Participants of ASISC Zonal Declamation Competition at JMA, Hajiganj Patna: Mohd Arib Akhtar of St Xavier’s High School, Patna, and Maryah Iqbal of St Joseph’s Convent High School (SJCHS), Bankipur, were adjudged best speakers in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the ASISC George Hess Memorial Zonal Debate Competition hosted by SJCHS, Bankipur.Held in…
State education minister Mithilesh Tiwari Buxar: State education minister Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari on Thursday announced that the state govt will launch the ‘Mera School, Mera Swabhiman’ campaign during the holy month of Shrawan to strengthen the emotional connection between people and their alma maters and encourage public participation in the development of govt schools.He also…
Gaya: District magistrate (DM) Shashank Shubhankar has constituted 21 committees to ensure proper preparations for the annual fortnight Pitripaksh Mela, which will be held from Sept 25 to Oct 10 this year. At the first review meeting on Wednesday evening, the DM assigned specific responsibilities to senior nodal officers, nodal officers and committee members, directing…
Patna: Commuters are set to face major traffic changes on Nehru Path as authorities have prepared a diversion plan for the construction of three new Patna metro stations while ensuring minimum disruption to daily movement.A meeting chaired by Patna superintendent of police (traffic) Sagar Kumar was held with officials of Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited…
Patna: The mines and geology department expects to generate an additional Rs 200-250 crore in revenue during the remaining nine months of the current financial year through the inter-state transit pass (ISTP) system introduced for heavy vehicles carrying minor minerals into Bihar from other states, minister Pramod Kumar said on Thursday.Addressing reporters at his office,…
Buxar: Dumraon police on Thursday busted an illegal gambling den operating inside the defunct Santoshi cinema hall in Buxar town and arrested 16 people. During the raid, police seized over Rs 1.43 lakh in cash, 15 cellphones, three motorcycles and several decks of playing cards allegedly used for gambling.Dumraon SHO Sanjay Sinha said police had…
Gaya: At a time when the govt is expanding computer education at the middle, secondary and senior secondary levels, Magadh University (MU) is still waiting for a full-fledged computer science department.MU coordinator of college development council (CCDC) Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, a senior teacher in the mathematics department who also holds additional charge as director of…
Patna: School education in the state has witnessed a significant decline in student enrolment in 2025-26 compared with 2024-25, according to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2025-26 released on Tuesday. The average student enrolment per school fell from 224 in 2024-25 to 217 in 2025-26.While the dropout rate at…
The Railway Protection Force has recovered the stolen material, and an investigation is underway to trace the accused. PATNA: Train services on the Gaya-Patna rail section were disrupted for nearly three hours on Thursday after thieves allegedly cut and stole an overhead electric (OHE) wire between Tehta and Jehanabad railway stations in Bihar, officials said.The…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) will bring the alleged solvers and other members of the gang involved in the NEET re-examination fraud to Patna on Thursday for custodial interrogation.Investigators are expected to question the accused on the alleged tampering of admit cards, the money involved in the deal, the creation of biometric attendance records…
