Patna: Patna University (PU) colleges on Tuesday began first-semester classes of the four-year undergraduate programme for the 2026-27 academic session.For many students, it was a lifetime experience as they arrived at their respective colleges for their first classes with excitement and enthusiasm.Mayank, a first semester student at Patna Science College, was barely able to contain…
Lalu’s daughter Rohini Acharya Patna: Bihar political circles remained abuzz with speculation after bundles of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s biography were found dumped on a heap of garbage on the outskirts of Patna, drawing sharp criticism from his Singapore-based daughter, Rohini Acharya.Describing it as a “conspiracy to erase and tarnish Lalu’s saga of glory”, Rohini…
Patna: A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Munger district on suspicion of having links with a cross-border network, prompting a multi-agency investigation involving the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). Police claim to have recovered an illegal country-made pistol and a mobile phone from the accused during the operation.According to police, the raid…
Patna: Concerned over the growing risk of bird strikes near Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, the Patna administration has ordered a crackdown on open meat and fish shops, improper garbage disposal and other activities that attract birds to ensure safer flight operations.Chairing a meeting of the Airport Environment Management Committee (AEMC) on Tuesday, Patna divisional…
PATNA: The BJP on Tuesday announced Abhishek Kumar as its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar.The upcoming bypoll to the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar is set to take place on July 30, with counting of votes scheduled for August 3, according to news agency PTI. The seat fell…
Patna: Unidentified assailants shot at a fruit vendor, Rajkumar Prajapati, in Bahadurpur police station area here on Tuesday, police said. The incident was reported around 11am, following which police rushed to the spot and shifted Rajkumar to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).Rajkumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh, works as a fruit vendor in the…
Tuntuniya Railway Overbridge Patna: The nearly 56-year-old Tuntuniya railway overbridge (ROB) in Samastipur town was closed from Monday until Aug 15 for urgent repairs after being declared structurally vulnerable. The closure of the bridge, which connects the two halves of the town and serves as a key gateway to Mithilanchal, is expected to cause traffic…
Aurangabad: In an initiative aimed at making Bihar’s district judiciary more transparent, accessible and accountable, the Patna high court has introduced a comprehensive grievance redressal mechanism backed by a detailed SOP for the functioning of Vigilance Committees in all district courts on Monday.While Vigilance Committees have already been functioning in district courts, the high court…
BIPARD Patna gets its third ISO certificate in presence of CM Patna: Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development, Patna (BIPARD-Patna) received its third ISO 9001:2015 certification on Monday at Sankalp Sabhagar, Lok Sevak Awas, in the presence of chief minister Samrat Choudhary.Tarun Swaroop, representing the ISO certifying agency, handed the certificate to BIPARD…
Legislative Assembly event in Gaya Patna: The state assembly will hold a two-day orientation programme for members of the 18th assembly from July 11 at the Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (BIPARD) campus in Gaya.Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar told TOI on Monday that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, deputy chairman of Rajya…
