In a brazen display of no respect for the law of the land, as many as five persons including a former village head were gunned down and their bodies were put on fire by by spraying petrol and kerosene on the vehicle the former village head was travelling in near Kolahadih village under Banka district. However, reason behind the deadly act has not been confirmed yet but it is reported to be due to old enmity.
Bhagalpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Bachchu Singh Meena is among those 124 police officials includingeight IPS officer, who have been selected for an award by the state government for their contribution in maintaining internal security, especially in tackling the maoist threat.
In a first of its kind in Bihar, a crude bomb went off in a mini bus plying on the Bariarpur -Jamui route in Munger and Jamui districts under the Ang region leaving as many as twelve bus passengers injured and four of them, who were reported critically injured, were admitted to Jamui sadar hospital. It's believed that naxalites were behind this blast, according preliminary investigation.
In a major setback to the industrial growth of the city, RPG flagship company CESC Ltd, which had earlier earmarked Pirpainti for its 2,000 MW power generation plant, has decided to move its
proposed power project out of Bhagalpur to take it closer to the state capital due to land acquisition problems. However, the company is yet to confirm the exact location of its proposed project near Patna.
If not much, Bhagalpur MP Shahnawaz Hussein at least managed to get extension of the Rajendra Nagar - Hazrat Nizamuddin Gharib Rath Express up to Bhagalpur, which drew blank in the railway budget. Though Mamata Banerjee had nothing to offer for Bhagalpur, her assurance to Bhagalpur MP in the Lok Sabha during rail budget speech to look into his demands, had left a ray of hope of getting something if not many.
