Patna: The revenue and land reforms department on Tuesday initiated action against eight circle officers (COs) and revenue officers (ROs) over alleged corruption and administrative irregularities. The measures include departmental proceedings, charge sheets, increment freezes and special investigations.Among those facing action is former Dehri CO Seema Rani, now retired, who has been accused of ignoring…
BUIDCO MD Animesh Kumar Parashar held a meeting with officials on Sunday Patna: With the monsoon season approaching, the Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) has placed all its officials and employees on high alert. Acting on the directions of managing director Animesh Kumar Parashar, the agency has launched a comprehensive pre-monsoon inspection drive across…
Patna: Seven live cartridges were recovered from the handbag of a software engineer and an empty cartridge from a student’s bag during baggage screening at Patna airport on Saturday. A case under the Arms Act was registered against software engineer Santosh Tiwari, 32, who was later released on bail bond, while no FIR was lodged…
Panchkula: A Panchkula court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife over their inability to have children. Additional sessions judge Bikramjit Arora also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.the case dates back to Jan 13, 2023, when information was received about the suspicious death of a woman in…
Patna: On the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), Bihar registered 59,579 complaints of cyber financial fraud in the first four months of 2026. The state has ranked fourth in the country in the registration of online cyber crime complaints and FIRs since 2024.The total reported amount of cyberfraud stood at Rs199 crore, of which…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday directed the agriculture and disaster management departments to carry out an immediate assessment of crop losses and damage to fruits on trees after sudden storm, rain and hail battered several districts. In a post on X, Choudhary said the survey would help the govt determine the extent of…
Prayagraj: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has introduced sectional timing in the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2026, one of its biggest recruitment examinations conducted for appointments to Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ posts in various ministries, departments, constitutional bodies, tribunals and organisations under the Central govt. The commission has implemented sectional timing in the…
Varanasi: Five people from Varanasi received Padma awards from President Droupadi Murmu on Monday during the first civil investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards included one Padma Vibhushan and four Padma Shri. The President presented 66 of the 131 approved Padma awards for the year. The Padma Vibhushan was received by N Rajam,…
According to police, the accident took place near gate no. 1 of the Millennium City Centre metro station, when Govardhan was heading back to a store on a bike after an order was cancelled Gurgaon: A 23-year-old delivery executive, Govardhan from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, died on Wednesday after he was critically injured in a hit-and-run near…
