Revenue and land reforms department secretary Jai Singh holds a review meeting in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Revenue and land reforms department secretary Jai Singh on Tuesday directed circle officers (COs) to personally identify and rectify incomplete and erroneous jamabandi records on a Halka-wise basis, without waiting for applications from landholders. The department has already…
PMC workers clean a ghat in Patna on Tuesday Patna: The receding Ganga has left behind silt, waste and stagnant water at several ghats in Patna, prompting the civic body to step up cleaning and mosquito-control measures. The exercise comes as Bihar continues to deal with the aftermath of the floods, with health officials warning…
Patna: Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced the schedule for elections to eight seats in the Bihar Legislative Council, comprising four each of the graduate and teacher constituencies.Polling for all eight seats will be held on Oct 23, while counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on Oct 27, the EC said.The…
Patna: A joint team of Bihar Cyber Crime and Security Unit and Patna Cyber Police arrested four suspects and busted a cyberfraud network that allegedly cheated people of around Rs 3 crore across several states and abroad.The operation was conducted on Monday following a technical analysis of complaints and suspicious digital activities reported on various…
Patna Zoo has housed 34 rhinos over the past 38 years Patna: Preparations to expand rhinoceros conservation from zoos to natural habitats in Bihar have intensified, with the state govt working on a programme to reintroduce the species in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR). A detailed rhino rehabilitation and conservation plan is expected to be prepared…
Patna: A constable allegedly shot his sister and then shot himself at a rented house in Danapur in Patna district late Tuesday night. Both siblings died on the spot, leaving residents of the area shocked.The incident took place near the Mithila Colony turn under the Danapur police station. The deceased were identified as Omchand alias…
Patna: Patna High Court has sought a reply from the central and state govts on a PIL seeking strict enforcement of laws prohibiting disclosure of the names and identities of child survivors of sexual offences, including cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.A division bench comprising Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao…
An aircraft lands at Patna airport Patna: The proposed expansion of Patna airport has reached a crucial stage, with state govt now required to take a call on the land needed to extend the runway and improve the aircraft approach path.A high-level committee of central govt, which examined the expansion plan, has submitted its report…
CM Samrat Choudhary at a meeting in Patna on Tuesday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday directed officials to accelerate the implementation of major development projects under ‘Bihar Gati’ and other centrally sponsored and state schemes, with emphasis on timely completion, quality control and inter-departmental coordination.Reviewing projects worth more than Rs100 crore at a meeting…
BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi with the participants at a workshop in Patna on Tuesday Patna: A theatrical performance and workshop titled ‘Namo Seva–Unkahi Kahaniyan’ was organised at Premchand Rangshala in Patna on Tuesday as part of the BJP’s monthlong ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’. BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi attended the programme as the chief guest.The…
