Patna: State Congress members on Wednesday staged a protest march against the proposal of the Bihar government to hike electricity tariff from the next financial year. he march started from Lohia Garden (Kankerbagh) and ended at Dinkar roundabout (Rajdendra Nagar). Patna: Television artistes Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee, who are participating in a dance reality show, visited Patna on Wednesday to solicit the support of viewers who would cast votes deciding their fate on the show. Patna: An executive committee meeting of the All India Backward Classes Federation was held late on Tuesday night. Patna: Police have requested several shop owners and residents in the city to install CCTV cameras and alarms, admitting that thefts have increased owing to winter and fog.n Wednesday, two persons, involved in the theft of a mobile phone shop at Ashok Nagar in the small hours of January 13, were nabbed. Cellphones worth Rs 3 lakh were stolen and the CCTV image of one of them led to the arrest of the two. “It is winter and the dense fog is an advantage for thieves even after strong police patrolling. The police suggest that shopkeepers should install CCTV cameras and alarms in their shops. The guards in apartments should be alert and wear fluorescent jackets to be visible,” Patna senior superintendent of police Manu Maharaaj said.Patna: The water resources department on Wednesday gave administrative approval to construct a 9.8km road along Gorgama Bund in Begusarai. The official press release of the department said the construction would begin in the current financial year and be completed by May 15, 2014.Patna: Dr Rajendra Prasad Samajik Sansthan on Wednesday organised a seminar on the topic “Role of Bihar in Freedom Struggle and Mahatma Gandhi” on the premises of IIBM on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary. The chairperson of Bihar Legislative Council, Awadhesh Narayan Singh, inaugurated the seminar. Patna: Patna Management Association, an affiliate of All India Management Association, New Delhi, on Wednesday conferred the title of Best Business Manager to Sudha managing director S.K. Singh for his outstanding performance in supplying more than 20 lakh litres of milk and more than 1.4 lakh kg of curd to residents of the state on the eve of Makar Sankranti. Patna: Bihar youth Arjit Shashwat, the chief operating officer and director of Allsol Technology, has received an international award in Thailand at the fifth International Global Business Opportunities ceremony for outstanding performance in the field of information technology. Patna: K.S. Dwivedi, additional director-general, wireless and technical services, has been asked to hold additional charge of additional director-general (modernisation). The post fell vacant after R.K. Mishra was relieved for central deputation on January 13 to join the Central Reserve Police Force as inspector-general.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
