Image used for representation Patna: Two youths died after allegedly being attacked with a knife near Kali Mandir at Khajraitha Nayatola village under Bharat Khand police station area of Khagaria district on Thursday night. The motive behind the attack is not yet clear. Police said on Friday that three persons have been detained in connection…
Buxar: Police on Friday arrested a teacher accused of being one of the main suspects in the alleged sexual abuse of a minor student at a middle school in Dumraon block, while efforts were intensified to trace another accused.Dumraon SDPO Sameer Kumar Singh said the accused, Arvind Kumar, was arrested from Brahmpur on Friday. Police…
Flood-hit residents of Panapur wade through flooded Ganga in Danapur on Thursday Patna: The rising Ganga has put Patna and several adjoining districts on high alert with the water resources department forecasting that the river may cross its highest flood level at Gandhi Ghat in Patna and Hathidah in Mokama.People living in low-lying areas of…
Patna: With rivers in spate affecting several parts of Bihar, JD(U) national president and former CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday assured flood-hit people of all possible assistance, while RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav accused the govt of failing to provide timely relief.After surveying the rising Ganga and flood situation in low-lying areas from J…
Vigilance arrests executive engineer Patna: Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Thursday arrested Dwijendra Kumar Mishra, executive engineer with Bihar State Educational Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (BSEIDCL), Purnia, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.04 lakh from a contractor in Patna. He was caught red-handed near the Golf Club gate on Bailey Road during…
Patna: For families of Sabalpur Diara in Vaishali, leaving home was no longer a choice as rising floodwaters swallowed houses, roads and fields. By Thursday, more than 200 families had reached Patna’s Law College, many with children, belongings and livestock, hoping to find safety.But several displaced residents said they found little relief, alleging inadequate arrangements…
Patna: A ticket checking drive was conducted at Danapur railway station till late Wednesday evening during which 320 passengers were penalised for allegedly travelling without valid tickets. The railway authorities collected a fine of Rs 2.80 lakh from the passengers during the intensive ticket checking campaign.According to Danapur senior divisional commercial manager (senior DCM) Abhinav…
Patna:In a move with far-reaching implications for 3.5 lakh ‘niyojit’ teachers in Bihar, the Patna high court has undertaken an examination of their constitutional entitlement to retirement benefits, including pension and gratuity at par with other regular employees of local self-govt bodies.Niyojit teachers have been appointed in primary, middle and high schools run by panchayati…
Patna: Leading oncologists and medical experts from across the country will gather in Patna on Saturday for a workshop and continuing medical education (CME) programme titled ‘Towards excellence through evidence-based medicine: Gynecological cancer treatment’.Organised jointly by the Society of Oncology (Bihar), Patna Obstetric and Gynecological Society (POGS) and Savera Cancer Hospital, the daylong programme aims…
Gaya: Aimed at reducing referrals, the health department is expanding surgical facilities at district and sub-divisional govt hospitals in Gaya, making 36 to 70 categories of essential surgeries available.Civil surgeon Dr Rajaram Prasad said the initiative was aimed at ensuring patients did not have to travel to bigger cities for surgeries that could be performed…
