Patna: Hundreds of serving and retired teachers of Patliputra University (PPU) staged demonstrations outside the university headquarters and several constituent colleges in the state capital on Wednesday, pressing for the fulfilment of their long-pending demands related to salary and pension disbursement.The protesting teachers demanded that salaries and pensions be released regularly every month without delay….
Patna: Amid the controversy over alleged donation theft at Ayodhya’s Ram temple, the Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts (BSBRT) has sought financial reports covering the period from April 2025 to June 2026 from around 4,500 registered temples, mutts, dharmasalas and Kabir mutts across the state.The board has also directed these religious establishments to submit…
Madhepura: A man allegedly shot dead his younger brother while he was asleep and later died by suicide in the Alamnagar police station area of Madhepura district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Pankaj Kumar (35) and Chhotu Kumar (28), sons of local grocery trader Nawal Kishor Bhagat.According to police, both brothers were sleeping…
Gaya: The Gaya police administration has decided to strictly enforce one-way traffic rules across the city in a bid to improve traffic management and reduce road accidents.Acknowledging widespread complaints about the existing traffic arrangement, City SP Abhinav said the issue had been taken up seriously and corrective measures would be implemented.“We have received several complaints…
Gaya: Magadh University has decided to fast track disbursement of retirement benefits to its teaching and non-teaching employees.According to MU registrar Binod Kumar Mangalam, to begin with two teachers who got superannuated on Tuesday (June 30) were given their pension related documents including orders for the payment of PF, gratuity and leave encashment. The teachers…
Vendors selling fruits, vegetables, snacks and other daily-use items have occupied part of the 550-metre bridge over the Falgu river, shrinking the available road space and raising serious safety concerns Gaya: A bridge built to keep traffic moving is now slowing it down. Nearly a decade after the six-lane bridge over the Falgu river was…
Patna: The state Congress on Tuesday decided to launch a mass outreach programme to mobilise people from the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) and ensure adequate representation for them in the party’s organisational structure.In this regard, state Congress president Rajesh Ram, AICC general secretary and Bihar in charge Krishna Allavaru, and former Congress Legislature Party leader…
Patna: Bihar’s vision of leveraging AI to make governance more transparent, citizen-centric and employment-oriented took centre stage at the AI Conclave 2026 here on Tuesday, where global AI and analytics firm Tiger Analytics unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at building the state’s AI ecosystem.Addressing the conclave, chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit said the Bihar AI…
Patna: In a major boost to railway infrastructure in Bihar, Indian Railways on Tuesday approved doubling of the 44.4-km Mansi-Saharsa section under East Central Railway (ECR) at a cost of Rs 499 crore. The project is expected to increase line capacity, improve operational efficiency and meet the growing demand for passenger and freight services on…
Patna: Patna police rescued a govt school teacher and arrested four accused, including the alleged mastermind, after solving a kidnapping case linked to a financial dispute.Police said the teacher, Upendra Kumar Singh, posted in Nabinagar, Aurangabad, was abducted from Ara and taken towards Sasaram over an alleged unpaid loan of Rs 13 lakh.SDPO Saket Kumar…
