bank is an international organisation with a vast network.
Monday, 09 February 2026
