RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav submits a memorandum to Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar in Patna on Friday Patna: RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Friday demanded an impartial inquiry into who ordered the use of AK-47 rifles and police firing during the paper leak protests in Siwan, saying suspending lower-rung police personnel alone…
Gaya: The Magadh University Senate would meet on Aug 22 to discuss the university budget for financial year 2026-27. According to registrar Binod Kumar Mangalam, permission has been sought from the chancellor’s office to hold the senate meetingOfficials said officiating vice-chancellor Dilip Kumar Keshari is required to seek permission from governor-cum-chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain before…
Patna: Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has arrested two more persons, including a trainee technician at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), in connection with the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) examination fraud. The examination was held in three phases in April 2026. The case was registered at Sohsarai police station…
Patna: Patliputra University (PPU) will organise an orientation programme at A N College, Patna, on Sunday for 192 newly appointed teachers engaged on a contractual basis on the recommendation of the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC).According to PPU registrar Abu Bakar, principals of 16 newly established Rajkiya Degree Colleges under the university’s jurisdiction will…
Patna: Major General Jitendra Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Jharkhand and Bihar sub area, Danapur cantonment, on Friday inaugurated a new ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) polyclinic at North Jaiprakash Nagar in Patna to provide advanced healthcare facilities to ex-servicemen and their dependents in the state.The facility is the 18th ECHS polyclinic in Bihar and…
Patna: Patna University will award degrees to 1,305 students who cleared postgraduate examinations in the 2025-26 academic session at its annual convocation to be held at Patna Women’s College on Saturday, with women students forming a significant share of recipients.Of the 38 university toppers who will receive gold medals in different subjects, 29 are women….
The body of Sushila Devi lies covered outside Begusarai Sadar Hospital in the rain Patna: State’s “high-tech” sadar hospital in Begusarai has come under scrutiny after the body of a 58-year-old woman allegedly remained in the rain for hours while her family ran between police stations and the hospital to complete post-mortem formalities.Sushila Devi, a…
Patna: Bihar showcased its industrial potential in the footwear and leather sector at the 10th India International Footwear Fair (IIFF) 2026 in New Delhi on Friday, attracting investment proposals worth Rs 125 crore that are expected to generate around 1,800 direct jobs.At a session titled ‘Bihar: The Next Frontier of Global Footwear Manufacturing’, the state…
Patna: A woman and her four children drowned in a waterlogged ‘chaur’ (water body) near the river bank under Govindganj police station area of Motihari in East Champaran district on Thursday evening, police said on Friday. The exact cause of the deaths is yet to be ascertained, and police are investigating whether it was an…
Protesters squat on the tracks near the Buxar-Itadhi railway crossing in Buxar on Friday Buxar: Around 300 protesters led by the Congress and the Dalit Ati-Pichhda Swabhiman Sangharsh Morcha blocked railway tracks in Buxar for about 25 minutes on Friday, disrupting train services and intensifying the agitation for the reopening of the closed Buxar-Itadhi railway…
