Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar participated in a mass prayer organised at Haj Bhavan in Patna on September 28, 2011 on the eve of the departure of the first batch of 300 faithfuls for Haj pilgrimage. Addressing the gathering Kumar urged the faithfuls to pray for the state's development and communal harmony. Bihar Minority Welfare Minister Shahid Ali Khan also spoke on the occasion.
Shree Dussehra Committee Trust had completed its preparations for this year's "Ravan Vadh" programme to be held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on October 6. This was disclosed by the committee members at a Press conference in Patna on September 28, 2011. They said after the "Ravan Vadh" a helicopter would spread flower petals all over the ground.
Bihar tchoukball team left Patna on September 28, 2011 to participate in the Junior National championships to be held at Ghaziabad from October 1, 2011.
Former Bihar Chief Minister Dr Jagannath Mishra inaugurated Oxford Institute for IIT-JEE and AIEEE at Ashiyana More in Patna on September 28, 2011.