Patna: The Ganga river has risen sharply again in Danapur diara area, with the river flowing around two feet above the danger mark, triggering a fresh flood crisis after an 11-day respite. The water level has risen by around three feet in the past three days, inundating seven panchayats and leaving several areas cut off.Three…
Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) empowered standing committee cleared 93 proposals at its 25th general meeting on Wednesday, approving projects related to drinking water, streetlights, vending zones, sanitation, commercial complexes and redevelopment of civic properties.The meeting was chaired by mayor Sita Sahu. The committee also approved extension of the contract of the existing streetlight…
Patna: In a major push towards strengthening railway safety and expediting the installation of the indigenous automatic train protection system ‘kavach’ across East Central Railway (ECR), the Railway Board has sanctioned Rs 233 crore for replacing the existing signalling arrangements with the most advanced electronic interlocking (EI) system at 21 stations in Samastipur division of…
Volunteers distribute tarpaulins among flood-affected residents of Piparpanti village Flood-hit residents of Piparpanti village move to higher ground by boat Volunteers distribute tarpaulins among flood-affected residents of Piparpanti village Flood-hit residents of Piparpanti village move to higher ground by boat Volunteers distribute tarpaulins among flood-affected residents of Piparpanti village Ara: More than 10 houses have…
Madhubani: A three-month doorstep screening and treatment campaign for non-communicable diseases was launched at Sadar Hospital in Madhubani on Tuesday. The drive, kicked off under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD), will continue till Nov 30.District magistrate Anand Sharma, civil surgeon Harendra Kumar, health department officials, doctors and health workers…
Buxar DM Sahila during the ‘Buxar Beats’ youth interaction programme Buxar: The district administration has started acting on suggestions received through ‘Buxar Beats’– a youth engagement initiative– launched by DM Sahila, and plans to institutionalise the platform to involve young people in shaping the district’s development agenda.A recent meeting chaired by district magistrate Sahila discussed…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has intensified its probe into alleged examination malpractices and question paper leak cases by questioning Sanjeev Kumar, alias Sanjeev Mukhiya, a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case.After obtaining permission from a court, the EOU took Mukhiya on police remand from Beur Central Jail on Tuesday and conducted…
Araria: Enrolment in govt schools from Classes I to VIII has fallen by 88,078 in a decade in Araria district, raising concerns over the continuity of children’s education and the ability of the govt school system to retain students beyond the elementary level, according to an official report.The report said enrolment in Classes I to…
Patna: The Patna high court has held that payment of interim maintenance to a wife cannot be imposed as a precondition for granting anticipatory or regular bail to a husband accused of matrimonial cruelty and dowry demand. A single bench of Justice Raj Kumar passed the order on Sept 1 while allowing the regular bail…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary flags off the “Jaanch Evam Upchar–Chikitsa Aapke Dwar” health screening campaign in Patna Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday launched the “Jaanch Evam Upchar–Chikitsa Aapke Dwar” campaign, under which the state govt aims to screen six crore people and create digital health records to facilitate early diagnosis and timely treatment….
