Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Wednesday arrested a data entry operator red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs37,100 at the Child Development Project Office (CDPO) in Naubatpur, Patna district. The accused, Santosh Kumar, was caught inside his office chamber during the operation. The action was taken after a vigilance case was registered on…
Patna: State tourism minister Kedar Prasad Gupta on Wednesday directed officials to ensure effective implementation of the state’s tourism policy to attract maximum investment. He also asked the department to prepare action plans for the grand celebration of mythological fairs and festivals.The directives were issued during a departmental review meeting held at the tourism directorate…
Patna: Amid reports of short supply of petroleum products at several fuel stations in the state, public sector oil marketing companies (OMC), including IOCL, BPCL and HPCL, claimed on Wednesday that they continue to maintain uninterrupted supplies of petrol, diesel and LPG across Bihar, despite prevailing global uncertainties impacting the oil and gas sector.In a…
Image used for representation Patna: For hundreds of prisoners across India, completing 14 years in jail has still not brought them closer to freedom. Although a life sentence extends till the convict’s natural death unless remission is granted by the govt, prison remission rules permit consideration of premature release of eligible convicts after 14 years…
Image used for representation Begusarai: National Thermal Power Corporation’s Barauni unit was honoured with the ‘Platinum Award’ under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) category by the Apex India Foundation during its two-day summit in Goa on May 18 and 19.NTPC Barauni deputy manager Umesh Nigam said on Wednesday that the award was conferred for its…
Patna: Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) on Wednesday inked an MoU with the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)-Hyderabad to establish a structured framework of academic and institutional collaboration between the two organisations. The MoU was signed by CNLU vice-chancellor Faizan Mustafa and ASCI’ s registrar and secretary O P Singh. CNLU registrar S P…
Image used for representation Patna: A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a sharp-edged weapon over suspicion of an illicit affair in Jamui district early Wednesday morning. The accused, identified as Gagan Manjhi, did not flee after killing his 45-year-old wife Ugni Devi, but sat beside the body.Police took the accused…
Image used for representation Patna: An accused involved in multiple robbery cases was injured in a police encounter in Samastipur district on Tuesday night. He was shot in the leg and admitted to Sadar hospital for treatment. Several criminal cases were registered against him, police said. This is the fourth such encounter reported between May…
Patna: The Patna high court has restored the Y+ category security cover of Purnia MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav.Allowing a criminal writ petition filed by Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, a single bench of justice Jitendra Kumar quashed the Bihar govt order issued on Sept 23 last year that had downgraded his security cover…
Patna: A 19-year-old girl, Bandana Kumari, was found murdered with her throat slit in Charne village under Rajeshwari police station area of Supaul district late Monday night.The incident took place at the upgraded middle school in the village, located around 100 metres from the girl’s house. Her body was found on the first floor of…
