Patna: Araria BJP MP Pradip Kumar Singh has allegedly received threat to his life. ingh received a text message on his cellphone demanding Rs 10 lakh as extortion on Sunday morning. An FIR has been lodged at Kotwali police station. Patna: Patna University senate member and BJP leader Ranvir Nandan has urged academics to support chief minister Nitish Kumar, who is demanding a special status for the state. Samastipur: JD(U) MLA from Hasanpur Raj Kumar Rai and four of his supporters have been accused of assaulting some residents of Khurunda village under Hasanpur police station following a dispute over a piece of land. Rai denied the allegations. Patna: The state branch of Indian Red Cross Society distributed relief materials among occupants of Adalatganj slum on Sunday. The slum was destroyed in a fire late on Saturday night. Patna: A Rajasthan-based trader, Rajendra Arora, was robbed of cash and belongings worth Rs 5,000 under Gandhi Maidan police station on Sunday. Motihari: Nathuni Sah, said to be the zonal commander of CPI (Maoist), was nabbed on Sunday morning from Sishani village. Patna: The state election commission on Sunday granted permission to former Patna mayor Sanjay Kumar to contest municipal election from ward number 39. Chhapra: Jai Prakash University has sent a proposal to University Grants Commission, seeking appointment of professors, associate professors and employees for 13 new departments. Chhapra: One Sohela Devi and her minor daughter committed suicide at Harsar village in Siwan district on Saturday night.





