Santosh Singh

The 198-page book, which will be released in Patna by Union Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad on Thursday, is said to be a compilation of facts mentioned by the Registrar of Companies about the 10 “sham” companies with which Lalu’s sons and daughters were associated

Muzaffarpur Police had two months ago dug the front portion of the shelter home in search of the missing teenaged girl, reportedly from the National Capital Region, but had not found any evidence.

Pointing out that Bihar is a land-locked state, Nitish Kumar said, “Trade, industry and investment are possible in the state only if it gets the special category status. It is not fair that the state has to spend its funds in Central-sponsored schemes.”

The meeting comes at a time when NDA ally RLSP, led by Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha, has been targeting Nitish. Kushwaha had recently said Nitish should vacate his chair for others and move to national politics.

Asked whether Bihar can be granted the status, he said even earlier the Finance Commission did not deal with the issue of special category status.

While Central Ordnance Depot at Jabalpur has not yet provided its record books on defective weapons to MP Police, preliminary probe has suggested laxity in security at the depot.

There is speculation that Anwar could join either the Congress or the RJD. “Congress is my parent party....That option is also open. But I haven’t taken a decision so far. I have not spoken to the leader of any party,” he said.

Nitish Kumar said that the police in cities or town areas should reach the site of crime or the incident in 20 minutes, and should not take more than 35 minutes in rural areas.

Kushwaha’s kheer remark had drawn a warm response from RJD leader and Leader of Oppposition in Assembly Tejashwi Yadav.

Congress leaders, sources said, feel too many parties are vying for the OBC and Dalit vote-bank in Bihar — Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), Lalu Prasad’s RJD, Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP, and even the BJP.

Another leader interpreted that by announcing reconstitution of boards and commissions, Nitish Kumar may be trying to counter “Prashant Kishor effect” and give due respect to some leaders who are waiting in the wings.

Nitish Kumar asked JD(U) leaders to focus on the party’s good governance plank, and remind voters about the work done for each section of society in health, education and social sectors.

Tejashwi, the younger of the siblings and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, attended Tuesday’s meeting, chaired by former Bihar CM and their mother Rabri Devi, as did other senior party leaders.

After holding a law and order meeting on Wednesday, the CM sounded an alert ahead of Muharram and Dussehra.

While the prisons department has directed jail superintendents, through an SMS, to undertake a caste survey of those booked under the liquor law, the home department has asked all jail superintendents in an internal WhatsApp group to give monthly details of top castes in each category.

According to Begusarai SP Aditya Kumar, they could have done little to save the three men from the mob.

This has come to the fore at a time when Arvind Kumar Agrawal faces the heat because of an attack on an assistant professor, allegedly instigated by a teacher known to be close to the V-C.

A case has been registered by Gaya Police on charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and various IPC sections against the man whose NGO ran the facility — another monk identified as Sanghapriye alias Sujoy Bhante, 49.

Upendra Kushwaha has been making overtures to the RJD and has reportedly been in touch with RJD leaders through the Congress. On Saturday, he had said, “Agar Yaduvanshiyon ka doodh aur Kushwanshiyon ka chawal mil jaaye to kheer ban sakti hai."