Patna: Bodh Gaya is set to emerge as an important eco-tourism destination in the state, with the environment, forest and climate change department focusing on developing its natural landscapes alongside its established spiritual and Buddhist heritage.The department is looking at the potential of Maya Sarovar, Muchalinda Sarovar, the Dungeshwari area and the surrounding hills as…
Patna: A doctor from Khagaria, his wife and their driver were killed after an SUV rammed into a road divider on the Mokama-Bakhtiyarpur four-lane road in Patna district on Tuesday morning.The accident took place around 7.30am near Karnal village, shortly after the vehicle crossed the Mokama flyover. The SUV went out of control and rammed…
Patna: For hundreds of passengers in Delhi planning to travel to Patna for Diwali, the festive journey is already proving to be a nightmare. Major Patna-bound trains showed “regret” status within 15 to 20 minutes of bookings opening for Nov 7, leaving passengers unable to secure even wait-listed tickets.Passengers said trains, including New Delhi-Rajendra Nagar…
Patna: Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has prepared an initial conceptual plan to transform three underused parts of the city into better organised public and green spaces, with improved facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, visitors and small businesses.The proposal under the ‘Urban Green Infrastructure’ project covers the outer and inner periphery of Gandhi Maidan, the Patel Golambar-Sheikhpura…
Patna: The state industries department signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UAE-based AIM Global Foundation in Dubai on Tuesday to set up a dedicated food processing park in Bihar.The integrated agro-food and processing cluster will seek investments from the UAE and the wider Gulf region, with the aim of attracting companies, institutions and investors…
Jan Suraaj president Manoj Bharti addresses a press conference, in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Jan Suraaj on Tuesday questioned the process of preparing electoral rolls for the upcoming MLC elections in Bihar. Party state president Manoj Bharti demanded that the Election Commission should prepare the electoral rolls for teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies, while national spokesperson…
BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi addresses a news conference in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Approximately 1.25 lakh public representatives—from the panchayat level to Parliament—from across the country are likely to participate in the ‘Jansevak Mahakumbh’: Panchayat se Parliament tak’ mass rendition of all six stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ on Sept 17 to celebrate Prime Minister…
BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi addresses a news conference in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Approximately 1.25 lakh public representatives—ranging from the panchayat level to Parliament across the country—are likely to participate in the ‘Jansevak Mahakumbh: Panchayat se Parliament tak’ mass rendition of all six stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ on Sept 17 to celebrate Prime Minister…
Patna: Patna is set for an expansion of its drinking water infrastructure, with Ganga water to be stored in 56 ‘jal minars’ (water reservoirs) and supplied to households through a 1,200-km pipeline network under a project estimated to cost around Rs1,500 crore.The project is being executed by the Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (Buidco)…
Pilgrims offer ‘tarpan’ in the Falgu river in Gaya Patna: With lakhs of pilgrims expected to arrive in Gaya for the annual Pitripaksh Mela, the Bihar tourism department is preparing accommodation and other facilities for the religious event scheduled from Sept 25 to Oct 10.Tourism secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday directed officials to complete…
