Patna: A 76-year-old woman with severe “mitral regurgitation” was successfully treated using India’s first home-grown mitral clip device, MyClip at a hospital here.Mitral regurgitation is a condition in which the heart’s mitral valve fails to close properly, causing blood to leak backward and increasing the risk of heart failure, said doctors.The elderly patient had been…
Image used for representation Patna: Motorcycle-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain from Rohit Kumar, brother of Jehanabad MLA Rahul Kumar from RJD, in Kankarbagh locality of the state capital on Friday morning.The incident occurred while Rohit was returning home from a morning walk at Lohia Nagar Park. He was attacked barely 100 metres from his…
Bhagalpur: In view of the possible threat to the litchi production following the detection of the invasive litchi stink bug (Tessaratoma javanica) in Bihar, a multi-institutional technical task force comprising scientists from ICAR-National Research Centre on litchi, Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) and Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University has been constituted for systematic surveillance, geo-referenced monitoring…
Patna: In a significant development, the Indian Institute of Management-Bodh Gaya (IIM-BG) has secured an impressive placement for its students of the 2024-26 session, the global economic slowdown notwithstanding. As many as 432 eligible and interested students have been placed successfully in different national and international organisations.IIM-BG’s career development cell chairperson Deepika Gupta told this…
Patna: Three girls were injured after a lodge owner’s son attacked them with a knife in a dispute over rent that occurred in a lodge located at Musallahpur Haat locality under the Pirbahore police station area in Patna on Friday. The girls were immediately admitted to the Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), where their condition…
Image used for representation Patna: Kundan Kumar, 29, nephew of BJP MLA Anil Singh from Hisua, was allegedly beaten up and robbed of gold ornaments in a road rage incident in Nawada district late Thursday night. He has been admitted to Nawada Sadar Hospital with serious injuries.The incident took place while his elder brother, Chandan…
The four-day All India Sainik Schools Group-Level Hockey Tournament (2026–27) concluded with a felicitation ceremony at Sainik School Nalanda on Thursday. Chief guest Colonel Bhupender Kumar, principal of the institution, attended the closing ceremony. Director of sports Vijit Kumar welcomed the gathering and announced the tournament result, the school’s media in-charge Brajesh Kumar said.The tournament,…
Gaya: Gaya airport was opened late on Wednesday night to facilitate the emergency evacuation of a critically ill soldier from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) to Delhi in an Indian Air Force air ambulance.According to airport officials, Gaya airport director and air traffic control (ATC) in-charge Awadhesh Kumar received a late evening call from the…
PATNA: Subodh Singh alias Babua, locked inside a Purnia jail, does not fit the image of a conventional gangster. Soft-spoken and operating mostly from the shadows, the 42-year-old Nalanda native has nevertheless earned notoriety across India as the elusive “Golden Thief” — a man police allege continues to mastermind high-value gold robberies from inside prison…
Gaya: A 20-year-old newly married woman died under mysterious circumstances at Majhiyawan village under Konch police station area of Gaya district on Wednesday night, with her family alleging dowry harassment and murder. The victim, Geeta Kumari of Rajpur village under Paraiya police station, had married Amit Kumar of Majhiyawan on April 30 this year.According to…
