Patna: The department of bioinformatics at the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) was inducted into the Biotechnology Information System Network (BTISNet), a nationwide bioinformatics network established by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), govt of India, on Wednesday.BTISNet links leading research institutes and universities across the country to promote research, education, and innovation in life…
Ara: A routine morning walk turned fatal for a sweet shop owner and his nephew in Bhojpur district on Wednesday when they were electrocuted after coming into contact with a live electric wire lying on the road. The incident occurred on the Chandi-Kulhariya road under Chandi police station area.According to eyewitnesses, the electric wire had…
Patna: Patna high court on Wednesday directed the state govt and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit reports on the steps taken to plant and conserve trees along national and state highways in Bihar.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma passed the order while hearing a…
Patna: State industries department facilitated the participation of 10 local entrepreneurs in the India-Vietnam Trade Promotion and Networking event held in Ho Chi Minh City, as part of efforts to expand Bihar’s global trade network.The Bihar delegation showcased agricultural and processed products, including makhana, Katarni rice, millet cookies, honey, sattu and spices. The products drew…
Sasaram: A govt initiative aimed at promoting music education in govt schools across Rohtas district has largely failed to achieve its objective, with musical instruments worth crores of rupees lying unused in cupboards and storerooms due to an acute shortage of music teachers.The education department had supplied musical instruments to 2,051 primary schools and 283…
Bettiah: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has lodged an FIR against 150-200 unidentified residents of Nepal’s Susta village for allegedly extending an earthen embankment into Indian territory and pelting stones at an SSB patrol along the India-Nepal border in West Champaran district on Tuesday.SSB officials said on Wednesday that the FIR was registered at Valmikinagar…
The case dates back to March 17 Sasaram: A local court in Sasaram (Rohtas) on Wednesday sentenced five men to life imprisonment in an 11-year-old kidnapping and murder case and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on each of them.The judgement was delivered by District Judge-IV Anil Kumar. The convicts are Jitendra Ram of Konar…
Patna Medical College and Hospital Patna: Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) has achieved a major milestone in eye care, with its eye bank successfully performing 300 corneal transplant surgeries in the last three years, restoring vision to hundreds of patients across Bihar.Hospital authorities said the eye bank has received 205 eye donations so far…
Patna: The Bihar govt will intensify public awareness campaigns and plantation drives to increase the state’s green cover to 17% by 2028, environment, forest and climate change minister Ram Chandra Prasad said on Wednesday.Addressing a function at Aranya Bhawan on the occasion of Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Day, the minister said public participation would be key to achieving…
Family performs ‘symbolic last rites’ of daughter after love marriage Patna: A family in Jamui district allegedly performed the symbolic last rites of their adult daughter after she married a man of her choice, declaring her “socially dead”. The family reportedly took out a symbolic funeral procession in the village on Tuesday, a day after…
