Chief minister Samrat Choudhary speaks at the inauguration of academic sessions across 211 newly-opened govt degree colleges, in Bhagalpur on Wednesday Patna: In a major boost to higher education and emerging technologies, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday announced the establishment of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Science University in Bhagalpur. The institute…

Health minister Nishant Kumar Patna: Health minister Nishant Kumar on Wednesday directed that no patient’s surgery should be unnecessarily delayed. To address the backlog, he ordered that pending surgeries from district medical colleges and hospitals be referred to premier institutions such as IGIMS, AIIMS-Patna and Jay Prabha Medanta Super Specialty Hospital, Patna.District medical colleges have…

Patna: Claiming that Bihar has foregone nearly Rs 60,000 crore in excise revenue over the past decade, the Brewers Association of India (BAI) on Tuesday called for a comprehensive review of the state’s liquor prohibition policy, arguing that the law has failed to curb liquor consumption and has instead fuelled an illegal liquor economy.In a…