Bihar

A two-member team of the Bihar state commission for protection of child rights (BSCPCR) visited the Hajipur-based short stay for girls on Saturday to inquire into allegations of sexual exploitation of the residents.

Governor Satya Pal Malik chaired a high-level joint meeting of central and state government officials on historical sites in Bihar on Thursday and said their conservation, as well as, development could expand the state's tourism potential and lead to economic prosperity.

Two flats in Lakhan Enclave on Shagya Sharma Path, under the jurisdiction of Rupaspur police station in Danapur, were broken into on Saturday when its inmates were away.

Obesity cases are on an alarming rise in the city and many patients need surgery, Delhi bariatric surgeon Randeep Wadhawan said here on Saturday.

Two new bus services - from Patna to Hajipur and Saguna Mor to Manersharif - were launched on Saturday to provide residents better connectivity. (See Page 10)

Children are safer in foster and community care than in government shelter homes, experts said on Saturday at a conference on the perspective of non-institutional child care.

Danapur divisional railway manager (DRM) Rajan Prakash Thakur made a repeat inspection of Patna Junction on Saturday to ensure that the station is kept clean.

Health minister Mangal Pandey on Saturday launched an Android-based mobile application, Swashthya Seva Darpan, that would allow the health department keep track of government health facilities, including drug availability, functional and non-functional equipment at the facilities and ambulance availability among other things.

Only morning walkers will be allowed entry into Gandhi Maidan from August 10-13, and then no one till August 15, divisional commissioner Anand Kishor said on Saturday.

A 15-year-old girl has accused her tutor of drugging and raping her after winning her trust.