Patna: Justice Harish Kumar of Patna high court will head the Bihar govt’s recently constituted Expert Committee on Examination Reforms.The general administration department on Tuesday issued a notification appointing Justice Harish Kumar, a serving judge of the Patna high court, as the chairperson of the committee.The notification follows chief minister Samrat Choudhary’s recent announcement of…
BETTIAH: As floodwaters flowing in from Nepal continue to spread across parts of Bihar’s Gandak basin, the state government has warned residents against eating or selling unfamiliar fish being found in inundated areas.The fisheries division of Bihar’s dairy, fisheries and animal resources department issued the advisory on Tuesday after reports of unidentified and unusual-looking fish…
Patna: The deaths of four men in Bedhna village under Barh police station area, initially suspected to be linked to spurious liquor, took a new turn after an arrested accused allegedly told police that poison had been mixed with liquor served to the victims.Four accused have been arrested, while police are awaiting forensic and post-mortem…
Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan faces a fresh political challenge as three of his party’s MLAs, including a minister, have become embroiled in separate controversies involving allegations of misconduct, murder and land grabbing.The developments come at a sensitive time for Chirag, who is already facing attacks from the opposition RJD over the…
Patna: Identifying public water harvesting structures across the state and freeing them from encroachments will be a priority of the revenue and land reforms department, minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said on Tuesday.Addressing a Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Diwas programme organised by the department, Jaiswal said ponds, pools, ahars and pains were vital public assets that played an important…
Patna: The Bihar Regiment Centre (BRC) celebrated the 47th Raising Day of the 15 Bihar Battalion with full military honours and patriotic fervour at the BRC parade ground in Danapur cantonment on Tuesday.The 15 Bihar Battalion was raised on Sept 1, 1980, under the command of then Lt Colonel Dayanand Malik. BRC commandant Brig Rakesh…
Patna: The state’s ancient monuments and archaeological treasures are set to enter the digital age, with IIT-Patna and the Bihar Heritage Development Society (BHDS) joining forces to deploy drones, LiDAR, radar and artificial intelligence for their scientific mapping, documentation and conservation.A five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday designates IIT-Patna as the principal geospatial…
Patna: Vindicating the growing prowess of Bihar athletes in multiple sports, eight rugby players from the state will represent India at the Under-18 Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens tournament, to be held in Qingdao, China, on Sept 5-6.In fact, Rohit Kumar and Saloni Kumari — both hailing from Bihar — will be leading the Indian men’s…
An avocado fruit growing at RPCAU, Pusa Patna: Bihar may soon grow its own avocado industry. In a horticultural breakthrough that could reshape the crop map of eastern India, scientists at Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa, have successfully cultivated and harvested avocado (Persea americana) in Bihar’s alluvial plains, challenging the belief that the…
Buxar: With the Ganga rising steadily and just 30cm below the danger mark, residents of low-lying areas in Buxar are bracing for worsening flood conditions.The river was flowing at 60.02 metres on Tuesday, against the danger level of 60.32 metres and warning level of 59.32 metres, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC). The rising…
