New Delhi

American defence major Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it has offered to move its lone production line of the latest version of fighter aircraft F 16-Block 70 to India from Texas to meet Indian and global requirement. “The offer is unmatched and unprecedented,” Randall L Howard, F16 Business Development head, said. PTI

Patna

Toppers scam: One held

The third rank holder in science stream of the Intermediate Examination from Bishun Rai College in Bihar has been arrested by the Patna police, which is probing the toppers scam in the state. Rahul Kumar was arrested from his uncle’s house at Azampur village. It has been revealed that a deal of Rs 5 lakh was struck to make him a rank-holder, City SP Chandan Kushwaha said. PTI

Lucknow

Relief for farmers

The UP Awas Vikas Parishad has decided to return 35,000 acres acquired across 15 cities for housing colonies to farmers. Housing Commissioner RP Singh said most housing projects had been planned in the 1980s and the process of acquiring land had started after that, running into legal disputes. TNS

Gorakhpur

Ex-minister gets life term

A former Uttar Pradesh minister was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in a 22-year-old murder case. According to the prosecution, a body was recovered from the farmhouse of Jitendra Jaiswal alias Pappur Bhaiyya at Pipraich in 1994. After hearing arguments, the court held Jaiswal guilty. Jaiswal was a minister in the state cabinet during the BJP regime in the 1990s. PTI