Additional chief secretary of cabinet secretariat Arvind Kumar Chaudhary Patna: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved govt’s proposal to set up two new universities — Ramdhari Singh Dinkar University (RSDU) in Begusarai and Mata Sita Mahila University (MSMU) in Patna.The twin proposals, moved by education department, were cleared under the Bihar Special University Act, 2026….
Buxar/Ara: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday visited Lord Vaman temple at Central Jail premises in Buxar and the historic Jagdishpur fort and Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Smriti Museum in Bhojpur, besides reviewing development projects and interacting with beneficiaries of govt schemes.At Vaman temple on the occasion of Vaman Dwadashi, Choudhary performed puja and prayed…
EOU ADG Manavjit Singh Dhillon Patna: Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) has cancelled the sub-inspector recruitment (main) written examination held on May 27, 2026, amid investigations into alleged irregularities at examination centres in Purnia and Gaya. The commission said on Wednesday that a fresh examination date would be announced separately.The exam was held in…
Ara: Padma Shri awardee Bhim Singh Bhavesh has written to the general manager of East Central Railway, Hajipur, seeking urgent repairs of potholes and damaged sections on Platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Ara Junction.In his letter, Bhavesh said gaps and damaged portions of the platforms were inconveniencing passengers and had resulted in frequent…
Gaya DM Shashank Shubhankar at a meeting on Wednesday Gaya: The fire department has carried out safety inspections at key accommodation centres and high-footfall locations in Gaya ahead of the fortnight-long Pitripaksh mela starting Friday.A team led by district fire officer Jyoti Prakash inspected Gandhi Maidan tent city, Gaya railway station and other vulnerable points…
Govt had earlier planned to electrify 122 villages in Kaimur district and another 14 hilly villages in neighbouring Rohtas district Sasaram: Residents of 122 villages and hamlets, mostly belonging to a scheduled tribe in the Kaimur hills under Adhaura block, are still waiting for regular electricity, nearly 79 years after Independence, with a proposed electrification…
Patna: Most parts of the state are likely to witness heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning over the next three days, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for five north Bihar districts on Thursday. The change in weather is due to a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to…
A crowd gathers near the incident site Bettiah: A 37-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger while she was collecting fodder near the periphery of a forest in Naurangia area of West Champaran district on Wednesday. This is the fourth fatal tiger attack in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) region since July this year,…
Patna: In a bid to improve learning outcomes and accountability in schools, the education department will appoint nodal officers for all 700 model schools in Bihar, introduce weekly tests, conduct surprise inspections and enforce a ban on teachers carrying cellphones into classrooms.The decision was taken at a virtual meeting chaired by education secretary RajivRoshan with…
Patna: A 22-year-old woman preparing for the Bihar Police recruitment examination was allegedly attacked with a knife after she refused a youth’s repeated advances in Muzaffarpur’s Motipur police station area on Tuesday.The woman has accused one Ravi Kumar of stalking and harassing her, threatening her with rape and death, and attacking her at her home….
