Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar announced in the Legislative Council on Thursday that November 26 will be marked as Alcohol Prohibition Day every year. As the NDA II government was sworn in on that date, it was dedicated to a good cause, said Nitish.We will organise a number of events on that day to teach the masses how alcohol adversely affects health,” said Nitish. Patna: Bihar State Pollution Control Board on Thursday convened a meeting of polythene carry bag manufacturers to let them know about the new rule that bans the usage of plastic more than 40 microns thick.Patna: Indian Rail Traffic Service 1980 batch officer Dipak Chabra has been appointed as the chief commercial manager in East Central Zone.Patna: All India Students’ Federation staged a protest against the irregularities in the appointment of vice-chancellors of various universities of Bihar. Patna: Vigilance Investigation Bureau filed a confiscation case against five accused persons including the chief engineer, north (tube well wing), minor irrigation, Muzaffarppur, Awadhesh Prasad Singh in the special vigilance court, Patna, for allegedly misappropriating Rs 2 crore.Purnea: Around 50 people led by Mazdoor Kranti Sangh staged a dharna at Kasba block, 15km from Purnea against alleged corruption of child development project officer Savita Kumari.Patna: Criminal Investigation Department has decided to depute an officer in the districts bordering Nepal in the wake of large quantity of seized counterfeit notes over the past few years.Patna: East Central Railway has booked 5.12 lakh passengers over the past 11 months for travelling without tickets, said ECR public relations officer Dilip Kumar.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
