Tag: bihar
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Nomination for 94 seats of the second phase will
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Patna: Notification will be released on Friday for 94 seats in the second phase of Bihar assembly elections. With this, the process of filing nomination papers will begin. In the second phase, elections will be held in the assembly constituencies of 17 districts. Nomination papers will be filed by 16 October.…
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Bihar: Recovery rate stands at 92.72%
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Bihar health department’s bulletin showed that the recovery rate of coronavirus (Covid-19) patients in the state stood at 92.72% on Thursday. A total of 1,370 fresh cases were registered in the last 24 hours, which pushed the tally to 184,275. The recovery rate on Wednesday was 92.74%. As many…
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Avinash Karn, rising face in Madhubani painting
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Madhubani painting ‘Natraj’ was put up in an auction by a Delhi based Art Gallery, ‘Arts of the Earth’. The artist name Avinash Karn, a 29-year-old boy from Ranti village, Bihar, got under the limelight for the same. His painting was sold at a price of 2.48 lakh which made him…
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Toy crafting in Bihar holds the ancient spirit as well!
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The world is sprinting towards modernization but at the same time, it’s important to hold on to the glory of our rich toy culture. We should shoulder the responsibility of keeping our heritage alive and doing that via promoting toy culture is a win-win for all! I mean why would one…
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Bidesia Dance, the heritage of folk dance in Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Dance form Bidesia is very renowned among the locals in the state Bihar. It is considered the most popular folk dance of Bihar. This dance is popularly known for its unique theme, which talks about social issues, contradictory topics, and conflict between the traditional and the modern life style. The…
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Postponement of government exams in Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In a circular dated 28th September 2020, Bihar Public Service Commission postponed the 31st Bihar Judicial Service (Preliminary) Competitive Examination (No. 04/2020) to be held on 07th October 2020 and 65th Joint Main (Written) Competitive Examination to be held on 13th, 14th and 20th October 2020. Possible dates for both the…
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Bihar polls 2020: Steps taken by EC
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Election Commission of India on Friday (September 25) announced a series of extraordinary measures for the Bihar Assembly elections, which will be held in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. As of Friday, Bihar had a little over 13,000 active cases of novel coronavirus infection. A total of 878 people have died of…
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JEE Advanced 2020: Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Many aspirants who are supposed to take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced on Sunday, reached the capital city Patna on Saturday in an effort to assure timely reporting at the exam center. Around 30,000 aspirants will take the JEE Advanced exam across 72 centers spread over 11 cities in the state.…
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Man arrested for making a fake Facebook account
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The person who created a fake Facebook account in the name of Banka DM Suharsh Bhagat has been arrested. In a release issued by IOU on Friday, it was told that technical support was sought from the Superintendent of Police to catch the fake account in the name of Banka…
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Election officials in Bihar told to fact check, call out fake news
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Tackling the menace of fake news has emerged one of the top concerns of the state election department in Bihar, which has introduced a fact check concept where district magistrates and district election officers have been directed to post correct updates on the official websites immediately after detection of any…