Patna: Patna Cyber Police have busted an alleged cyberfraud racket involved in digital arrest scams, financial fraud and online cheating, arresting three accused on Wednesday and recovering electronic devices and banking documents allegedly used in the crimes.According to police, the arrested men were identified as Gaurav Kumar of New Colony in Khagaul-Danapur, Adarsh Kumar of…
Principal district and sessions judge-cum-DLSA chairperson Anamika T and DLSA secretary Jyoti Chandan flag off an awareness vehicle to promote National Lok Adalat in Patna on Thursday Patna: To create awareness about the National Lok Adalat scheduled for Sept 12, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Patna, on Thursday flagged off 15 awareness chariots that…
The injured Ashok Das and Radheshyam Ram under treatment at GMCH, Bettiah Bettiah: Two persons, including the deputy mukhiya of Bhairaganj panchayat, sustained serious injuries after unidentified assailants opened fire at Kapardhikka village under Bhairaganj police station area in West Champaran district on Wednesday evening. Police have detained two persons, including a former mukhiya, in…
Madhubani: The district transport office (DTO) will organise a National Lok Adalat on its premises from 10am to 4.30pm on Sept 12 to help vehicle owners clear pending traffic challans.The Lok Adalat will hear and settle challan cases pending for more than 90 days. Cases related to challans under the jurisdiction of Jhanjharpur civil court…
Patna: The Patna high court has directed the Bihar govt to follow the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court while determining the eligibility of applicants seeking ex-gratia compensation for Covid-19 deaths in the state.A single bench of Justice Alok Kumar, while allowing a writ petition filed by Aneesh Singh and seven others, also ruled…
Patna: Seven new dengue cases was reported across Bihar on Wednesday, taking the state’s confirmed tally to 446 this year, according to data released by the health department.Patna recorded two fresh cases, taking its tally to 181, the highest in the state. Vaishali, East Champaran, Gaya, Katihar and Jehanabad reported one new case each.Vaishali has…
Art and culture minister Pramod Kumar Chandravansi Patna: The state govt has intensified efforts to preserve and digitise rare manuscripts under the Centre’s GyanBharatamMission, with more than eight lakh manuscripts identified across the state’s 38 districts, art and culture minister Pramod Kumar Chandravansi said on Wednesday.Kumar said artificial intelligence tools would be used to transliterate…
Patna: The Bihar govt has stepped up flood preparedness as several major rivers continue to flow above danger levels, with the disaster management department (DMD) maintaining round-the-clock surveillance in vulnerable districts.DMD minister Ratnesh Sada said on Wednesday that the department and the state govt were closely monitoring rising river levels and erosion-prone areas to ensure…
AIIMS-P doctors during an awareness walk Patna: With only about 50,000donorcorneascollectedannuallyagainstanestimatedrequirementof2.5lakhtotreatcornealblindnessinIndia, AIIMS-Patna on Wednesday intensified its appeal for eye donation by organising an awareness walk as part of the 41stNationalEyeDonationFortnight, being observed till Sept 8.The awareness march was organised by the department of ophthalmology to promote eye donation and highlight the shortage of donor corneas…
Patna: A bus driver died and around two dozen passengers sustained injuries after two passenger buses collided head-on on NH-22 near Bedaul Tola in Gopalpur area of Muzaffarpur district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ajit Sharma alias Ajit Kumar, driver of a Girija Travels bus. Police said his body remained trapped in the…
