Gaya: A team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday morning conducted searches at around half a dozen locations in Gaya and Bodh Gaya in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud and money laundering case involving a hotel, its director and his two sons.The agency is probing the alleged diversion of loan funds and…
Patna: The National Lok Adalat will be held at the Civil Court in Patna Sadar and subdivision-level courts in Patna City, Danapur, Barh, Masaurhi and Paliganj on Saturday, Sept 12. Compoundable and conciliable cases will be settled through mutual consent and reconciliation between the parties.Cases related to petty offences, Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments…
Patna: The JD(U) has begun pressing for the post of legislative council chairperson and is also seeking the induction of a JD(U) MP into the Union council of ministers in the cabinet reshuffle expected shortly, informed sources said.“During the formation of the NDA govt in April this year, there was a discussion at some level…
Buxar: When floodwaters cut off villages and hospitals became difficult to reach, doctors and medical teams took healthcare to the doorsteps of those in distress in the district. Travelling by boats through inundated areas, they have been treating patients, rescuing pregnant women and delivering medicines — offering not just medical care but a sense of…
Patna/Bhagalpur: Three bunds in northern Bhagalpur were breached on Thursday night amid high water levels in the Ganga, Kosi and Burhi Gandak, adding to the flood crisis in eastern Bihar. Two breaches occurred in the old railway protection bund and another minor bund in Rangra block, while the third was reported in the Brahmottar bund…
Patna: Flavoured variants of Bihar’s famed makhana and sattu will be part of the welcome kits for foreign delegates and journalists attending the Brics summit, putting the state’s traditional food products before an international audience.Around 1,500 packets of flavoured sattu and makhana have been prepared for the kits, which will be handed over to delegates…
Sasaram: A district court in Sasaram (Rohtas) has questioned the basis on which a woman was made an accused in a criminal case and summoned the SDPO concerned to explain the circumstances of her implication.District Judge-IV Anil Kumar, while hearing the anticipatory bail plea of one Manorama Devi on Friday, observed that the case diary…
The Jeevika workshop emphasizes connecting women agricultural entrepreneurs with market opportunities. Patna: Better market opportunities for women agri-entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in Bihar for paddy, wheat, maize and makhana were discussed at a workshop organised by Jeevika on Friday.Discussions covered demand-based cultivation, aggregation, grading, procurement, quality standards, packaging, logistics and financial services. The…
Patna: Bihar police sub-inspectors (SIs) launched a social media campaign on X on Friday to press the govt over their demands and service-related issues.Their key demands include raising their pay level from Level 6 to Level 7, bringing it on a par with secretariat assistants, promotion after five years of service and a defined limit…
Patna: The state Congress on Friday served show-cause notices on 33 functionaries, including three former MLAs, for allegedly indulging in dissident activities and participating in a dharna outside the party’s national headquarters, Indira Bhavan, in Delhi three days earlier.The notices, issued by state disciplinary committee chairperson Kapildeo Yadav, asked the functionaries to submit their replies…
