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IGIMS forms panel to probe 'humiliation' of principal

PATNA, April 1 -- Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), a state-funded autonomous medical college, has constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to investigate allegations of pr... Read More


IGIMS principal writes to min: Feel like killing self

PATNA, March 31 -- Principal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), an autonomous medical college of the Bihar government, has raised serious concerns about his safety and threatened ... Read More


Relief to Bihar power consumers despite no change in tariff

PATNA, March 29 -- The impact of electricity bill on consumers having smart prepaid energy meters and those in rural areas will be softened, despite the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission not cha... Read More


Flouting HC order, Bihar health dept engages consortium for lab tests

PATNA, March 28 -- The Bihar health department, in brazen violation of Patna high court (HC) order, continues to avail the pathological services of a consortium of Gurugram-based Hindustan Wellness an... Read More


HC annuls Health dept nod to consortium for lab tests

PATNA, March 27 -- The Patna high court on March 24 ordered cancellation of contract the State Health Society, Bihar, (SHSB) had awarded to a so-called consortium of Hindustan Wellness, a Gurugram-bas... Read More


Two more post office passport centres opened

PATNA, March 24 -- Barring Valmikinagar, all of Bihar's 40 parliamentary constituencies are now covered by passport centres, with the opening of two more post office passport seva kendras (POPSKs) at ... Read More


Bihar IMA asks docs to keep away from firms of quacks

PATNA, March 24 -- The Bihar unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to its members and practising doctors to not associate with establishments of quacks, while distancing itself from is... Read More


PMCH pays NMC fine of Rs.4L for deficiencies

PATNA, March 22 -- The state-run Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) has used its "extra-curricular activity fund", meant essentially for college and student welfare, to pay the National Medical Com... Read More


BSNL 'fixes' subscriber's faulty cell number

PATNA, March 19 -- A BSNL pre-paid mobile subscriber in Bihar's Gaya who bought his SIM from Jharkhand in 2007-08 and ported it to Kerala in 2017, got his connection back from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand ... Read More


BSNL 'innovates' solution to allow new SIM to retain old contact number

PATNA, March 17 -- A retired banker in Bihar's Gaya on Saturday surrendered his three-decade old BSNL pre-paid mobile connection -- he last ported to Kerala -- following a snag in the SIM that warrant... Read More