Patna: Banks in Patna district have been set a target of disbursing around Rs 1.19 lakh crore in loans during 2026-27, with the district administration asking them to speed up lending and ensure timely credit to eligible beneficiaries.The district’s 34 banks, with 1,011 branches, have also been directed to improve their performance under the annual…
Devotees and police personnel take part in the traditional Sati Puja at Kuchaikote police station in Gopalganj on Shrawan Purnima Patna: The sight of yellow dhotis, devotional chants and the aroma of prasad replacing khaki uniforms and routine police activity is an unusual annual spectacle at Gopalganj’s Kuchaikote police station. Every Shrawan Purnima, the police…
Patna: The water resources department (WRD) on Friday intensified round-the-clock monitoring of key embankments, including the Saran embankment, following a rise in the Gandak river’s water level that has heightened flood concerns in districts along the river, an official communiqué said.All field officials have been directed to remain on alert and take immediate preventive measures…
In the wake of flash floods in Nepal, approximately 100 Maharashtra pilgrims were expertly evacuated PATNA: Around 100 pilgrims from Maharashtra, stranded in Kathmandu after sudden flash floods in Nepal, were safely evacuated and sent back to their home state from Patna by train on Saturday morning following a request from the Maharashtra government, a…
Patna: The flash floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet have dealt a major blow to Bihar’s tourism sector ahead of the festive season, disrupting connectivity, halting bus services and triggering widespread cancellations for Nepal and other Himalayan destinations.Tourist movement to Kathmandu and Pokhara via Janakpur has dropped to zero over the past two days…
Samrat opens Mithapur flyover, Mithapur-Sipara elevated stretch Samrat opens Mithapur flyover, Mithapur-Sipara elevated stretch Samrat opens Mithapur flyover, Mithapur-Sipara elevated stretch Samrat opens Mithapur flyover, Mithapur-Sipara elevated stretch Samrat opens Mithapur flyover, Mithapur-Sipara elevated stretch Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday inaugurated the Karbigahiya-Mithapur flyover and opened a 2.1-km section of the Mithapur-Mahuli-Punpun elevated…
According to police headquarters, 16,656 constables are being trained for the district police force and 2,940 for Bihar Special Armed Police Patna: Bihar Police is training 19,596 newly recruited constables as part of efforts to strengthen law and order and improve the police-public ratio in the state. The recruits are undergoing training at 46 centres…
Suheli Mehta, principal of Patna University’s Vanijya Mahavidyalaya Patna: A day after CM Samrat Choudhary announced Bihar’s first dedicated women’s university, a proposal has emerged to name the institution after legendary social reformer Savitribai Phule.Senior BJP functionary Suheli Mehta on Friday urged the state govt to honour India’s first female teacher by naming the proposed…
Patna: A 13-year-old boy died and two teenagers sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle rammed a stationary truck on the roadside near Rampur-Nagwa village under Paliganj police station area in Patna district on Friday.The victims had visited Paliganj market on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and were returning home when the accident occurred. According to…
Patna: The education department has increased the number of vacancies for music teachers in Classes IX and X by 111 under TRE-4, raising the total number of teaching posts to be filled through the recruitment drive to 33,385, education minister Mithilesh Tiwari said on Friday.He said the additional requisition would be sent to the Bihar…
