Patna: Health department has directed all district hospitals and govt health facilities to conduct a gap analysis of equipment in obstetrics and gynaecology operation theatres and Labour, Delivery and Recovery (LDR) complexes and submit requisitions for missing equipment to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare services across the state.The State Health Society has asked civil surgeons…
Patna: A juvenile offender involved in a motorcycle theft case escaped from police custody during a medical examination at a govt hospital in Vaishali district on Tuesday.According to police, the juvenile, a resident of Hajipur area, was apprehended by police after he was allegedly caught stealing a motorcycle on Monday. After completing the required formalities,…
Nitish Kumar holds talks with Prime Minister Modi Patna: JD(U) president and former chief minister Nitish Kumar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, a day after the BJP suffered a setback in the Bankipur assembly by-election, where Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor wrested the seat from the party.Kumar, now a…
Ongoing metro construction at Bailey Road Patna: Commuters travelling on Nehru Path (Bailey Road) are set to witness major changes in traffic movement as authorities have prepared a new traffic management plan to facilitate the ongoing Patna Metro Rail project. The revised arrangement, expected to come into effect from next week after official approval, aims…
Bettiah: With the monsoon swelling the Gandak river, the forest department has deployed specially trained rescue teams along riverbanks in West Champaran district to rescue wild animals that may be swept downstream from the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR).The Gandak, which flows along the Indo-Nepal border, often carries wildlife downstream during periods of heavy rainfall and…
Students protest against alleged examination paper leaks Patna: As police water cannons roared into action to stop them from marching towards the chief minister’s residence on Tuesday, several protesters broke into dance under the powerful jets of water, while others sat on the road and raised slogans. The scenes were reminiscent of the July 22…
People performing pind daan rituals in Gaya Gaya: Streets and prominent public spaces in Gaya will get a cultural makeover ahead of this year’s Pitripaksh mela, with paintings depicting pind daan, tarpan and other aspects of Bihar’s religious and cultural heritage.The district administration has launched first-of-its-kind initiative ‘Paint the City’ competition to encourage public participation…
Gaya: The Gaya Bar Association has threatened to launch an agitation if construction of a new bar association building at the allotted site on the civil court premises does not begin soon.The association alleged that site inspection, measurement and other pre-construction formalities had been completed, but officials of the building construction department had not initiated…
Patna: JD(U) MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, on Tuesday attributed the BJP’s decision to replace former chief minister and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar with its own leader as chief minister as one of the major reasons for the party’s defeat in the Bankipur bypoll. Singh, however, clarified that this was his assessment of the…
Patna: AICC in charge of NSUI, Kanhaiya Kumar, on Tuesday alleged that police had used force against student protesters last month in violation of prescribed procedures and provisions of the police manual.Addressing reporters at the party’s state headquarters, Kanhaiya said his observations were based on an interim report of a fact-finding committee (FFC) constituted by…
