Gaya: Ahead of the Pitripaksh Mela, scheduled to begin on Sept 25, members of the Gayapal Panda samaj and the 14 Saiya Gayapal Samitee have opposed online pind daan services and tourism packages being offered in the name of pind daan, calling for devotees to perform the rituals in Gaya.At a news conference on Wednesday,…
Food safety teams recently destroyed 72kg of adulterated paneer in Hajipur Patna: With food safety inspections being intensified ahead of the festive season, the Bihar health department has trained 26 officials to strengthen surveillance, crack down on adulteration and improve enforcement of food safety regulations across the state. The move comes amid heightened checks on…
A seminar underway on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Patna: Experts on Wednesday stressed the need to reduce the use of ozone-depleting substances and adopt cleaner alternatives to protect the environment during a seminar organised by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) in Patna to mark the World Ozone…
Patna: Taking notice of a PIL filed over a misprinted word in a Hindi rhyme published for Class I students, the Patna high court on Tuesday directed the NCERT to file its reply within four weeks.The PIL concerns a misprint in the popular rhyme “Chanda mama door ke… pue pakae gud ke”, published in NCERT’s…
Patna: The Patna high court has cautioned district magistrates (DMs) and superintendents of police (SPs) against declaring people “antisocial” without strictly following procedural norms, while imposing a total cost of Rs3.9 lakh on the state govt in three cases involving externment orders under Bihar’s crime control law.A division bench of Justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and…
The Patna High Court cautioned district magistrates and superintendents of police regarding externment orders. By: Dev Kumar PandeyPATNA: The Patna high court has cautioned district magistrates (DMs) and superintendents of police (SPs) against declaring people “antisocial” without strictly following procedural norms, while imposing a total cost of Rs3.9 lakh on the state govt in three…
District magistrate Kundan Kumar addresses a meeting in Patna on Wednesday Patna: In an effort to improve the ease of doing business, Patna district administration has directed officials to fast-track clearances and resolve entrepreneurs’ grievances through a strengthened single-window system to boost investment, startups and industrial growth.Reviewing the district’s industrial ecosystem on Wednesday, district magistrate…
Women during a nutrition awareness programme at a village in Bihar. Patna: More than 11.88 lakh Jeevika self-help groups across Bihar are taking part in the ninth National Nutrition Month campaign, with a focus on improving awareness about maternal and child nutrition through community outreach and village-level activities.The month-long campaign, being observed from Sept 9…
Union education minister Pralhad Joshi with state education minister Mithilesh Tiwari during a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday Patna: State education minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Wednesday sought central assistance to strengthen school infrastructure and expand digital learning facilities across the state during a meeting with Union education minister Pralhad Joshi in New Delhi on…
VIB officials during a search at the engineer’s house in Phulwarisharif Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Wednesday raided three premises linked to Satyendra Kumar Choudhary, a superintending engineer with the building construction department posted in Purnia, after an inquiry allegedly found assets worth over Rs 3.86 crore, around 68% higher than his known…
