Art enthusiasts take part in a Sunday painting session organised by Planet Patna Patna: In a city rich in cultural heritage, a creative movement is taking shape every Sunday, bringing Patna’s artists and art lovers together to paint, experiment and connect. Organised by Planet Patna, the open painting sessions welcome people above 12, giving both…
Devotees at a temple in Valmikinagar Bettiah: Security has been tightened at Valmikinagar in West Chamaparn district ahead of the final Shrawan Somwari on Monday, as thousands of devotees are expected to visit Koleshwar Temple, Jatashankar Dham and other religious sites during the annual Shrawan Mela.The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has placed all border outposts…
Patna: A nine-year-old girl died on the spot after being hit by a speeding SUV on NH-139 under Mehandia police station area in Arwal district late Saturday night.After the accident, the driver fled leaving the SUV on the spot. Angered by the accident, local people and family members blocked NH-139, demanding the arrest of the…
Patna: Thousands of commuters in Muzaffarpur are set to get relief from chronic traffic congestion with the approval of a Rs 44.76-crore project to widen the 4.5-km Ramdayalu Nagar-Chandni Chowk road to four lanes. The long-pending project has received the required clearances, and construction is expected to begin soon.According to officials of the road construction…
Araria: Police seized 5,448 litres of foreign liquor, estimated to be worth Rs 50 lakh, from a container near Laluabadi Chowk under Jokihat police station area of Araria district on Saturday evening. The consignment was allegedly being transported from West Bengal to Muzaffarpur. The container driver was arrested, and a cellphone was recovered from his…
Patna: Innovative teaching, community engagement and a drive to make learning joyful have earned Bihar’s Pushpa Prasad and Khushboo Kumari the National Teachers Award 2026. The two women, from Gopalganj and Banka respectively, are the only teachers from Bihar among 48 awardees selected nationwide. President Droupadi Murmu will confer the award on Teachers’ Day, Sept…
Patna: A six-day exercise to revise and update textbooks and self-learning material for Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination (BBOSE) students in line with NEP 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023 concluded at SCERT, Mahendru, on Saturday.Organised on the directive of education minister Mithilesh Tiwari, the workshop brought together SCERT-nominated teachers and subject…
Rajesh Kumar with a bottle of petrol Patna: A youth allegedly attempted to set himself on fire during an anti-encroachment drive along NH-20 in Nawada district on Saturday, claiming that authorities were demolishing his house without proper notice or compensation. The situation was brought under control after officials and local residents intervened.The incident occurred at…
Patna: Residents of Bankipur have started visiting the Jan Suraaj office with their CVs following party founder Prashant Kishor’s promise to provide 10,000 jobs in the constituency after becoming its MLA. Visitors are also raising civic issues, including poor roads, waterlogging, sanitation, traffic congestion and drainage problems, with party workers and functionaries.The party on Saturday…
Shirshat Kapil Ashok, Secretary of dairy, fisheries and animal resources dept Patna: Bihar’s dairy cooperatives have emerged among the best performers in the country in implementing the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system for milk procurement payments and meeting targets under the Dairy Through Cooperatives (DTC-JICA) project, dairy, fisheries and animal resources department secretary Shirshat Kapil…
