CM Samrat Choudhary at a state-level Sahyog camp in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Complaints related to ration cards, pensions, PM Awas Yojana, land disputes, mutation, land measurement, caste and income certificates, and electricity bills figured prominently as CM Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday launched the state-level Sahyog programme in Patna, an extension of the ongoing panchayat-level…
Patna: Just days after a youth from Munger district was arrested over alleged cross-border links, another arrest was made in the state on Monday in connection with a suspected Pakistan-based terror network, prompting heightened vigilance among security agencies.Mohammad Ahad (22), a resident of Musapur village under Koda police station area in Katihar district, was arrested…
BJP president Nitin Nabin with party’s Bankipur candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha in Patna on Tuesday Patna: With nominations over and candidates fanning out across the constituency, the contest for the July 30 Bankipur byelection formally entered campaign mode on Tuesday. While BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha and Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor hit the campaign…
Rohan Kumar Gupta from Gopalganj died after two UAE-linked tankers came under a missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz Patna: A marine engineer from Bihar’s Gopalganj district was killed when Iranian cruise missiles struck two UAE tankers near the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, just over a month after he returned to sea from…
Patna: The state govt on Tuesday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs1,476 crore with 16 leading textile and apparel companies on the inaugural day of Bharat Tex 2026.Signed during a high-profile ‘knowledge session’ at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, these agreements are projected to generate more than 40,500 employment opportunities, positioning Bihar as the…
Patna: A doctor at Mohania Sub-Divisional Hospital in Kaimur district was allegedly dragged out of his chamber and assaulted after declaring a road accident victim dead late on Monday night, triggering protests by the medical fraternity and suspension of OPD services for nearly two-and-a-half hours on Tuesday.The deceased, Gufran Khan (40) of Naughara village, was…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Jaiswal on Tuesday asked the circle officials (COs) of all the 26 blocks of Patna district to improve their rankings and clear backlogs in a month.While reviewing the revenue-related operations of Patna district, the minister issued a stern warning to officials, stating that the current performance regarding revenue…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Tuesday that 211 new degree colleges would become functional from Wednesday. He also said that decks have been cleared for establishing a central university at Vikramshila in Bhagalpur.Choudhary made the announcements through his social media handle.“The opening of 211 new degree colleges (one in…
Patna: Hundreds of aspirants staged a protest outside the Bihar Technical Services Commission (BTSC) office here on Tuesday, demanding the immediate release of pending recruitment results, announcement of examination dates and publication of an exam calendar. The protesters briefly locked the commission’s main gate, accusing the BTSC of causing delays in the recruitment process.The agitating…
The swollen Gandak in West Champaran Patna/Bettiah: Heavy rainfall in Nepal pushed up the water levels of the Kosi and Gandak rivers on Tuesday, prompting authorities to open more gates at barrages and raising fears of flooding in several districts of north Bihar.As the Kosi swelled, 20 of the 56 gates of the Birpur barrage…
