Patna: The district administration has extended the suspension of academic activities for students up to Class VIII in all govt and private schools, including pre-schools, till June 30 due to the ongoing heatwave and high temperatures. Patna district magistrate (DM) Kundan Kumar issued the order on Sunday, citing risks to children’s health and safety. Schools…
He was physically disabled and had an amputated leg. Begusarai: The body of a PSU bank assistant manager was recovered under mysterious circumstances from his rented house at Nirala Nagar under Ratanpur police station area in Begusarai on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Brijmohan Guddu, who was posted at the Maharatpur branch under…
Police aspirants at an examination centre in Patna on Sunday Patna: The Central Selection Board of Constables (CSBC) detected 17 candidates allegedly involved in examination malpractice during the written test held on Sunday at 544 centres across Bihar. Of them, 12 were arrested and 11 FIRs were registered in nine districts.Darbhanga recorded the highest number…
Patna: The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has awarded a research grant of Rs 70 lakh to Pranav Tripathi, a faculty in the agriculture department at the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB), for a study on the detection and mitigation of diseases in millets.Tripathi’s proposal aims to develop a rapid and reliable diagnostic assay…
Bettiah: Five people, including two police personnel, were injured in a violent clash between two groups at Jolaha Toli under Ramnagar police station area of West Champaran district on Sunday. Two of the injured are reported to be serious and have been referred to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Bettiah, for advanced treatment.According to…
B K MishraPatna: Taking strong exception to the inordinate delay in the distribution of degrees to successful students, governor-cum-chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain on Saturday directed universities to launch a special drive in mission mode to clear all pending applications related to the award of degrees. He also asked universities to set up a degree monitoring…
Motihari: East Champaran police have suspended constable Ashish Kumar Tiwari, posted at the Motihari police line, after a departmental inquiry found his public claim of being the brother or cousin of Bharat Tiwari, who died in an encounter-related incident in Bhojpur, to be misleading.East Champaran SP Swarn Prabhat said the constable’s statements on social media…
Speaker Prem Kumar meets Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar on Saturday Patna: Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, who is on a five-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhawan in Srinagar on Saturday and discussed contemporary issues, including preparations for the Shri Amarnath Yatra…
JD(U) national president and former CM Nitish Kumar at Bapu Tower in Patna on Saturday Patna: JD(U) national president and former CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday paid a surprise visit to Bapu Tower at Gardanibagh in Patna.During the visit, Nitish inspected the entire premises and viewed exhibitions portraying Mahatma Gandhi’s life, from his early years…
Patna: Newly appointed Bihar advocate general Satya Darshi Sanjay on Saturday initiated the process for constituting a new panel of around 125 law officers, including additional advocate generals, govt advocates, govt pleaders and standing counsels, to represent the state in Patna high court.Sanjay held a meeting with the existing law officers, who later submitted letters…
