Top package reaches Rs45 lakh

Patna: In a significant development, the Indian Institute of Management-Bodh Gaya (IIM-BG) has secured an impressive placement for its students of the 2024-26 session, the global economic slowdown notwithstanding. As many as 432 eligible and interested students have been placed successfully in different national and international organisations.IIM-BG’s career development cell chairperson Deepika Gupta told this…

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Sainik School Purulia team wins hockey tournament

The four-day All India Sainik Schools Group-Level Hockey Tournament (2026–27) concluded with a felicitation ceremony at Sainik School Nalanda on Thursday. Chief guest Colonel Bhupender Kumar, principal of the institution, attended the closing ceremony. Director of sports Vijit Kumar welcomed the gathering and announced the tournament result, the school’s media in-charge Brajesh Kumar said.The tournament,…

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Gaya airport opens at night; soldier airlifted

Gaya: Gaya airport was opened late on Wednesday night to facilitate the emergency evacuation of a critically ill soldier from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) to Delhi in an Indian Air Force air ambulance.According to airport officials, Gaya airport director and air traffic control (ATC) in-charge Awadhesh Kumar received a late evening call from the…

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The shadow empire of Bihar’s ‘Golden Thief’

PATNA: Subodh Singh alias Babua, locked inside a Purnia jail, does not fit the image of a conventional gangster. Soft-spoken and operating mostly from the shadows, the 42-year-old Nalanda native has nevertheless earned notoriety across India as the elusive “Golden Thief” — a man police allege continues to mastermind high-value gold robberies from inside prison…

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Govt orders monsoon-ready drainage drive to tackle waterlogging in cities

Urban development and housing minister Nitish Mishra Patna: Learning lessons from severe waterlogging in previous years, the Bihar govt has directed comprehensive strengthening of drainage systems across the state to prevent public inconvenience during the upcoming monsoon.Urban development and housing minister Nitish Mishra said all experiences from past monsoons and heavy rainfall-related challenges must be…

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