Patna

DGCA issues rules for alcohol testing of airside workers

7:58 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued rules for breath analyser test which will be conducted at all airports by year end for airside workers, including those handling aircraft maintenance, air traffic control (ATC) and ground handling services. According to the rules issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), if any personnel […]

Cops suspended for allowing Union Min vehicle go without papers’ verification

8:09 am September 9, 2019

Patna: Three policemen, including a sub-inspector, were suspended for allowing Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey’s vehicle go without verification of papers during a drive to ensure implementation of the amended motor vehicles act in Patna on Sunday, an official statement said. The vehicle with tinted glasses was being driven by Arijit Choubey, the son of […]

Gutkha smuggled in luxury bus from MP seized in Navi Mumbai

Bihar govt bans 12 pan masala brands

8:26 pm August 30, 2019

Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Friday banned 12 pan masala brands in Bihar for a period of one year for containing magnesium carbonate which causes health problems, an official said. The decision was taken by the state government following the presence of magnesium carbonate in all the 20 samples of pan masala collected from […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Controversial MLA Anant Singh to be produced in Barh court

3:18 pm August 25, 2019

Patna: Controversial Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who surrendered before a Delhi in connection with a case lodged under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against him, was brought to Patna on Sunday morning from the national capital, police said. Singh, who was on the run since an AK-47 rifle and grenade was recovered from his ancestral […]

Counting underway for Karnataka MLC polls

Security beefed-up in Bihar on Eid-ul-Adha, last Shravan

10:13 am August 12, 2019

Patna: Security has been beefed-up across Bihar in the view of Eid-ul-Adha, also called Bakrid, coinciding with the last Monday of Shravan month, when devotees visit temples of Lord Shiva in large numbers, a senior police officer said. He said the security forces have been deployed at sensitive areas in all the districts and central […]