Aurangabad: In a judgment under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, a court in Aurangabad district on Monday sentenced a man to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the recovery of about 11 kg of opium.District and Sessions Judge-II Anindita Singh convicted the accused, Istkhar Alam, after completion of a speedy…
Motihari: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday opened two foreign currency exchange counters in Raxaul, a city of international importance along India-Nepal border, in two separate functions. The counters would facilitate tourists to exchange foreign currencies before entering Nepal.Sujit Kumar Arvind, regional director of RBI, Patna, while inaugurating the two counters at SBI…
Patna: BJP state spokesperson Kuntal Krishna will present a research paper at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, where he will also highlight the transformative progress achieved in Bihar’s healthcare sector over the last two decades.The event is being organised by the global healthcare institution Health Innovation Organisation from May 18 to 24.The theme of…
Patna: BJP state spokesperson Kuntal Krishna will present a research paper at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, where he will also highlight the transformative progress achieved in Bihar’s healthcare sector over the last two decades.The event is being organised by the global healthcare institution Health Innovation Organisation from May 18 to 24.The theme of…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal has ordered the suspension of Kurhani block revenue officer Dharmendra Kumar in Muzaffarpur district for dereliction of duty and delaying files.Jaiswal said on Monday that action has been initiated against negligent officials. “In line with this, Dharmendra, a revenue officer posted in Kurhani, has been suspended….
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary and deputy CM Vijay Kumar Choudhary will visit different panchayats on Tuesday, the first day of the ‘Sahyog camps’ being organised to quickly address public grievances at people’s doorsteps.Speaking at a programme at Gandhi Maidan here on Monday, the CM said he would visit a panchayat in Sonepur under Saran district…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday appealed to people of Bihar, especially businessmen and industrialists doing business outside the state, to come back and invest.Speaking at a function organised by the Bihar Fire Services Department at Gandhi Maidan here, where he flagged off 80 state-of-the-art fire brigade vehicles and an AI-based integrated command centre,…
Patna: Preparations are on for a major technological overhaul to tackle both conventional crimes and emerging criminal trends. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has set a six-month target to fully digitise investigation-related work across the state.Under the new system, charge sheets and final reports linked to FIRs will no longer be accepted in physical form…
Patna: The three-day state conference of the CPI(ML), held in Darbhanga, concluded on Monday with a call to launch a mass contact programme from May 20 to reach out to 10 lakh poor families across Bihar. The party also announced active support for the strike by agricultural workers scheduled for the same day.A key outcome…
Image used for representation Patna: Continuing its crackdown on crime, Patna Police arrested two criminals while injuring one of them in an encounter in the early hours of Monday.This is the third police encounter in Patna in past one month.The incident took place in Bhagwat Nagar area near the GAIL CNG fuel station on the…
