Floodwater inundates a road on the TMBU campus in Bhagalpur on Friday Bhagalpur: Two days of incessant rain and the rising level of the Ganga have flooded hostels, staff quarters and low-lying areas of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU), disrupting campus life and raising fears of disease and snakebites.The worst-hit areas include Government Welfare Scheduled…
CM Samrat Choudhary at Khadi Mall in Patna on Friday Patna: The state govt has approved financial assistance of over Rs 3.6 crore for handloom weavers and operators of electrically run looms on the occasion of the 12th National Handloom Day.CM Samrat Choudhary visited Khadi Mall in Patna and interacted with weavers. The industries department…
Bihar energy secretary Ajay Yadav at the 7th CII International Energy Conference & Exhibition in New Delhi on Friday Patna: Bihar has emerged as the country’s leader in smart metering with 92 lakh prepaid smart meters installed across the state, accounting for nearly 70% of all such meters in India, energy secretary Ajay Yadav said…
Patna: Expressing concern over what it termed an illegal bail order in an attempted murder case, the Patna high court has directed initiation of “appropriate action” against a judicial officer who allegedly ignored crucial evidence while granting regular bail to an accused.The order relates to Dharmendra Kumar, accused in Digha police station case no. 340…
Patna: A 30-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter died, while three other members of the same family sustained serious injuries in a road accident on the Patna-Sarmera National Highway on Thursday morning.The accident occurred around 7am near Saidanpur village under Gaurichak police station area when a speeding sand-laden truck allegedly lost control after one of…
A nearly 54% rainfall deficit in Gaya district has dealt a severe blow to the paddy crop with transplantation reaching only about 37% against the target of 1,82,518 hectares Gaya: A nearly 54% rainfall deficit in Gaya district has dealt a severe blow to the paddy crop with transplantation reaching only about 37% against the…
Patna: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday searched five locations in Munger district in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to a private music company accused of duping investors through a fake ‘digital jobs’ scheme.The searches were conducted by the ED’s Patna zonal office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).According to officials,…
Patna: A special vigilance court in Muzaffarpur on Thursday convicted former district provident fund officer Pradeep Kumar in a 2014 bribery case and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed fines of Rs 10,000 each under two provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Both sentences will run concurrently.According to the…
Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday arrested a junior engineer and two technician grade-III employees of the electricity department in Purnia for allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe for providing a domestic power connection.The accused were identified as junior engineer Bharat Malik and technicians Pankaj Kumar Mehta and Ashutosh Kumar Pandey.According to ADG…
Patna: Social welfare minister Shweta Gupta on Thursday said the appointment of 22,000 anganwadi functionaries would strengthen the implementation of child development programmes, particularly those related to education and nutrition.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the JD(U)’s ‘jan sunwai’ programme at the party headquarters, Shweta said the cabinet had recently approved the recruitment proposal.She…
