Patna: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday arrested Shiv Shanker Singh, head clerk of land ceiling office at Bihiya in Bhojpur district, while he was accepting Rs 30,000 as bribe from one Gopal Prasad. ingh had demanded bribe for favouring Prasad in a long pending case.Patna: Rameshwar Singh principal secretary of finance department has been given additional charge of commissioner-cum-secretary of commercial taxes department, while Vandana Kinni has been appointed chairman-cum-managing director of Bihar Women Development Corporation.Patna: Prisoners lodged in 58 jails across the state observed fast on Tuesday to pay tributes to Jatindra Nath Das.Patna: A division bench of Justice S.K. Katriar and Justice A. Amanullah of the high court on Tuesday sought reply from the state government and Bihar State Road Transport Corporation within four weeks on a PIL seeking direction to stop plying of big buses on city roads which create traffic congestion.Patna: Tension prevailed at Road Number 1 of Nala Road on Tuesday after a middle-aged woman died at a private nursing home. Her relatives alleged wrong medication. Patna: More than 200 sacks of foodgrain meant for children under mid-day meal scheme were recovered from a godown in Gardanibagh area.Gaya: Three more children have died of acute encephalitis syndrome at ANMMCH since Monday night. The death toll rose to 24. Gaya: Around 120kg of marijuana was recovered near Amas police station under Sherghati sub-division on Tuesday.Patna: Bihar Bar Council dissolved the executive committee of Patna District Bar Association and formed an ad-hoc committee consisting of three members.
Monday, 05 May 2025
