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Patna: Job aspirants throng Ganga ghats for free coaching

PATNA: The riverfront area behind the Patna College has turned into a knowledge hub where hundreds of government job aspirants come from different parts of the country on every weekend to prepare for competitive exams. S K Jha, who conducts free classes between 6am and 7.30am for students preparing for…

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Panic buttons in public transport in Bihar soon

PATNA: All public transport vehicles, including private buses and cabs, across the state will soon have to be fitted with VLTs (vehicle location tracking) and panic buttons, which will help authorities monitor incidences of over-speeding and reckless driving, and also facilitate them in seeking police assistance during emergency, according to…

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Patna: Three of family run over by train at Fatuha railway station

PATNA: A 55-year-old woman and her two minor grandchildren were run over by the Kamakhya-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express (15624) at Fatuha railway station on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Saroj Devi, Sonali (5) and Akash (4) from a nearby local village, said Fatuha GRP inspector Bharat Oraon.

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Bihar: RJD’s Amar Kumar Paswan beats BJP’s Baby Kumari in Bochaha bypoll

PATNA: In a major setback to the ruling NDA in Bihar, RJD candidate Amar Kumar Paswan defeated BJP nominee Baby Kumari by a huge margin of 36,653 votes in the Bochaha assembly bypoll. Result was announced on Saturday.

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Long-pending Bakhtiyarpur - Tajpur greenfield bridge over Ganga will now be ready by Dec 2024, construction agency tells Bihar CM

PATNA: The long-pending construction work of the Bakhtiyarpur - Tajpur four-lane greenfield bridge over Ganga river would now be completed by December 2024, officials of the construction agency informed CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday.

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Bihar: No sale, consumption of chicken in Supaul village

PATNA: The Supaul district administration has banned sale and consumption of poultry products in 1km radius of Chhapkahi village. Samples of dead birds collected from the village had tested positive for avian flu (H5N1) at National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal.

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Patna: Medanta hospital to be a 700-bed facility soon, says Naresh Trehan

PATNA: If everything goes according to plan, liver transplant will soon be started at Jaiprabha Medanta Superspecialty Hospital in the city. Noted cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan, who is also the chairman and managing director of Medanta, made this announcement here. He said the 300-bed hospital would soon…

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CNG sales increase by over 9% in Patna

PATNA: With the state government banning diesel-run autorickshaws and old buses in the city, sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) have increased by 9.1%. Many vehicle owners have also shifted to CNG due to the rise in prices of petrol and diesel.

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Many in race for post of Bihar Congress president

PATNA: After resignation of Madan Mohan Jha as president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC), lobbying for the state chief post has gained pace.

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14 non-aerobridge AAI airports get ambulifts to facilitate divyang flyers; 6 more by month-end

NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has provided ambulifts to facilitate flyers with reduced mobility at 14 airports — Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Patna, Bagdogra, Darbhanga, Imphal, Vijayawada, Port Blair, Jodhpur, Belgaum, Silchar, Jharsuguda, Rajkot and Hubli.

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Met predicts light rain in parts of Bihar for 2 days

PATNA: People in north-east Bihar can expect slight respite from the scorching heat as weathermen have predicted light rainfall in isolated parts of the region on Sunday and Tuesday. However, south Bihar is expected to witness scorching heat conditions over the next four days.

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Dedicated yard for abandoned, seized vehicles to come up in Patna soon

PATNA: Soon, police stations in the state capital will get rid of abandoned or impounded cars and bikes, as the home department has decided to set up a dedicated yard for such vehicles.

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Tight security for Ram Navami in Patna today

PATNA: Anticipating huge turnout of devotees in temples and religious processions on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday, the district administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure law and order in the state capital. Traffic has also been diverted on several routes for hassle-free movement of people.

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Patna: March 2023 deadline for renovation of planetarium

PATNA: The remodelling of the interior portion of dome-shaped screening hall at Indira Gandhi Science Complex Planetarium, popularly known as Taramandal, has started.

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Craze for live music, stand-up comedy shows increases in Patna

PATNA: The live music and stand-up comedy culture is gradually catching up at restaurants and cafés in Patna. Several restaurants organise live music by local artists on the weekends. Some cafés have also started organising special stand-up comedy shows by inviting comedians from metropolitan cities.

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Patna: Three youths feared drowned in Ganga

PATNA: Three youths were feared drowned in the Ganga after their overloaded boat was caught in the strong current and capsized near Brahmchari Ghat under Maner police station of rural Patna on Saturday.

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‘Bihar courts clogged with liquor cases’

PATNA: If there is one sector which has been quite critical of the prevailing liquor prohibition regime in Bihar, it’s the judiciary. The judiciary has often expressed its displeasure over courts handling lakhs of cases related to bail of liquor offenders, seizure of vehicles and confiscation of properties under Bihar…

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Heatwave spell in Bihar likely to continue till April 12: Met office

PATNA: With Buxar remaining the hottest place in the state on the fifth consecutive day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday ruled out any respite from scorching heat and predicted heatwave spell to continue at least till next Tuesday.

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Patna: Airfares jump as jet fuel prices increase

PATNA: With the rise in airfares on different domestic routes, the Jayprakash Narayan International Airport (JPNI) has witnessed a drastic fall in daily passenger footfall for more than a week now. Flight operations, too, has reduced to almost half due to low occupancy rate.

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Bihar lacks ‘mechanism’ to stop liquor smuggling: Patna HC

PATNA: The Patna high court has expressed its displeasure over the absence of any mechanism to identify liquor smugglers in Bihar, leading to “flourishing gangs and economic offences due to rampant illicit liquor trade”.

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Railways cancels four trains due to non-interlocking work

PATNA: The railways has cancelled at least four passenger trains and diverted the routes of seven others either originating from or passing through the jurisdiction of East Central Railway (ECR) due to non-interlocking (NI) work being carried out in Malda division of the Eastern Railway till April 13.

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Bihar: BJP minister Janak Ram seeks ban on loudspeakers in mosques

PATNA: Days after raising heat in the political circles of Maharashtra and Karnataka, the demand for ban on mosque loudspeakers has reached Bihar.

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Bihar: RJD worker shot dead over poll rivalry in Vaishali

PATNA: A day after the declaration of legislative council poll results for 24 seats, an RJD worker was killed in Raghopur assembly constituency area in Vaishali district on Friday. Incidentally, Raghopur is the assembly constituency of RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and the RJD candidate lost the council election for…

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With voting for Bihar Council election is over, leading political parties shift their focus to Bochahan assembly by-polls

PATNA: With voting for 24 local authority seats of the Bihar legislative council is over on Monday, focus of all leading political parties of the state have now shifted to the by-polls in Bochahan assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district.

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Make PICU wards fully ready to ensure timely treatment of AES-affected children, Bihar CM tells health officials

PATNA: Alarmed over sudden rise in temperature and fear about outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday convened a high-level review meeting over the disease at his official residence.

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