Patna: Patna high court has sentenced an octogenarian to seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of Rs25,000 after holding him guilty of attempting to murder one Shams Tabrez by firing on him.The high court also awarded five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs15,000 to co-accused Chand Mian alias…
Patna: Top NDA leaders, including CM Samrat Choudhary, BJP national president Nitin Nabin and party state chief Sanjay Saraogi, ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha and Shrawan Kumar, HAM(S) national president and minister Santosh Kumar Suman, LJP(RV) state president and MLA Raju Tiwari, former minister Mangal Pandey and local MP Ravi Shankar Prasad among others conducted a…
The shortlisted candidates underwent interviews and teaching ability tests conducted by the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) at three centres in the city from Monday to Sunday Patna: Nearly 8,000 candidates, including NET qualifiers and PhD holders from across the country, appeared for interviews in Patna last week for 2,532 contractual assistant professor posts,…
Experts at the NIT-P workshop on Monday Patna: Global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced urgently if the world is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, renowned climate scientist Alexander A Baklanov of the University of Copenhagen said at NIT Patna on Monday, warning that the global carbon budget is shrinking rapidly.Addressing the inaugural session…
Patna: Former RJD MP Arjun Rai joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Rai, who was once associated with Sharad Yadav’s camp, was inducted into the party by BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi. Congress neta Vimal Shukla and former Bankipur assembly candidate Sikandar Kumar Kushwaha also joined…
Patna: Former RJD MP Arjun Rai joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Rai, who was once associated with Sharad Yadav’s camp, was inducted into the party by BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi. Congress neta Vimal Shukla and former Bankipur assembly candidate Sikandar Kumar Kushwaha also joined…
Bhagalpur: Rapid soil erosion triggered by the rising water level and strong current of the Ganga river caused a breach of around 110-125 metres in Raghopur Kazi Koraiya main embankment near Raghopur diara under Kharik block in Naugachia subdivision late on Sunday night, officials said.The erosion also reportedly swept away the water resources department’s (WRD)…
CM Samrat Choudhary at a function in Nalanda Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Monday the Bihar govt has fixed an ambitious target of producing one crore litres of milk per day and is equipping livestock rearers with modern technology, training, improved breeds, animal health services and stronger dairy infrastructure to achieve it.Addressing a…
Buxar: A 28-year-old man died and his friend sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle collided with a nilgai near Barka Dhakaich village under Krishna Brahm police station area in Buxar on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Vivek Kumar, son of Manoj Kumar and a resident of Thakur Kohar Gali in Dumraon town. He was…
Kolkata: The rapid rise of Bihar cricket has gathered pace with emerging fast bowlers Vasudeo Prasad and Rinkle Tiwary being selected by the prestigious MRF Pace Foundation for a high-performance training programme in Australia.Their selection further underlines Bihar’s transformation from being on the cricketing fringes to one of India’s emerging centres for fast-bowling talent, with…
