Patna: Chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Thursday reviewed a monthlong crackdown along the India-Nepal border in Bihar, focusing on financial surveillance, encroachment removal and strengthening border security mechanisms amid concerns over “anti-national and anti-social elements” operating in the region.Counterfeit currency detection machines have been installed in 1,259 of the 1,292 commercial bank branches operating across…
Mamta Kalyani has been posted as City SP (Central), Patna Patna: In an administrative reshuffle aimed at strengthening law and order across the state, the state govt on Thursday transferred 27 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and two Bihar Police Service (BPS) officers. The home department issued a notification detailing changes across several districts, police…
Patna: Construction of the new terminal building at Darbhanga Airport has reached 68% completion, marking significant progress in one of Bihar’s most important aviation infrastructure projects. The swanky terminal, which is expected to be completed by Nov 30, 2026, will substantially expand passenger handling capacity and introduce a host of modern facilities aimed at improving…
Former JNU teacher Ritu Priya delivers the Anugrah Narayan Sinha Memorial Lecture at A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies in Patna on Thursday Patna: Fear and anxiety over disease, access to treatment and the quality of care must be addressed to make healthcare systems more effective, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) teacher Ritu Priya…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Thursday warned officials that delays in land acquisition for key infrastructure projects would not be tolerated and said accountability would be fixed from the deputy collector land reforms (DCLR) level up to divisional commissioners.Reviewing division-wise land acquisition progress, Jaiswal said 349 projects are currently underway…
Police have also initiated an inquiry into the security lapse that enabled the escape Patna: A dramatic incident unfolded at the Gopalganj civil court on Thursday when two arrested liquor smugglers escaped from police custody while being produced before a special excise court. However, police quickly re-arrested one of them, while efforts were on to…
Patna/Gaya: Federation of University Teachers Associations of Bihar (FUTAB) on Wednesday took strong exception to the state govt’s handling of salary and pension payments, and demanded a robust mechanism to ensure timely disbursal, even as a technical glitch has delayed payments to over 6,000 teaching and non-teaching employees of Magadh University (MU).Terming the move as…
Patna: Slow-paced road construction work in the densely populated Mitra Mandal Colony at Saket Vihar in Anisabad has become a major cause of inconvenience and safety concerns for residents, with at least four people including a woman, suffering injuries after falling on the dug-up stretch during the past one week.Local residents alleged that the colony’s…
Patna: A joint operation by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and Samastipur district police rescued 105 youths, including 38 girls, who were allegedly confined and exploited after being lured with promises of govt jobs. The rescued youths belong to several districts of Bihar as well as Assam and West Bengal.The operation was carried out late…
Patna: Auto-rickshaw and e-rickshaw drivers in the city have raised fares unilaterally by Rs 5 on several key routes without official approval from the transport department, citing rising fuel costs, inflation and delays in a pending govt decision on fare revision.They are charging the higher fares from commuters on seven major routes, including those linking…
