Patna: The Bihar Congress on Thursday lodged an FIR against BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi, Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav, MLA Sanjay Gupta, former MLAs Arun Kumar Sinha, Hari Bhushan Thakur Bachol, Prem Ranjan Patel and Lal Babu Prasad, along with nine other BJP functionaries, for allegedly leading an attack on its state headquarters, Sadaquat…
Patna: The Bihar assembly on Thursday passed the first supplementary budget of over Rs 87,376 crore for 2026-27, with deputy CM-cum-finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav rejecting opposition claims of a financial crisis and asserting that the state’s finances remained sound.Participating in the debate on the appropriation Bill, Yadav accused opposition leaders, including RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad…
Patna: Taking cognizance of a plea seeking a fair and transparent probe into the alleged fake encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari at Bilauti village of Bhojpur district, the Patna high court on Thursday directed the state govt to file a detailed reply within three weeks.Hearing a criminal writ petition filed by Asha Devi, mother of…
Patna: The Indian Institute of Business Management (IIBM), Patna, hosted a special lecture on overseas education opportunities, featuring noted academician Prof Charles Hankla of Georgia State University, USA. Held at the Anand Shastri Auditorium, the session drew enthusiastic participation from BBA and MBA students and faculty members.Welcoming the guest, Prof Rohit Singh, Group Director of…
Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) collected Rs 51.76 crore in property tax from April 1 to July 22 this year, registering a 13.9% increase over the Rs 45.43 crore collected during the same period last year, officials said on Thursday.The civic body attributed the rise to sustained public outreach and awareness campaigns aimed to encourage…
PMC Bankipur Voter Awareness Program Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday extended its voter awareness campaign to Lohianipur and China Kothi slums, combining electoral participation with cleanliness and civic engagement ahead of the Bankipur assembly by-election.The campaign was organised under the Election Commission of India’s SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme…
Patna: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl died while her mother and elder brother were hospitalised after allegedly consuming poison following a family dispute in Saharsa district. The incident took place on Wednesday night in the Saur Bazaar police station area.The deceased has been identified as Dimple Kumari. Her mother, Soni Kumari (25), and four-year-old brother, Golu Kumar,…
Patna: Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has secured convictions against 11 public servants in corruption cases so far this year, continuing a sharp rise in its conviction rate after recording a 25-year high of 30 convictions in 2025. Officials attributed the rise to stronger case monitoring, effective prosecution and improved presentation of evidence in courts.The latest…
Patna: A day after violent protests over the alleged NEET paper leak rocked parts of the city, Patna Police launched a massive crackdown, registering 20 FIRs, arresting 56 people and identifying 177 suspects through video footage. Police have also released photographs of alleged rioters and intensified raids to track down those involved in stone-pelting, vandalism…
Buxar: Two persons, including a farmer and a youth, were killed in separate lightning strikes amid continuous rainfall in Buxar district on Thursday, confirmed Dumraon SDPO Polast Kumar.In the first incident, 60-year-old farmer Ramkumar Upadhyay, son of late Kedar Upadhyay, was struck by lightning while applying fertiliser to paddy seedlings in his field at Ariyaon…
