Patna: A total of 5,446 eligible landless families across Bihar were given land allotment certificates under Abhiyan Basera-2 on Saturday, revenue and land reforms minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said. He said the state govt aims to distribute allotment certificates to 30,000 landless families by Aug 15.According to the minister, the govt, under the leadership of…
Patna: Revenue and land reforms department secretary Jai Singh has asked officials concerned to complete the Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Programme by Aug 15, warning that negligence and delays will not be tolerated.Chairing a review meeting through videoconferencing on Friday, Singh assessed the progress of the survey in Arwal, Jehanabad, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai and Sheohar…
Patna: Two more accused were shot and injured in separate police encounters in Sitamarhi and Samastipur districts during the past 24 hours, taking the number of such incidents in Bihar to 21 in the 56 days since Samrat Choudhary became chief minister on April 22. The latest encounters came amid continuing scrutiny over the June…
Patna: Five people were killed and nine others injured after lightning struck at two locations in Khagaria district on Thursday morning, officials said.The incidents occurred around am. In Beldaur block, lightning killed Kush Kumar, 17, and Jawahar Sharma, 35. In Gogri block, three residents of Baltara village — Vidyanand Yadav, 73, Ashutosh Yadav, 30, and…
Patna: Bihar has reported 31 Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases so far this year, with no deaths recorded, marking the fourth consecutive year of zero fatalities from the condition, according to state health officials. The govt credited the fourth consecutive year without any AES-related deaths to increased awareness, better vaccination coverage and continued efforts to…
