Buxar: A CBI team on Tuesday took Buxar postal superintendent Sarita Kumari and another employee into custody for questioning, triggering a stir at the head post office and within the postal department.The two were subsequently taken to Circuit House, where CBI officials questioned them in connection with a matter believed to be related to the…
Patna: The state industries department signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UAE-based AIM Global Foundation in Dubai on Tuesday to set up a dedicated food processing park in Bihar.The integrated agro-food and processing cluster will seek investments from the UAE and the wider Gulf region, with the aim of attracting companies, institutions and investors…
Patna: An adopted son is entitled to be considered for compassionate appointment if the adoption is bona fide and not fabricated to obtain the benefit, Patna high court (HC) ruled Tuesday.A single bench of Justice Kumar Manish, while allowing Vijay Kumar Sah’s writ application, directed North Bihar Power Distribution Company to consider Sah’s claim for…
Patna: Deputy CM-cum-water resources department (WRD) minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the gravity of the flood situation in the Ganga basin had once again highlighted the need to review the Farakka barrage and the India-Bangladesh treaty on sharing Ganga waters, first signed on Dec 12, 1996.With the treaty due for renewal in Dec…
Patna: Agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said the Bihar Water Security and Irrigation Modernisation Project was being implemented to modernise irrigation, improve water resource management and strengthen the state’s capacity to tackle floods and erosion.The project, implemented jointly by the World Bank and Bihar govt, has a budget of Rs4,415 crore, with the…
Patna Medical College and Hospital Patna: Health department secretary Kumar Ravi on Tuesday directed doctors at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) to ensure timely treatment and better patient care. He also asked doctors posted in emergency units to make at least two rounds daily to monitor patients’ conditions.During an on-site inspection and subsequent review…
Patna: State Congress dissidents led by former state research department head Anand Madhav on Tuesday staged a dharna outside the party’s national headquarters, Indira Bhawan, in Delhi, pressing for changes in the Bihar unit’s leadership.Their primary demands included the replacement of state Congress president Rajesh Ram and AICC in charge for Bihar, Krishna Allavaru.The dissidents…
Patna: Bodh Gaya is set to emerge as an important eco-tourism destination in the state, with the environment, forest and climate change department focusing on developing its natural landscapes alongside its established spiritual and Buddhist heritage.The department is looking at the potential of Maya Sarovar, Muchalinda Sarovar, the Dungeshwari area and the surrounding hills as…
Patna: A doctor from Khagaria, his wife and their driver were killed after an SUV rammed into a road divider on the Mokama-Bakhtiyarpur four-lane road in Patna district on Tuesday morning.The accident took place around 7.30am near Karnal village, shortly after the vehicle crossed the Mokama flyover. The SUV went out of control and rammed…
Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has prepared an initial conceptual plan to transform three underused parts of the city into better organised public and green spaces, with improved facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, visitors and small businesses.The proposal under the ‘Urban Green Infrastructure’ project covers the outer and inner periphery of Gandhi Maidan, the Patel Golambar-Sheikhpura…
