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Special land survey in Bihar to be completed by 2025: State govt official
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 01:54 PM IST
The Bihar government is undertaking a special land survey to update land records in a phased manner after having already missed a few deadlines since it began in 2011
Bihar: Criminals fire at jeweller, flee with cash and ornaments after injuring him
The trader, identified as Vikas Kumar Seth, is a resident of Sasaram and was returning home when the incident took place
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:18 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Agra stinks as sanitary workers go on strike
The strike was a sequel to a tiff between corporator Rishabh Gupta and sanitary supervisor Ajeet alias Vikasdeep. The sanitary workers alleged the corporator had attacked Vikasdeep and demanded his arrest. Gupta, on the other hand, refuted the allegations.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Fake videos of ‘attacks’ on migrants: Bihar YouTuber brought back from TN to stay in Patna jail
Manish Kashyap has been lodged in a jail in Tamil Nadu since March this year for allegedly circulating fabricated videos of “attacks” on migrant workers in the southern state.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 09:34 PM IST
Mukesh Kumar Mishra, Patna
‘Utilise teachers’ services for caste survey only after class hours’: Bihar ACS
Bihar’s additional chief secretary (education) KK Pathak has written to all the district magistrates (DMs) in this regard
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 05:41 PM IST
Gaya youth assault: Case registered against six, one arrested
A mob in Bihar’s Gaya allegedly tied a youngster to a handpump, stripped and assaulted him, before shaving his head, moustache and eyebrows, accusing him of stealing a mobile phone
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:42 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Bihar sets August 15 deadline for schools to improve attendance
The state’s education department claimed that there was improvement due to inspections, but the worrying part was below 50% attendance in schools
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:38 PM IST
Bihar: YouTuber arrested for allegedly disrupting harmony through channel
The police examined the content of the alleged news channels and found that the videos showcased hostility and attempts to disrupt harmony between two communities
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 09:57 AM IST
Bishnu K Jha
Bihar: YouTuber Manish Kashyap produced before courts in Bettiah
YouTuber Manish Kashyap has been lodged in Madurai jail for allegedly spreading fake news about purported attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 06:48 PM IST
‘She has first claim’: Chirag Paswan floats his mother’s name for Hajipur seat
Ram Vilas Paswan, who founded the Lok Janshakti Party, represented Hajipur Lok Sabha seat nine times. In 2019, the party fielded Chirag Paswan’s uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras from the seat
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 06:12 PM IST
Bihar: Mob assaults youth over alleged theft in Gaya
Police said a case has been registered against unidentified assailants and a team has been formed to identity and arrest the accused
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 01:18 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Bihar: Efforts on to reintroduce rhinos in Valmiki Tiger Reserve
The process of the reintroduction of rhinos in VTR will start on the basis of recommendations of the task force, Bihar’s chief wildlife warden PK Gupta said
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 01:12 PM IST
Bihar: 3 dead as bike rams into truck; cops say riders weren’t wearing helmets
The riders were not wearing helmets and died from the heavy blow they sustained on their heads, the police said
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:11 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
New rule for registration renewal of older vehicles
Earlier, older vehicles were offered re-registration facility after vehicle’s inspection and verification of documents by the MVI only. The DTO was the final authority to accept or deny re-registration
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 08:02 AM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
ICMR Patna gets nod for kala-azar drug trial
LXE408 is a tablet, believed to have better patient compliance due to a shorter regimen than the only available oral drug, Miltefosine, which is currently not being recommended as monotherapy
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 08:01 AM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Docs warn of boycotting OPD duty on Aug 18, 19
The Bihar Health Services Association has asked doctors to wear black badge to work on August 16 and 17 over its demands
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 08:02 AM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Trial on new Kala Azar drug to begin at ICMR’s Patna research centre
Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and Patna are the two locations in India the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a Geneva-based organisation, has chosen to conduct the phase II trial of the drug
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 05:21 PM IST
31-year-old ITC employee shot dead in Bihar’s Munger
The man was on his way to office on his bike when bike-borne criminals shot him from behind, hardly 200 metres from his house
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 03:20 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
Bihar govt mulls separate screening for working teachers beyond BPSC exam
The teachers working for years would not have to go through the BPSC exam, but a new mechanism would be evolved for them to ensure that there was no discrimination against the deserving ones in the old system
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 02:42 PM IST
Teachers recruitment: CM holds ‘positive’ talks with allies, decision awaited
The teachers have been demanding government employee status without any exam rider and requisite changes in the Bihar state school teachers (appointment, transfer, disciplinary action, and service condition) rules, 2023, under which the government plans to carry out future appointments under a new cadre.
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 09:41 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Bihar bridge collapse: Will rebuild and foot the bill, firm in dock tells HC
On June 4, the spans on pier 10-12 of the extra-dosed cable-stayed bridge had collapsed. A purported video clip of the incident, made by locals, was widely circulated on the social media.
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 09:29 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Bihar: NIA arrests two PFI activists from East Champaran
Police said they were arrested based on information received from PFI’s master trainer Yakub alias Sultan Usman Khan, who is currently in jail. Yakun was arrested from the district’s Gawandra village on July 19
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 04:28 PM IST
Bihar: Appointment of financial advisor sparks ‘outrage’ at LNMU
The reappointment of the financial advisor was made when a writ petition filed by him against his dismissal remained sub judice
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Bishnu K Jha
Nitish to meet ruling alliance leaders today to discuss teachers’ issues
State’s parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, during the monsoon session of the state legislature last month, had promised in the House that the CM would review the new rules and talk to leaders of alliance parties.
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 09:26 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Nitish Kumar to discuss teachers’ issues with GA leaders on Saturday
The meeting is significant as it will take place in keeping with the promise made by parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kunar Choudhary. The minister had last month promised the chief minister will meet the agitating teachers, discuss and fulfil the justified demands of contractual teachers
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 03:04 PM IST
Bihar: Ex-MLC’s 14-year-old son kills self with licenced firearm; probe on
He was rushed to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his skull, but doctors declared him dead after a few minutes
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 02:40 PM IST
NIA files charge sheet against 4 PFI members in Bihar conspiracy case
The accused were operating, along with other accused in planning of violent criminal acts by arranging arms and ammunition and in propagating the PFIs ideology and agenda
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:10 PM IST
Patna-Delhi IndiGo flight makes emergency landing minutes after take-off; all safe
According to information received from IndiGo, the airline accommodated all passengers on a separate flight
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:05 PM IST
Bihar: One person arrested with live cartridges at Darbhanga airport
Pawan Kumar Singh, SHO of Sadar police station, confirmed the arrest and said the passanger had booked a ticket for Delhi
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 09:38 AM IST
Bishnu K Jha
July 21 Muzaffarpur murders: STF nabs kingpin, aide from Rameswaram in TN
The accused have been identified as Pradyuman Kumar Sharma alias Mantu Sharma, and his accomplice Govind Kumar Sharma (shooter), both history sheeters
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 10:02 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
