Patna: A day before Independence Day, the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) announced police medals for 18 Bihar Police officers and personnel. One has been selected for the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry, two for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service and 15 for the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.Inspector Mohammad Afsar Hussain has…
Patna: Four months ahead of the likely renewal of the India-Bangladesh Treaty on sharing Ganga waters, JD(U) working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Kumar Jha on Friday said New Delhi should walk out of the pact and his party would oppose any move to renew it “tooth and nail”.The treaty, signed on Dec 12,…
Patna: As the nation celebrates Independence Day and remembers those who fought British rule, Patna faces an uncomfortable question: why has the city failed to adequately honour Batukeshwar Dutt, one of the resolute revolutionaries of India’s freedom struggle who chose the Bihar capital as his home after Independence?Dutt, who stood alongside Bhagat Singh in one…
Patna: A day ahead of Independence Day, unidentified bike-borne miscreants opened fire near IGIMS Hospital on Bailey Road under Shastrinagar police station area on Friday, despite heightened security arrangements across the city. One person has been detained for questioning.According to the police, the assailants allegedly fired three rounds at a medical shop near the hospital….
Patna mayor Sita Sahu at the 12th general meeting of the PMC council on Friday Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) council on Friday unanimously approved four proposals and reached a consensus on converting leasehold properties in six localities into freehold properties with a final decision on conversion charges and other modalities deferred to a special…
The VIB carried out searches at the locations linked to executive engineer of the road construction department, Sanjay Kumar, in Patna, Nalanda and Khagaria Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Friday conducted simultaneous raids at three locations linked to executive engineer Sanjay Kumar of the road construction department, who is posted in Khagaria. Searches…
Patna: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will arrive in Bihar on Aug 16 for a two-day visit during which he will launch Electoral Literacy Club 2.0 from Patna.The upgraded initiative will be launched at a conference on Electoral Literacy Club 2.0 and ECINET at Gyan Bhavan on Aug 17. The first phase was launched in…
Patna: Bankipur MLA Prashant Kishor on Friday attacked the state govt over law and order and the alleged rise in synthetic drug abuse, saying a crime-free society was impossible under the current leadership.Referring to the recent firing near IGIMS in Patna, Kishor targeted CM Samrat Choudhary and the govt. “As long as Bihar’s leadership remains…
Patna: The Patna high court, expressing concern over the rising number of writ petitions challenging frivolous encroachment cases involving mostly “raiyati” land on which rent is being paid to the state govt, has directed collectors and circle officers across Bihar to verify the nature of land before proceeding against alleged encroachers.A single bench of justice…
Patna: Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa, on Friday organised a workshop to strengthen the export value chain for Makhana, aiming to position Bihar’s signature crop as a globally recognised brand.Chairing the session, vice-chancellor P S Pandey said Makhana was synonymous with Bihar and called for developing the full chain from “Lab to Land…
