Gaya: A four-member team of scientists from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun arrived in Bodhgaya on Friday to inspect the sacred Bodhi tree. The scientists also inspected the sapling bought to Bodhgaya from Anuradhapuram in Sri Lanka on February 16.icronutrients were sprayed on the leaves and branches of the tree and dead branches were pruned to ensure that the tree was not infected with any disease. Patna: One Abhijeet Sinha, posing as an IAS officer, on Thursday, lodged an FIR against a girl, Jyoti, at Sachivalaya police station, complaining that she had been harassing him. But Jyoti alleged that Abhijeet was not an IAS officer and had been harassing her. Patna: Senior superintendent of police Alok Kumar on Friday suspended the Nihar Bhushan, station house officer (SHO) of the Rajin Nagar police station and D.P. Rai, the SHO of the Digha police station for carelessness in duty. Patna: National Institute of Open School on Friday had the second phase of its annual meeting on the premises of St Michael’s High School. The purpose of the meet was to provide the new academic calendar and discuss future strategies. Gaya: Maoists struck at two places on Friday — they torched two road rollers and made an abortive attempt to blow up a school building. Patna: The state election commission on Friday wrote letters to all the district magistrates directing them to make block development officers and circle officers as returning officers of blocks where they are not posted. Patna: Bihar Daily Passengers’ Association on Friday demanded the immediate clean up of spots near the northern and northeastern gates of Patna Junction. Patna: North South Foundation, Bihar Chapter on Friday gave scholarships to financially weak students who have excelled in studies at an event in Patna College.
Friday, 20 June 2025
