Gaya: In a major relief to MU, the govt has removed it from the list of institutions under scrutiny for failing to submit utilisation certificates for funds released towards salary, pension, arrears and NPS liabilities. The state govt through letter no. 1206 has directed the defaulting universities to submit the utilisation certificate in proper format…
Bihar agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha Patna: Agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday expressed confidence that Bihar would achieve its targets for paddy cultivation and other kharif crops following the revival of monsoon rains over the past week.Reviewing the status of paddy nurseries, transplantation and the sowing of other kharif crops, Sinha said paddy…
According to Intach, the excavation has continued during the monsoon without sheds or other protective measures at the site, which is believed to be linked to the Iron Age Patna: A controversy has broken out over the ongoing archaeological excavation at the historic Balirajgarh site in Bihar’s Madhubani district. In an urgent letter to the…
Patna: Tension gripped Arwal district on Tuesday after a 45-year-old man, who had been apprehended by the excise department on allegations of consuming alcohol, died while in custody at the Arwal excise police station. The incident triggered protests by his family and local residents, who accused police personnel of assaulting him inside the lockup and…
Rapid urbanisation has significantly changed the character of several towns in Bihar Patna: The state govt has begun the process of a major reorganisation of urban local bodies, proposing new municipalities, upgrades to existing civic bodies, expansion of municipal limits, and the merger of adjoining urban areas after the 2027 Census.Urban development and housing minister…
Patna: Healthcare services at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) were disrupted on Monday after outsourced employees staged a protest, alleging that they had not received salaries for the past six months.The workers, employed through a frontline outsourcing agency, claimed that repeated appeals to company representatives and hospital authorities had failed to resolve the issue. They…
Patna: The Bihar govt has selected Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) Advisory Foundation, affiliated with CEPT University in Ahmedabad, as the technical support unit for the planning and implementation of its proposed greenfield satellite townships.Urban development and housing minister Nitish Mishra said the decision aims to ensure systematic planning and efficient execution of…
Gaya: Four suspected members of a wildlife trafficking network were arrested from a hotel in Sherghati in Gaya during a joint operation by the forest department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Monday. Officials recovered around 19.5kg of pangolin scales and four cellphones from their possession.Divisional forest officer (DFO), Gaya forest division, Shashi…
Patna: An 82-year-old man from Muzaffarpur was left stunned on Sunday when a technical glitch briefly showed nearly Rs 759 crore in his bank account while he was withdrawing his pension. Bank officials later clarified that no such amount had been credited and that the figure appeared only on the balance enquiry screen.Kameshwar Mishra had…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary along with deputy CMs Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav inaugurates ‘Mukhyamantri Bihar Heli-Tourism and Air Tourism Service Scheme-2026’, in Patna on Monday Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday asked tourism department officials to work in a faster mode and make such an arrangement in the next three to…
