Govt transfers several IAS officers in major administrative reshuffle | Patna News

Patna: In a major administrative reshuffle, the state govt on Friday transferred several IAS officers, reassigned departmental secretaries and handed additional responsibilities to a number of senior officials.IAS officer Mayank Warwade of the 2001-batch has been appointed divisional commissioner of Patna. He replaces Animesh Kumar Parashar, who will continue as managing director of the Bihar…

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RJD threatens agitation over hike

RJD state president Mangni Lal Mandal Patna: RJD on Friday launched a sharp attack on the NDA govts at the Centre and in Bihar over the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that the increase was deliberately delayed until the conclusion of assembly elections.RJD state president Mangni Lal Mandal accused the BJP-led govts…

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Country-made device saves heart patient in city’s hosp | Patna News

Patna: A 76-year-old woman with severe “mitral regurgitation” was successfully treated using India’s first home-grown mitral clip device, MyClip at a hospital here.Mitral regurgitation is a condition in which the heart’s mitral valve fails to close properly, causing blood to leak backward and increasing the risk of heart failure, said doctors.The elderly patient had been…

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Country-made device saves heart patient in city’s hospital

Patna: A 76-year-old woman with severe “mitral regurgitation” was successfully treated using India’s first home-grown mitral clip device, MyClip at a hospital here.Mitral regurgitation is a condition in which the heart’s mitral valve fails to close properly, causing blood to leak backward and increasing the risk of heart failure, said doctors.The elderly patient had been…

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Task force formed to tackle stink bug threat in litchi

Bhagalpur: In view of the possible threat to the litchi production following the detection of the invasive litchi stink bug (Tessaratoma javanica) in Bihar, a multi-institutional technical task force comprising scientists from ICAR-National Research Centre on litchi, Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) and Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University has been constituted for systematic surveillance, geo-referenced monitoring…

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