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Rajesh K Thakur

Patna Diary

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recently claimed that the inflow of tourists has gone after the ban on alcohol in the state.

01 Dec 2019

Alarmed with the 14.8% rise in road accidents in the last few months, the state government has created a road safety fund and appointed a special deputy superintendent rank police officer in 38 distri

19 Nov 2019

Patna diary: Book Fair in city from November 8

Apparels and attires, made from Khadi, got a corporate platform in Patna on Tuesday when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the first and largest Khadi mall in Patna.

07 Nov 2019

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Following the Kerala-model, the Bihar Education Project Council has launched the MHA-sponsored Student Police Cadet (SPC) project to groom 48,400 cadets in the next two years.

26 Oct 2019

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General manager of East Central Railway (ECR) LC Trivedi awarded 21 employees for their works in getting the third all-Indian rank in Indian Railway Cleanliness Survey report 2019 recently.

15 Oct 2019

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To ensure a plastic-free experience, the East Central Railway (ECR) has installed 19 Plastic Crusher Machines (PCMs) at railway stations across its jurisdictions, including Patna junction.

04 Oct 2019

Patna diary: Union Minister Nityanand Rai adopts 42 differently-abled children

All these ‘divyang’ children would be taken to Kolkata-based rehab centres after Durga Puja for medical treatment,” he said.

23 Sep 2019

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He said every block will have at least at one such centre.

12 Sep 2019

Patna diary: Bihar medical college hospitals to have eye bank

Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on Sunday that each of the nine medical college and hospitals in Bihar will have a full-fledged eye bank functioning from October.

13 Aug 2019

Patna Diary: Nitish government to keep watch on illegal sand mining through drones, satellites

The modern approach to keep a watch on activities over riverside belts whereby illegal acts of sand mining are done will hopefully lead to more culprits being caught.

04 Aug 2019

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At least 23 people were killed in lightning strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand.

25 Jul 2019

Patna diary: 150 trees to be relocated to create space for proposed four-lane road

Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi informed the Assembly recently that 1,548 dolphins were spotted between Bhagalapur and other gangetic fields over the last few months.

14 Jul 2019

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The prison department in Bihar has signed an agreement with the Art of Living (AOL) to teach yoga to 48,000 inmates lodged in the state’s 56 jails.

03 Jul 2019

WATCH | BJP candidate Sanjay Jaiswal escapes unhurt after mob attempts to attack him in Bihar

The mob was armed with traditional weapons and had cordoned-off the areas near the house in which sitting MP of Bettiah Dr Sanajay Jaiswal had taken safe shelter with his bodyguards.

12 May 2019