Patna: Bihar’s ‘Dial-112’ Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) has provided emergency assistance to more than 55 lakh people since its launch on July 8, 2022, emerging as a major success in emergency policing and citizen support, according to Bihar Police Headquarters (PHQ).Addressing a press conference at PHQ on Wednesday, additional director general (technical services and…
Patna: International flight operations from Darbhanga airport are likely to commence in Nov this year, Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said on Wednesday after meeting Union civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu in New Delhi.Jha said he submitted a letter to the minister, urging him to expedite the…
Patna: The revenue and land reforms department has strengthened its public grievance redressal mechanism by setting up a new monitoring cell with immediate effect, following instructions from minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal.As part of the initiative, nine revenue service officers have been assigned to ensure regular monitoring and timely disposal of public complaints. The move aims…
State industry and sports minister Shreyasi Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a showroom-cum-business outlet at S K Puri, Patna Patna: State industry and sports minister Shreyasi Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a showroom-cum-business outlet at S K Puri, set up by a group of rehabilitated rag pickers and beggars. She lauded their efforts to join the social…
Image used for representation Patna: The home department on Wednesday transferred five senior IPS officers and eight DSP-level officials, and assigned additional charges to strengthen law and order, security and policing in the state. The IPS transfer included ADG, DIG and SP-rank officials.Sanjay Singh, a 1997-batch IPS officer, has been posted as additional director general…
Patna: Madhya Pradesh deputy CM and health and medical education minister Rajendra Shukla visited the Bihar health department’s Command and Control Centre (CCC) on Wednesday to study its digital health systems.Shukla was accompanied by MP health commissioner Dhanraju S and other senior officials. On arrival, state health minister Nishant Kumar, alongside officials, welcomed the visiting…
Patna: Sports minister Shreyasi Singh on Wednesday said talented athletes from various disciplines will be sent to the country’s premier institutes and academies for advanced training. “Coaches from the state will also be deputed to other states and national institutions to study best practices and modern training methodologies,” she said after a departmental review meeting.The…
Bettiah: A joint team of the excise department and local police seized 1,386 litres of illicit foreign liquor concealed beneath bricks loaded on a tractor at Bagaha in West Champaran district. The operation was carried out late Tuesday night near Belahwa Mor under the Nautanwa police station area, police said on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off,…
Patna: The stretch along JP Ganga Path has remained in limbo for over four months, as the planned relocation of street vendors to the Digha vending zone continues to face delays. Though the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) had aimed to complete the project by early April and hand over the facility, vendors are still operating…
Patna: The third edition of the Prof Surendra Gopal memorial lecture was organised at the Patna Museum auditorium here on Wednesday to commemorate the 90th birth anniversary of the eminent historian. The event witnessed participation from noted academicians, jurists, doctors and public figures, and featured a keynote lecture by Sunita Sharma on the historical evolution…
