Patna: A joint team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Bihar Police recovered 176 suspected counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs88,000 from East Champaran late Thursday night and arrested two persons, officials said.The operation was conducted under the direction of 71st Battalion SSB commandant Prafull Kumar following information that suspected counterfeit currency…
Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar at a meeting with a Bihar delegation led by CM Samrat Choudhary in New Delhi on Friday Patna: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked officials to ensure early completion of the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed high-level dam on the Kosi river, following a…
Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has stepped up action against 26,746 cases of unauthorised non-residential use of buildings in residential areas, directing executive officers of all circles to conduct regular hearings and dispose of cases promptly.Municipal commissioner Yashpal Meena on Friday directed circle executive officers to hear cases involving property owners served notices for carrying…
Patna: The Bihar unit of Congress on Friday began a two-day training camp for its newly appointed block presidents from 20 districts at Kutumba in Aurangabad district, focusing on Gandhian principles of agitation and mass mobilisation.AICC Bihar in charge Krishna Allavaru and state Congress president Rajesh Ram delivered keynote address on the inaugural day. Ranjit…
Leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav Patna: Leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Friday alleged that Bihar’s fiscal position had come under serious strain, with a substantial rise in market borrowings putting pressure on the state’s finances. However, the BJP dismissed the allegations, asserting that the…
Patna: The state govt has embarked on a major overhaul of higher education system, focusing on wider access, flexible learning, employability, digital education, research and inclusion in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The state’s reform agenda came under the national spotlight at a two-day consultation on “Implementation of NEP 2020 – Strengthening State…
Patna: Tata Power and its renewable energy arm Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) are stepping up efforts to expand rooftop solar use in Bihar, targeting 5 lakh households over the next three years. The push comes as the state lags behind other states with only 25,000 installations so far.“There are around eight states, like…
Patna: A two-day training programme for Congress block presidents from 20 districts will be held at Kutumba in Aurangabad district from Friday, party state spokesperson Snehashish Vardhan said on Thursday.He said participants would be imparted knowledge about Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings on truth, ethics and simplicity. AICC in charge of Bihar affairs Krishna Allavaru and state…
EOU officials count cash seized during raids Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on Thursday conducted raids at three premises linked to Ajay Kumar Singh, deputy director of the Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination, in Patna and Begusarai in connection with a disproportionate assets case involving Rs 3.43 crore.EOU DIG Manavjit Singh Dhillon…
Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers. PATNA: Amid the price of sugar rising over the last one week, Bihar rural development department (RDD) minister from the JD(U) quota in the Samrat Choudhary-led NDA government, Shrawan Kumar, on Friday sprung a surprise by claiming that the trend is…
