Under-trial shot at on court campus
lucknow: An under-trial prisoner was on Friday injured when he was shot at on a court campus in Jhansi. Jabbar, the accused, was brought to the court, along with three others, for hearing when armed miscreants opened fire at him, home department sources said. He received bullet injuries in his leg, the sources said.
Maha Assembly passes anti-black magic Bill
Nagpur: Maharashtra Assembly on Friday passed the much-awaited Bill that seeks to curb black magic and other superstitious practices, a step that comes over four months after the murder of noted rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, who fought relentlessly for such a law. The Bill, with certain amendments, was adopted unanimously by the lower House, where it was introduced on Wednesday by Social Justice Minister Shivajirao Moghe.
‘BJP will create Vidarbha if it comes to power’
Nagpur: BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that if his party came to power at the Centre, it would create the separate State of Vidarbha. It was BJP-led NDA which had formed the new States of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh during its rule, he said. Gadkari himself hails from Nagpur, the main city of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
Bihar to strengthen panchayati raj system
Patna: With an aim to strengthen Panchayati raj institutions in Bihar, the State Government has decided to constitute independent
monitoring committee for technical assessment of development works in addition to formulating rules for taxation at the grassroot level, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday.
Fast Patrol Vessel commissioned
Kochi: The first of the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels, designed and built by Cochin Shipyard limited for the Indian Coast Guard, was commissioned on Friday. Vice- Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command, was the chief guest at the commissioning ceremony.