Aurangabad: In an initiative aimed at making Bihar’s district judiciary more transparent, accessible and accountable, the Patna high court has introduced a comprehensive grievance redressal mechanism backed by a detailed SOP for the functioning of Vigilance Committees in all district courts on Monday.While Vigilance Committees have already been functioning in district courts, the high court…
Gaya: Magadh University (MU) administration on Friday ordered suspension of Gaya College assistant professor of Sanskrit department Shivji Pandey. Following the order by acting vice-chancellor Dilip Kumar Keshari, registrar Binod Kumar Mangalam issued a notification in this regard.The action was taken against Pandey following a viral video in which he was seen involved in alleged…
Mamta Kalyani has been posted as City SP (Central), Patna Patna: In an administrative reshuffle aimed at strengthening law and order across the state, the state govt on Thursday transferred 27 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and two Bihar Police Service (BPS) officers. The home department issued a notification detailing changes across several districts, police…
Varanasi: Reviewing pre-monsoon preparations, divisional commissioner S Rajalingam directed officials to complete the cleaning of drains and channels by the end of June, while municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal expressed displeasure over the slow pace of works under the CM Grid scheme and issued a final warning to agencies concerned.During a meeting with officials of the…
Patna: Bihar solar journey is no longer confined to household rooftops. Across the state, govt buildings, irrigation networks, reservoirs and public infrastructure are being transformed into sources of clean energy, marking a decisive shift away from fossil fuel dependence.At the heart of this transition is the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali mission, under which the Bihar Renewable Energy Development…
Patna: State mines and geology minister Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi on Saturday said Bihar is set to witness large-scale mining operations for a dozen critical minerals and rare earth elements (REEs) within the next couple of years in seven districts of south Bihar.“This has become possible as their last-stage detailed exploration, called G1 exploration in mining…
The biggest advantage of the schedules is that residents will no longer have to take flights abroad or to domestic cities after travelling to Mohali or Amritsar airports. Ludhiana: Less than a fortnight after a private airline started two flights from Ludhiana district’s Halwara airport, it released the schedule for connecting flights with various other…
Police said 58 boys and 109 girls were found to be trafficked between 2021 and April 2026 Mumbai: More girls were found to be trafficked than boys, as per Mumbai Government Railway Police (GRP) records, over the past five years. Police said 58 boys and 109 girls were found to be trafficked between 2021 and…
As per the last NCRB report, with nine cases, Ludhiana was at number two spot among 34 metropolitan cities of the country. Ludhiana: Amid the growing concerns about environment protection, Ludhiana recorded the second-highest cases under environment protection laws among metropolitan cities of the country in 2024, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau…
A Gulmohar tree blooms amid rising temperatures Pune: Twenty-seven of Maharashtra‘s 36 districts have been witnessing intense heat spells since March 1 and have registered 219 heatstroke cases and eight deaths till May 18, state health department data show. Of these, two deaths each from Latur and Akola have been confirmed, while six others remain…
