Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) president Chirag Paswan on Saturday announced that his party would contest all 403 seats in next year’s Uttar Pradesh assembly election. He also said LJP(RV) would enter the electoral fray in Punjab.Chirag said Uttar Pradesh had been close to the heart of his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, who had contested…

Gaya: Gaya district administration has stepped up preparations for the world-famous Pitripaksh Mela Mahasangam-2026, scheduled to be held from Sept 25 to Oct 10 this year.District magistrate Shashank Shubhankar, who chaired a review meeting on Saturday, assessed the progress of road and drain repairs, sanitation and publicity arrangements for the annual event. He directed officials…

Patna: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Saturday postponed the 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination, which was scheduled to be held on July 26, citing “unavoidable reasons”. The commission said a fresh date for the examination would be announced later.In a notification, BPSC examination controller Rajesh Kumar Singh said, “The Integrated 72nd Combined (Preliminary) Competitive…

CM Samrat Choudhary hands over a ticket to a passenger during the inauguration of the ‘Patna Joyride’ helicopter service on Saturday Patna: The whirr of helicopter blades and sweeping views of the Ganga marked a new chapter in Bihar’s tourism sector on Saturday as CM Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the ‘Patna Joyride’ under the “Mukhyamantri Bihar…