Patna: While several parts of Bihar, including neighbouring Muzaffarpur and Nalanda, have received spells of rain over the past few days, Patna continues to endure scorching heat and oppressive humidity, leaving residents frustrated as the monsoon largely bypasses the state capital.The prolonged dry spell has made life difficult for commuters, roadside vendors and others working…
Buxar: A new degree college will start functioning from July 1 at the KHK +2 High School campus in Raghunathpur under Brahmpur block in Buxar district.District magistrate (DM) Sahila inspected preparations for the college on Saturday. During her visit, she reviewed classrooms and other facilities, and directed officials to complete all pending work on time….
Bhagalpur: Critically ill patients in Bhagalpur and 13 neighbouring districts are set to benefit as the upgraded Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan Sadar (Model) Hospital (LNJNSH) and the Superspecialty Hospital (SSH) prepare to launch expanded intensive care facilities from July 1, coinciding with Doctors’ Day.LNJNSH will have a 10-bed hybrid intensive care unit (ICU) and high…
Patna: Fifty-eight-year-old Bhushan Singh, father of Delhi JD(U) functionary Nitish Kumar, was found murdered with bullet injuries in the Bhadaur police station area of Barh subdivision in Patna district on Thursday night. A native of Govindpur village in Nalanda, Bhushan was living in Bhadaur, where he was engaged in farming.According to police, Bhushan had gone…
Patna: A case of alleged medical negligence has come to light at the Sugauli primary health centre (PHC) in East Champaran, where injured patients were found lying on hospital beds with pieces of cardboard tied to their fractured legs instead of receiving proper plaster or splint support.Videos of the incident went viral on social media,…
Patna: In a significant ruling with far-reaching implications for landholders across Bihar, the Patna high court has criticised the state’s practice of cancelling decades-old Jamabandi entries, describing such actions as “autocratic” and contrary to settled legal principles.Jamabandi is the revenue record through which the state recognises a landholder as a tenant for the purpose of…
Patna: The state govt has allocated more than Rs 8 crore for organising four major fairs in the state during the current financial year, with over Rs 2 crore proposed for the upcoming Shravani Mela, officials said on Friday.The allocation for the Shravani Mela, one of Bihar’s largest annual religious gatherings, is in the final…
Young recruits of the Bihar Regimental Centre, Danapur Cantonment, after being inducted into the Indian Army during the recent passing out parade of the 5th Agniveer batch in Patna Patna: The Bihar govt’s decision to provide employment opportunities to ex-Agniveers as warders (jail guards) has been widely welcomed by the Bihar Ex-servicemen Association, which described…
Patna: A day after being relieved of the additional charge of principal of Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), Dr Narendra Pratap Singh on Friday accused the state health department of “administrative highhandedness” and “dictatorship”, while the department maintained the action was taken on administrative grounds after he remained absent during health minister Nishant Kumar’s visit…
Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with CM Samrat Choudhary Patna: Prominent spiritual guide and Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev arrived in Patna on Friday on a three-day visit to Bihar, marking his first major public programme in the state capital.He was received at Patna airport by a large group of volunteers chanting sacred…
