World Bank team inspects the site for the proposed commercial complex near A N College in Patna Patna: A World Bank team on Thursday inspected the site of a proposed multi-storey commercial complex near the A N College water tank under the Bihar Urban Transformation Programme.The project is among three commercial complexes proposed in the…
Patna: The health department has intensified food safety surveillance and enforcement across state ahead of the festive season, collecting 417 food samples and destroying contaminated, spoiled and expired food items during surprise inspections across the state.Health secretary-cum-food safety commissioner Kumar Ravi said a special statewide drive launched in the last week of Aug aims to…
Sasaram: A 14-year-old juvenile inmate lodged at a correctional home in Kaimur district died under mysterious circumstances on Thursday after he was found unconscious inside a toilet. His family alleged negligence by the authorities and has demand a judicial inquiry.The juvenile, a resident of Bhabua town, had been lodged at the juvenile correctional home-cum-place of…
BRC commandant Brigadier Rakesh Kumar Bora lays a wreath at the Veer Smriti Sthal Patna: The Bihar Regiment Centre (BRC) on Thursday marked the 26th Raising Day of the 154th Infantry Battalion at the BRC ground in Danapur cantonment, honouring the unit’s distinguished service and the sacrifices of its soldiers.Raised on Sept 10, 2001, in…
Patna: Newly appointed East Central Railway (ECR) general manager (GM) Dimpy Garg faces a challenging task as the zone is executing railway infrastructure projects worth around Rs 1 lakh crore in Bihar. Timely completion of these projects, along with improved passenger services and safety, will be among his key priorities.Garg took charge last week as…
DM Alankrita Pandey wades through floodwater to have first-hand assessment of the situation Bhagalpur: Despite a three-day respite from incessant rain, the number of flood-affected people in Bhagalpur has continued to rise as floodwater entered low-lying areas along the Ganga and Kosi tributaries in Naugachia subdivision.The number of affected panchayats has risen from 82 to…
Buxar: Dumraon police on Wednesday recovered a teenage girl who had been missing for nearly one and a half months and arrested a youth accused of allegedly luring her away.Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a raid in a village under Chakki block and safely recovered the girl. The accused, identified as Saroj…
Gaya: District magistrate Shashank Shubhankar on Wednesday ordered withholding of salaries of six hospital and health managers at Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH) after finding poor cleanliness and other deficiencies during an inspection.The DM also sought explanations from the officials and directed the hospital administration to ensure visible improvement in all arrangements…
Patna: A block supply officer was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe from a public distribution system (PDS) dealer at Naubatpur block in Patna district.The accused, identified as Vinod Kumar Ram, was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs 10,000 from the dealer on the premises of the Naubatpur block-cum-CO…
Gaya: The Patna high court on Wednesday dismissed two public interest litigations (PILs) filed by Bodh Gaya Hotel Association general secretary Sudama Kumar against monk in charges of various Buddhist monasteries in Bodh Gaya.The association had filed two PILs, one in 2017 and another this year, seeking action over alleged illegal constructions at foreign monasteries…
