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Transfer of engineer: 42 days after regulator's rejection, Bihar power firm corrects its wrong

PATNA, June 24 -- It has taken 42 days since the state power regulator red-flagged a transfer, and a change of guards at the helm, for the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) to reverse... Read More


Snag affects power supply; parts of Patna in dark for an hour

PATNA, June 23 -- Power supply from the Gaurichak grid to the Mithapur grid was affected following a snag on Sunday evening, as many areas in central Patna went without electricity for around an hour,... Read More


Bihar CS draws Centre's urgent attention to Patna airport

PATNA, June 20 -- Bihar chief secretary (CS) Amrit Lal Meena has sought the Centre's immediate attention for resolution of several technical and operational issues at Patna's Jay Prakash Narayan (JPNI... Read More


Bihar catches up with national average of IMR

PATNA, June 20 -- At 26, Bihar has been able to catch up with the national average of infant mortality rate (IMR), but ranks eighth highest in the country among 37 states and Union territories, as per... Read More


Drop in Bihar sex ratio, says SRS report

PATNA, June 18 -- Bihar has slid to being the sixth worst state in terms of sex ratio at birth (SRB), which is the number of females per 1,000 males, showing a decline by two points from 900 in 2019-2... Read More


Bihar identifies land for runway extension

PATNA, June 17 -- The civil aviation department (CAD) and the Patna district administration have identified land for extension of the runway at Patna's Jayprakash Narayan International (JPNI) airport ... Read More


Patna airport safety issues: Bihar CS asks Centre to send team

PATNA, June 16 -- The Bihar government had requested the Centre to send a multi-disciplinary team to suggest actions for safe air operations from the Jayprakash Narayan International (JPNI) airport in... Read More


AAI flags security concern at Patna airport, alerts Bihar govt

PATNA, June 14 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently sounded out the Bihar government that Patna airport is unsafe for air operation given its short runway length and operational const... Read More


Air crash in Ahmedabad a reminder to Patna mishap

PATNA, June 13 -- The air crash in Ahmedabad is a chilling reminder of the Alliance Air Boeing 737-2A8 flight (CD 7412) crash in Patna on July 17, 2000, killing 55 people on board the aircraft and fiv... Read More


Grid failure: Patna plunges into darkness

PATNA, June 13 -- Lakhs of Patnaites suffered prolonged power outage for around 19 hours following a major snag in the 132/33kV Mithapur and its associated Karbhigaiya grids, affecting power supply in... Read More