Patna: Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Thursday as ruling NDA and opposition members clashed over the police action against protesting students in Patna, forcing Speaker Prem Kumar to adjourn the House within 10 minutes of the start of proceedings.The opposition protested Wednesday’s police action against students demanding the resignation of Union education minister…
Patna: Ahead of the five-day monsoon session of the state legislature beginning on Monday, assembly speaker Prem Kumar on Friday asked departments to ensure the presence of their additional chief secretary, principal secretary or secretary in the House.Kumar issued the direction at a high-level meeting with senior officials to review security, traffic, medical facilities, cleanliness,…
Legislative Assembly event in Gaya Patna: The state assembly will hold a two-day orientation programme for members of the 18th assembly from July 11 at the Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (BIPARD) campus in Gaya.Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar told TOI on Monday that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, deputy chairman of Rajya…
Lucknow: A swift response by Lucknow Police personnel helped a NEET-UG aspirant reach her designated examination centre just minutes before the entry gates closed on Sunday, preventing her from missing one of the country’s most competitive entrance examinations.The student initially arrived at the PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya examination centre in Gomti Nagar, believing it to…
The bus on fire near Khanna in Ludhiana district on Sunday Khanna: Up to 100 passengers, including women and children, narrowly escaped death on Sunday when an interstate sleeper bus erupted in flames on the Ludhiana-Delhi national highway.The vehicle was travelling from Ludhiana to Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh when a fire broke out near…
Silchar: A Border Security Force (BSF) head constable died allegedly by suicide using his service rifle while on duty at an observatory along the international border in Assam‘s Sribhumi district on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Prem Kumar (44), a resident of Punjab and a member of the 171 Battalion of the BSF under…
Jamshedpur: Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday recovered the body of a 23-year-old man from the Subarnarekha river in Seraikela-Kharsawan district after he drowned while filming a reel on Monday evening, police said. The deceased was identified as Prem Kumar alias Bablu, a resident of Panchavati Nagar under Sonari police station…
Young Cancer Patient’s Dream FulfilledIn a heartwarming and inspiring gesture, a city-based medical oncologist Dr Satish Sharma fulfilled the wish of a young cancer patient undergoing treatment under his care by arranging a special meeting with governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar. The young patient is also an emerging entrepreneur. The governor appreciated the patient’s courage, entrepreneurial…
Gaya: Bihar assembly Speaker Prem Kumar on Tuesday stressed the need to explore measures to ease traffic congestion and ensure smoother access to religious and tourist destinations in the twin cities of Gaya and Bodh Gaya.The BJP MLA from Gaya Town reviewed the progress of the proposed Mahabodhi Corridor project during a virtual meeting held…
Meghalaya assembly speaker Thomas Sangma at the Canadian parliamentary seminar Shillong: The speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Thomas A Sangma, participated in the 16th Canadian Parliamentary Seminar held in Ottawa, Canada, from May 25 to 29 on the theme, ‘Parliaments in the 21st Century: Innovation and Adaptation for Democracy’.The seminar, organised by the Parliament…
