Amna Khatoon of Sheohar district build a growing business in traditional lahthi (lac bangles), after years of financial hardship Patna: A combination of traditional craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and access to self-help group (SHG) credit has helped Amna Khatoon of Sheohar district build a growing business in traditional lahthi (lac bangles), after years of financial hardship.A resident…
Urban development and housing department minister Nitish Mishra addresses mediapersons in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Patna’s proposed Patliputra Greenfield Satellite Township will have a major sports hub spread across 651 acres, with plans for a Sports City, an 187-acre golf course and a 239-acre modern sports complex. The proposed facilities are aimed at providing Bihar…
IGIMS claimed that only three such cases have so far been reported in Indian medical literature Patna: A 60-year-old street vendor from Begusarai, suffering from an exceptionally rare and potentially fatal combination of a heart tumour and severe coronary artery disease, has been successfully treated at IGIMS, Patna. The hospital claimed that only three such…
Patna: All 141 registration offices in Bihar will become paperless by Aug 17, prohibition, excise and registration department secretary Naveen Kumar said after a review meeting on Tuesday.Paperless registration was launched in 10 registration offices during the first phase on July 11 and extended to 40 more offices on July 30. Naveen directed officials to…
Patna: Women elected representatives, including mukhiyas and ward members, have successfully implemented a ‘good practice model’ for flood management in seven flood-hit blocks of Darbhanga district.The blocks are Kusheshwar Sthan, Kusheshwar Sthan Purvi (East), Singhwara, Kiratpur, Hanuman Nagar, Gaura Bauram and Biraul. As many as 70 panchayats were marooned. Kusheshwar Sthan and Kusheshwar Sthan Purvi,…
Patna: JD(U) minister for science and technology and technical education Sheela Mandal on Tuesday strongly defended the prohibition policy introduced by the then chief minister Nitish Kumar in April 2016, when he was heading a Grand Alliance govt with support from the RJD and Congress, among others.“Nitish, in 2016, took a bold and courageous step…
Buxar: A 19-year-old youth drowned while bathing in a pond at Mahraura Shiva temple under Dumraon police station area in Buxar district on Monday. The body was recovered from the pond on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Suraj Kumar, a resident of Samhar village and son of late Vinod Singh Yadav. According to…
Patna: Traffic movement between Station Road Golambar and Dak Bungalow roundabout has been changed to facilitate construction of the Patna Junction Metro Station. Under the new arrangement, vehicles travelling from Patna Junction towards Dak Bungalow roundabout will use an alternative road developed inside the Buddha Smriti Park complex.The revised system came into effect on Tuesday…
Cash and jewellery recovered from executive engineer’s Patna flat during SVU search on Tuesday Patna: Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) recovered Rs 9.5 lakh in cash and gold and silver jewellery valued at around Rs 81 lakh during searches at different premises of Harendra Kumar, executive engineer of the minor water resources department, Banka division, in…
Patna: Public health experts, civic officials and representatives of various departments on Tuesday stressed the need for integrated surveillance of human, animal and environmental health to improve preparedness against disease outbreaks and emerging health threats.The discussion took place during a one-day workshop organised by the Metropolitan Surveillance Unit (MSU) of Patna Municipal Corporation. The workshop…
