Gaya: District magistrate (DM) Shashank Shubhankar has constituted 21 committees to ensure proper preparations for the annual fortnight Pitripaksh Mela, which will be held from Sept 25 to Oct 10 this year. At the first review meeting on Wednesday evening, the DM assigned specific responsibilities to senior nodal officers, nodal officers and committee members, directing…

Participants of ASISC Zonal Declamation Competition at JMA, Hajiganj Patna: Mohd Arib Akhtar of St Xavier’s High School, Patna, and Maryah Iqbal of St Joseph’s Convent High School (SJCHS), Bankipur, were adjudged best speakers in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the ASISC George Hess Memorial Zonal Debate Competition hosted by SJCHS, Bankipur.Held in…

State education minister Mithilesh Tiwari Buxar: State education minister Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari on Thursday announced that the state govt will launch the ‘Mera School, Mera Swabhiman’ campaign during the holy month of Shrawan to strengthen the emotional connection between people and their alma maters and encourage public participation in the development of govt schools.He also…

Patna: In a unique initiative, the Gender Resource Centre (GRC) of Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), along with an NGO, has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Patna high court, seeking effective implementation of legal and judicial safeguards to curb child marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Bihar.The petition highlights the continued prevalence of…