Patna: Two people died and two others were seriously injured after a motorcycle carrying four people collided head-on with a tractor near Jamunipur village on the old NH-30 Danapur main road in Patna district late Monday night.The deceased were identified as Vicky Kumar and Kunal Kumar, both residents of Goraiyasthan Jivrakhan Tola in Maner area.According…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary, accompanied by water resources department minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Patna and adjoining districts on Tuesday and directed officials to take all necessary measures to provide relief and assistance to affected people.The CM posted on social media that he assessed the flood situation…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary along with his two deputies Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav at a function in Patna on Tuesday Patna: The Bihar govt has set an ambitious target of directly linking one crore women with jobs and employment opportunities in the next three years before the assembly elections, while plans are…
Patna: A protest by students outside the Bihar University of Health Sciences (BUHS) in Patna’s Jakkanpur area turned tense on Tuesday as students raised concerns over alleged irregularities in examination results. Around 600 students gathered at the university, following which clashes broke out between protesters and police. Several students and three policemen, including SHO Jakkanpur…
Patna: Information and public relations department (IPRD) minister Shrawan Kumar on Tuesday directed officials to step up publicity of the work done by the Samrat Choudhary-led govt during its first 100 days, including through social media platforms.“The work done by the Samrat Choudhary-led govt and its people-oriented policy initiatives should be publicised through various media,…
Gaya: The raised level of the Gaya-Bodh Gaya road amid ongoing widening and construction work has raised concerns among airport officials and other stakeholders over flight safety. Airport officials want the road level lowered by at least one metre as a stretch runs close to the runway near the airport’s eastern boundary.An airport official, who…
Patna: Tourist footfall at eco-tourism destinations across Bihar increased by 35.7% in two years, rising from 55.20 lakh in 2022-23 to 74.90 lakh in 2024-25, according to data shared by the tourism department on Tuesday.The increase points to growing interest in destinations offering natural landscapes, wildlife, adventure activities and improved tourism facilities.Rajgir Nature Safari recorded…
Patna: The Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) reached a major research milestone on Tuesday by receiving its first Indian patent from the Indian Patent Office. The achievement is being seen as an important step towards strengthening research and developing technologies with practical applications.The patented technology, titled “Zero rpm-synthesized tunable plasmonic hollow silver nanoshells in…
Patna: A special advisory team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), New Delhi, led by Kanhaiya Tripathi, conducted an inspection of Nalanda Open University (NOU) on Tuesday to assess the facilities and institutional environment available to students.During interactions with the university administration, faculty, employees and students, Tripathi stressed the need for introducing dedicated courses…
BPSC officials said TRE-4.0 could be held in Dec or Jan in two stages — PT and Mains — with negative marking. PATNA: Smarter after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant’s “cockroach” comment, the BJP-ruled Bihar govt on Monday ordered suspension of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination controller Rajesh Kumar Singh hours after…
