Patna: The oath ceremony for seven newly appointed judges of Patna high court will be held on Monday (June 15) at 10am in the centenary hall of the court’s building. A notification to this effect was issued by the office of registrar general of Patna high court on Friday.Patna HC Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai…
Gig workers outside a warehouse in Patna on Friday Patna: Patna has become the third city in the country, after Chennai and Coimbatore, to introduce air-conditioned rest pods for gig workers. The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has nearly completed two AC lounges designed to provide relief to delivery personnel and other platform-based workers who spend…
Patna: In a significant move aimed at strengthening Bihar’s innovation-driven healthcare ecosystem, a high-level delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bihar State Council, visited AIIMS Patna and the AIIMS Patna Incubation and Innovation Council (APIIC) to explore opportunities for strategic collaboration.The proposed partnership focuses on healthcare innovation, MedTech entrepreneurship, startup development, translational research,…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday asked officials to expedite land acquisition and infrastructure development for industrial projects, stressing that delays should not stand in the way of investment and job creation in Bihar.Chairing a high-level review meeting at Sankalp Auditorium with officials of the industries department and urban development and housing department, Samrat…
Bettiah: In the forest-fringe villages of West Champaran along the India-Nepal border, 55-year-old Janaki Devi is known simply as the “Snake Lady”.A resident of Bisaha village in the Valmiki Nagar region, Janaki has spent more than four decades rescuing venomous snakes free of cost. Despite having no formal education, she has rescued thousands of snakes,…
Image used for representation Patna: Pearls, long regarded as symbol of luxury and elegance, may soon become a new source of income for farmers of Bihar. In an effort to diversify agricultural activities and enhance rural incomes, the state govt has included pearl farming under it’s Fish Species Diversification Scheme and approved an allocation of…
Patna: In a move to overhaul postgraduate (PG) programmes across the state, Lok Bhawan on Friday launched a three-day exercise to revise PG curricula in 37 subjects across humanities, social sciences, commerce and science streams in 14 conventional universities. The exercise, involving 97 subject experts and supervised by the chancellor’s secretariat, is scheduled to conclude…
Patna: Energy minister Shailesh Kumar on Thursday inspected the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) and reviewed key aspects of power management, including electricity demand and supply, grid operations and real-time load handling across the state. He directed officials to remain prepared to meet rising demand and ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers.Officials briefed him on…
Patna: Ahead of the fourth annual conference of the state chapter of the Cardiological Society of India, doctors on Thursday said there has been a significant drop in the number of patients travelling outside Bihar for cardiac treatment, with nearly 40 cathlabs now operational across the state.The two-day conference, titled Bihar Interventional Council (BIC)-2026, will…
CM Samrat Choudhary at the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Thursday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Thursday said Bihar’s developmental aspirations are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Vikshit Bharat-2047 vision, as he highlighted the state’s push towards a new-age economy, industrial growth and skill development while addressing the governing body meeting of…
