Patna, July 3: In a bid to boost Kho-Kho’s development in Bihar, Neeraj Kumar Pappu, Secretary of the Kho-Kho Association of Bihar, held a crucial meeting with Raveendran Sankaran, Director General cum Chief Executive Officer of the Bihar State Sports Authority. During their discussion, Neeraj Kumar Pappu briefed Raveendran Sankaran about ongoing initiatives by the…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: The construction of the new Collectorate building in Patna district, Bihar, unearthed a remarkable piece of history. During the excavation of the Collectorate campus in 2022, workers discovered a 123-year-old road roller from the British era buried underground. This road roller, now 125 years old, has been restored by the Road…
By Alok Mohit and Neeraj Kumar Patna: The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court order striking down the state’s quota laws that provided 65% reservation to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in government jobs and educational institutions. In its…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: The construction of the underground tunnel on the Danapur-Khemnichak (via Bailey Road-Patna Junction) corridor of Phase One of the Patna Metro has been stalled for an extended period. This corridor features an elevated line from Danapur to Pataliputra station and from Mithapur to Khemnichak, which will be connected by an underground…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: In response to significant backlash over the previous year’s academic calendar, which saw the cancellation of holidays for several Hindu festivals, the Bihar government has taken steps to address the issue for the upcoming year. The then Additional Chief Secretary of the Education Department, KK Pathak, had released the academic calendar…
Patna: Officials from various sports associations in Bihar, led by the Bihar Olympic Association, met with Sports Minister Surendra Mehta at Vikas Bhawan. The discussions aimed to establish harmony between the Sports Department and the sports associations. During the meeting, officials apprised the minister of the problems related to their respective sports. They discussed the…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: Bihar is rapidly advancing in the field of IT. Following the establishment of an office by US analytics and AI consulting company Tiger Analytics, global IT giant HCL Technologies Limited has now inaugurated its first infrastructure delivery center in the state. Located in Udyog Bhawan near Gandhi Maidan, Patna, the center…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha has filed his nomination as the NDA candidate for the by-election to fill a vacant seat in the Bihar Legislative Council. Present during his nomination were Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, and other prominent leaders of the alliance. The Grand Alliance is unlikely to…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: On Monday afternoon, the Pontoon Bridge on the River Ganga, known as the lifeline of the Diara region, was dismantled. As a result, thousands of residents from seven panchayats—Purani Panapur, Hetanpur, Kasimchak, Patlapur, Ganghara, Manas, and Akilpur—are now reliant on boats for commuting. The dismantling has severed their direct connection to…
By Neeraj Kumar Patna: This year, Bihar will achieve complete digitization of its land records and district archives, transforming them into digital libraries. This initiative will make all revenue records of the state accessible with a click. In 2024, 274 zones will be converted into digital libraries as part of the fourth agriculture roadmap, with…
