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Bihar launches health drive for 60mn residents

PATNA, Sept. 3 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Chaudhary on Wednesday launched a state-wide health screening campaign aimed at examining 60 million residents above the age of 30 years and creating a di... Read More


Rs.39.80-cr Nehru Path plan gets cabinet nod

PATNA, Sept. 3 -- The state cabinet has approved a Rs.39.80 crore proposal to widen Nehru Path (Bailey Road) in Patna, officials said, adding that the project, led by the road construction department ... Read More


NSD campus to be set up in Patna: Minister

PATNA, Sept. 3 -- Bihar's art and culture minister Pramod Kumar on Wednesday said that the National School of Drama's (NSD) campus will be established at Patna or its adjoining areas with the Centre's... Read More


Bihar Health University told to set up biometric attendance systems

PATNA, Sept. 3 -- The Bihar University of Health Sciences (BUHS) on Tuesday has mandated all affiliated medical, dental, ayurvedic, unani, homeopathic, pharmacy, nursing and paramedical college to ins... Read More


EOU gets remand of key exam paper leak accused

PATNA, Sept. 3 -- Nearly a month after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) granted clean chit to NEET-UG 2024 examination paper leak accused Sanjeev Singh alias Lutan Mukhiya, the economic offen... Read More


Man held for sexually harassing tribal minor

Jamshedpur, Sept. 3 -- A 27-year-old man was arrested on charges of sexually harassing a 16-year-old tribal minor girl under the Bara Jamda police outpost (OP) area here following social unrest and an... Read More


Nepal-induced surge in rivers inundate rural areas, 100-yr-old temple collapses

PURNEA, Sept. 2 -- Nepal floods have started taking a toll on southeastern Bihar, with a surge in Kosi and Ganga rivers inundating several villages in Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts.The impact was c... Read More


Jamshedpur low-lying areas submerged amid flood alert in J'khand

JAMSHEDPUR, Sept. 2 -- Floodwaters inundated low-lying areas in Jamshedpur while flood alerts have sounded in Jamshedpur, Adityapur, Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Palamu and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand. Life... Read More


Tejashwi demands quota hike, slams NDA for 'shadow boxing'

PATNA, Sept. 2 -- Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday demanded a hike in quota in Bihar as per the caste data and dismissed the remarks of Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram... Read More


Patna witnesses surge in Dengue cases, 97 reported in August; 65 hospitalised

PATNA, Sept. 2 -- State capital Patna is witnessing a sharp rise in dengue cases, with 97 infections reported in August alone - nearly four times the 26 cases recorded in July - raising concern as mos... Read More