Patna: Jan Suraaj state president Manoj Bharti on Wednesday accused the Patna administration of intimidating the party’s workers, functionaries and traders who are supporting it ahead of the Bankipur assembly bypoll.Addressing reporters, Bharti said a seven-member Jan Suraaj delegation met the state chief electoral officer (CEO) on Wednesday and raised what he described as three…
CM Samrat Choudhary at Guru Gobind Singh Hospitali in Patna City on Wednesday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday inaugurated several health facilities, including a district drug warehouse, at the newly constructed building of Guru Gobind Singh Hospital (District Hospital) in Patna City. He unveiled the plaque and later inspected various sections of the facility.During…
Patna: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), Bihar, on Tuesday staged a protest in Patna against the police action on students during their march to Raj Bhavan and against the proposed satellite township project.Marching from Gandhi Maidan to Dak Bungalow Chowk, SKM leaders termed the police crackdown on students an attack on democratic rights. They alleged…
Patna: A 21-year-old married woman was allegedly pushed into the swollen Kosi River by her relatives in Supaul district late on Tuesday night, but was rescued by a junior engineer and a worker stationed at a river embankment spur.The woman, identified as Asha Kumari of Lakhnipatti in Sadar block, alleged that two relatives lured her…
Patna: Amid the ongoing Bankipur assembly byelection campaign, police on Wednesday conducted searches at a hotel owned by Ravi Narayan Singh, a close associate of Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, and party’s state secretary.Following the action, the party accused the Patna police of targeting its leaders and workers. Ravi Narayan alleged that police had repeatedly…
Ara: More than 9,000 households in the Bhojpur district which have been found eligible to avail of the PM Surya Ghar : Muft Bijli Yojana, a flagship initiative of the central government that will provide up to 300 units of free electricity per month to eligible consumers, are expected to start availing the scheme by…
Patna: A 28-year-old woman from Assam was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her rented accommodation in Patna’s Digha area on Tuesday morning, prompting police to investigate whether it was a case of murder or suicide.The deceased, Mighty alias Meena, had been living in a house on Road No. 12 for the past eight years…
Patna: Patna high court has granted anticipatory bail to RJD MLA Osama Shahab in a case related to alleged criminal intimidation and extortion involving a woman from Gorakhpur who had purchased land in Siwan district.A single bench of justice Khatim Reza allowed Shahab’s pre-arrest bail plea and directed that he be released on bail in…
Patna: A BJP delegation on Tuesday lodged a complaint with Election Commission officials in Patna, alleging violations of expenditure rules by Jan Suraaj candidate Prashant Kishor during the Bankipur assembly bypoll campaign.In its memorandum, the BJP raised concerns over alleged overspending, the use of shell companies and attempts to influence voters through fake social media…
Patna: AIIMS-Patna on Tuesday launched a three-day regional training programme to build research capacity among healthcare professionals, academicians and researchers working in the field of nutrition.The NUtrition Research Course to Translate and Utilise Research (Nurture) regional training capsule, is being organised by the institute’s department of community and family medicine in collaboration with the College…
