Patna: Students attached to AISF shut parts of Patna University on Thursday as they intensified their agitation over a 10-point charter of demands. The protesters first shut university offices, switched off lights and locked the Academic Council office before moving to departments, classrooms and other facilities, calling for a university-wide shutdown.The students had been on…
Sasaram: Five teachers have been suspended after a video purportedly showing an altercation, physical assault and exchange of abusive language among teachers at a school in Nokha went viral on social media on Thursday.Those suspended include two women teachers, Anju Kumari and Uma Kumari, who allegedly assaulted their colleague Abhishek Upadhyay. Abhishek, who is seen…
Bhagalpur: Five people, including four members of the same family, drowned in floodwaters in Bhagalpur district on Thursday.The victims were identified as Mancho Devi, 35, wife of Mukesh Sah, her sons Abhishek Kumar, 9, and Akshay Kumar, 8, daughter Sonakshi Kumari, 13, and Anshu Priya, 16, daughter of neighbour Lukho Devi.The incident occurred near Sah…
Municipal commissioner Yashpal Meena chairs a meeting with PMC officials in Patna on Thursday Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has launched a 15-day special drive to bring properties outside the tax net under assessment, reassess around 4,000 apartments and buildings, and recover nearly Rs 80 crore in outstanding property tax dues.The decision was taken…
Patna: The Patna high court has acquitted one Ranjit Jha after he spent over 21 years in Muzaffarpur Central Prison in connection with a murder case, highlighting police misconduct and systemic failures.A division bench of justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Kumar Manish, while allowing Jha’s appeal, set aside the Oct 29, 2009 judgment convicting him…
Patna: The Patna high court on Thursday summoned the secretaries of three state govt departments to appear on Friday, Sept 11, over failure to ensure a safe, hygienic and encroachment-free area around the Bihar Judicial Academy at Gaighat.A division bench of acting CJ Sudhir Singh and justice Rajesh Kumar Verma passed the order while hearing…
Artists perform at a cultural programme held in Sainik School, Nalanda Patna: Delhi Public School, Danapur Cantonment, won the Green School Competition 2026 organised by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), while Vidya Bihar Residential School, Purnia, secured the second position and Army Public School, Danapur Cantonment, finished third. Three other schools — Notre…
Patna: Canara Bank organised a series of programmes under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative at Ashray Vriddhashram near Beur Jail on Thursday. The programme was led by the bank’s executive director, Bhavendra Kumar.As part of the initiative, 35 elderly residents of the old-age home underwent eye examinations conducted by ASG Eye Hospital. Spectacles were…
Entrepreneurs takes part in a programme organised at IIT Patna Patna: Micro-entrepreneurs need to think beyond conventional business models and explore innovative ways to expand their enterprises, state MSME director Aman Samir said at a programme organised by the Incubation Centre, IIT Patna, under the SBI Foundation’s LEAP: GramPro Initiative.Addressing more than 90 beneficiaries and…
Patna: An SSB assistant sub-inspector (ASI) posted at the SKMCH sector headquarters in Muzaffarpur has come under scrutiny after three women, including a Delhi-based influencer, accused him of fraud, blackmail and exploitation. The Delhi woman also alleged that the ASI’s associate raped her after luring her to Muzaffarpur and later used a video of the…
