l Patna: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday arrested Kedar Prasad Yadav, an employee in the revenue department in Nalanda district, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from one Ramadhin Prasad. Prasad had approached the bureau claiming that Yadav was demanding bribe for mutation of his land.

In another incident, the vigilance sleuths on Tuesday arrested Om Prakash, the medical officer in-charge of the Mehsi primary health centre in East Champaran, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from Sunita Kumari, a nurse of the health hub, in lieu of registering her attendance.

l Patna: The Patna unit president of the LJP youth wing, Hrishikesh Singh, on Tuesday withdrew his decision of quitting the party at a function in the presence of Ram Vilas Paswan and Chirag Paswan.

l Patna: NGO Prem Youth Foundation organised a workshop on quail farming on Tuesday, in which veterinarian Rajendra Sharma spoke on its benefits.

l Patna: Students of Tender Hearts International School took part in a Janmashtami programme on Tuesday. The students dressed as Lord Krishna and other characters related to his life gave enthralling performances.

l Patna: Around 88 students of Adamya Aditi Gurukul, a coaching institution, performed well in the Bihar Public Service Commission examination, results of which were announced recently.

l Patna: Train movements at Patna Junction were disrupted for an hour after the engine of Islampur-bound Magadh Express (12401/12402) got derailed.

l Patna: Volkswagen will launch its sports car in the capital on Thursday.

l Gaya: The interns of Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College abstained from work for the second day on Tuesday. The interns boycotted work at the emergency ward of the hospital to press for their demands for uninterrupted power and water supply in their hostels.

l Patna: Former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said the decision of the state government not to allow its farmers to take part in Vibrant Gujarat Agriculture Summit – 2013 showed that the talks of ideological differences were farcical and such acts indicated personal opposition.

l Patna: Transport minister Brishen Patel on Tuesday directed the officials concerned to take effective steps to check the menace of overloading.

l Patna: The government has given its nod to undertake the water draining out project from Lalpur Chaur in Samastipur district.

Members of Takht Sri Harmandir Prabandhak Committee lead a procession from gurdwara to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk in Patna City on Tuesday to protest against the controversial statement made by Neelam Pandey, the spokesperson of Asaram Bapu, comparing him with Guru Nanak and others. Picture by Sachin