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…
Buidco says 17 of the 41 projects already completed and 10 more are nearing completion Patna: Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) has stepped up construction of modern crematoriums across the state under the second phase of the Bihar government’s Saat Nischay programme, with 17 of the 41 projects already completed and 10 more nearing…
Patna: The state education department will hold a two-day state-level workshop-cum-chintan shivir at Adhiveshan Bhawan on Aug 9 and 10, bringing together around 400 officials from the state, regional, district and block levels to deliberate on key policy and administrative issues.Addressing a news conference on Thursday, education minister Mithilesh Tiwari said the workshop will begin…
Patna: CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Thursday accused the Centre and the Bihar govt of using repressive measures to suppress student protests instead of addressing their demands.Addressing a public meeting at Paliganj in Patna district, Bhattacharya alleged that the govts wanted to prevent the emergence of student leadership. “Earlier, student movements produced leaders. Today,…
Buxar: The Zila Dalit Ati Pichhda Swabhiman Sangharsh Morcha has called a rail blockade at 11am on Friday over the continued closure of the Itadhi railway crossing and damage to a railway overbridge, which it says have caused severe hardship to thousands of commuters.The agitation has received support from the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata…
