Patna: Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday held a review meeting with senior officers of the forest and environment departments and gave directions about the schemes to develop Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) as an eco tourism centre.odi, who returned to Patna on Saturday after touring VTR, said that Valmiki Vihar, a 12-room hotel of the tourism department at VTR, would be revamped and modernised at a cost of Rs 23.5 lakh next year. Patna: Bihar Youth Congress chief Lalan Kumar on Monday said around 7,500 office-bearers from the state would attend a two-day Indian Youth Congress convention in New Delhi from November 24. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will address the rally. Patna: A six-day painting exhibition of Patna-based artist Birendra Nath Bariyar would be organised at Aparna Kaur Art Gallery, New Delhi, from November 9. Patna: Police on Monday recovered the body of a 75-year-old man near Kargil Chowk. The cops said the man was a beggar and may have died a natural death. The body has been sent for post-mortem.Patna: Three criminals, identified as Suraj Kumar, Samir Kumar and Rajesh Kumar, who were planning to loot a businessman in the Masauri area, were arrested on Monday. Patna senior superintendent Alok Kumar said the police got the tip-off and formed a special team to nab them. Three countrymade pistols, two cellphones and six cartridges have been recovered from them.Patna: Former Bihar BJP president and MP Radha Mohan Singh on Monday said the decontrolling of petrol price is nothing but a licence to the oil companies to loot the common man.Patna: Security guards of Beur Central Jail on Monday nabbed Musallapur Haat area resident Kallu Kumar, who was trying to smuggle two cellphones and 150gm of marijuana into the prison.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
