Patna, July 11 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Saturday that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies will be integrated into the functioning of the State Assembly to make Legislative proceedings more efficient, transparent, and effective. He made the announcement while addressing the inaugural session of a two-day orientation programme for state MLAs at the Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) in Gaya.Emphasising the role…
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Patna, July 11 (IANS) The judicial inquiry into the high-profile Bharat Tiwari police encounter case in Bihar’s Bhojpur district moved forward on Saturday, with the deceased’s parents recording their statements before the commission constituted by the state government to investigate the incident. The statements were recorded separately before Justice (Retd.) Vinod Kumar Sinha, who is heading the judicial inquiry commission.Speaking to reporters after his deposition, Kashinath Tiwari, the father …
Patna, July 11 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed the lives of four people and left two others critically injured after a passenger tempo (three-wheeler) collided head-on with a Hiwa truck on National Highway-139 near Madhuban village in the Sadar block of Arwal district, Bihar, on Saturday. The collision triggered panic at the scene, with residents rushing to rescue the victims.According to police, the passenger tempo was travelling from Arwal to Parasi Bazaar carrying six people, including …
Patna, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially fielded Neeraj Kumar Sinha Bharti as its candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Patna.On Saturday, BJP national president Nitin Nabin congratulated the party nominee, describing him as a committed grassroots worker whose dedication to the organisation earned him the opportunity to contest the election.In a post on social media platform X, Nitin Nabin congratulated Neeraj Kumar Sinha Bharti and shared an old photogr…
Gaya, July 11 (IANS) Emphasising that there can be no ‘Viksit Bharat’ without a ‘Viksit Bihar’, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday inaugurated a two-day Orientation-cum-Training Programme for the members of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly. Speaking at the inauguration event at the Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) in Gaya, the Vice President said that differences of opinion are natural in a democracy, but commitment to the Constitutio…
Patna, July 11 (IANS) The prime accused in the July 5 double murder near Baliya village under the Amarpur police station area of Bihar’s Banka district was injured in a police encounter on Saturday morning after allegedly opening fire on a police team during a weapon recovery operation.According to police, Sachin Kumar Singh, who was recently arrested in Ranchi in Jharkhand, allegedly attacked the police while leading investigators to the firearm used in the killings.Four police personnel were a…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its official candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar, replacing Abhishek Kumar Sinha alias Bunty, who withdrew his nomination earlier on Friday, citing family reasons. The announcement was made through a press release issued by BJP National General Secretary and Headquarters In-charge Arun Singh, ending speculation over the party’s candidate for the high-profile contest.According to the li…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) In its first major organisational meeting after the formation of the new NDA government in Bihar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) held a crucial strategy session on Friday at the Chief Minister’s residence.The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, focussed on strengthening coordination between the government and the alliance’s organisational structure to ensure the effective implementation of welfare and development schemes.A notable feature of the mee…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) In a significant development ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Abhishek Kumar Sinha alias Bunty has withdrawn his candidature, just a day after filing his nomination papers. The unexpected decision has created fresh political interest in the high-profile by-election, as the BJP will now have to decide on its next course of action.Abhishek Kumar had filed his nomination on July 9 in the presence of several senior NDA leade…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The Bihar government has disbursed Rs 1,423.94 crore through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system to approximately 97.84 lakh beneficiaries under various social security pension schemes, providing financial assistance to elderly citizens, widows, and persons with disabilities across the state. The programme was held at the ‘Sankalp Hall’ in Lok Sevak Awas, Patna, in the presence of senior ministers and government officials.The government transferred Rs 1,100 into the ba…