Magadh Varsity V-C under EC scanner PATNA: Vice-Chancellor of Magadh University (MU) Arvind Kumar has come under the scanner of the Election Commission after he proposed to confer an honorary doctorate degree on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The proposal was made after the dates of the Bihar Assembly polls had been announced. A showcause notice has been issued to him. Earthquake hits Meghalaya,Tripura SHILLONG: A moderate intensity earthquake shook parts of Northeast on Saturday afternoon. An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale was felt in Assam-Meghalaya region at 12.32 pm,Central Seismological Observatory here said. Meanwhile,another earthquake shook some parts of the region at 5.54 pm on Friday. Sonias visit to Puducherry put off PUDUCHERRY: The visit of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to declare open the Rs 50-crore government maternity hospital on September 18 has been postponed to October,PCC president A V Subramanian said in a release. The new date would be finalised later,he said. 3 members of family killed by lightning PURULIA: Three members of a family were killed on Saturday when they were struck by lightning at Sutaboi in the district,police sources said. The deceased were identified as Kanan Bauri (45),his wife Sandhya (40),and son Bikash (20). The incident took place when they had taken shelter under a tree during heavy rains. Four children die of bee attack in Orissa KEONJHAR: Four children of a family were killed in a bee attack in Orissas Keonjhar district,police said Saturday. The incident took place at Sapakanta village under Bansapal block in tribal-dominated Keonjhar district on Friday when the children were guarding their corn field. Narendra Modi poster vandalised TUTICORIN: Cases were registered against unidentified persons for allegedly vandalising a board carrying a picture of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi,police said Saturday. The board was put up in connection with the wedding of a BJP functionary near a school building at Thopputheru here,and contained slogans describing Modi as the best Chief Minister. On astrologers word,man kills son THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A two-month-old boy was beaten to death by his father,who was allegedly told by an astrologer that his son would emerge as a threat to his life. Alappuzha police arrested Puthuvel Madhu,a fisherman of Punnapra,on charges of murdering his son Akhil Dev. Missing explosives: 4 officers arrested JAIPUR: Four officers of Rajasthan Explosives and Chemical Limited (RECL),Dholpur were arrested in the missing explosives case. The officials were nabbed by the Rajasthan Police Crime Branch for supplying explosives to the tune of 872 tones to two firms of Shiv Charan Heda of Bhilwara,police said on Saturday. 500-kg ladoo for Ganesh RAJAHMUNDRY: A 500-kg ladoo costing about Rs 1 lakh was presented to a Ganesh idol in Hyderabad on the occasion of Vinayak Chavathi on Saturday. The sweet was transported in a special vehicle.
