Students stage a protest in Buxar Patna: Student protests, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and fixing accountability over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, including NEET, intensified across Bihar on Friday, with demonstrations organized in Buxar, Siwan, Madhubani and several other districts. The state govt, meanwhile, suspended internet services in parts of…

Patna: The agitation launched by the teachers, non-teaching staff and students of Patna University (PU) against proposed changes to the university’s basic structure continued for the fourth consecutive day on Friday.With teachers and non-teaching staff of the university remaining on mass casual leave in support of their demands, all academic activities, including teaching, examinations, and…

Patna: RJD spokesperson for the past two decades, Mritunjay Tiwary, joined the BJP on Friday in the presence of the party’s state president Sanjay Saraogi and former minister Mangal Pandey. Sanatan Sevak Sansthan chief Arvind Kumar Ashok, along with other members of RJD and Jan Suraaj, also joined the BJP ahead of the July 30…

Madhubani: Hundreds of students under the banner of the Chhatra Sangharsh Samiti staged a protest in Madhubani on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.The demonstration was led by Santosh Yadav, president of the Chhatra Sangharsh Samiti. Addressing the gathering, Yadav criticised the Centre and…

Patna: Geoscientists and hydrologists of the state on Friday emphasised the need of conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater for sustainable and integrated water resources management in the state.Participating at a dialogue-cum-workshop on groundwater utilisation organised by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), mid-eastern region, here on Friday they stressed that the coordinated and…