All India Students Association (AISA) organised a seminar on their campaign against corruption at Science College in Patna on July 26, 2011. The association has decided to take out an anti-corruption rally in New Delhi on August 9.
Sahil Study Circle organised annual felicitation ceremony to honour the students who cracked the IIT-JEE and AIEEE 2011 tests, in Patna on July 26, 2011.
National Federation of Telecom Employees (BSNL), Telecom district Patna, staged dharna and demonstration in Patna on July 26, 2011 in support of their demands.
Patna district badminton team left for Nawada on July 26, 2011 to participate in the Inter-District badminton championships.
Patna Police arrested 19 suspected agents allegedly acting as middleman for facilitating issue of passports by taking money from applicants from near Regional Passport Office in
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Three members of a family sustained burn injuries when cooking gas cylinder exploded in their kitchen at Road No 6 Rajendra Nagar under Kadamkuan police station in Patna on July 26, 2011. All the three were admitted to a nearby nursing home. Leakage of gas is said to be the reason behind the explosion.
A newly-built hall of Music Department was inaugurated at Magadh Mahila College in Patna on July 26, 2011.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar paid tributes to martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil victory day) at Kargil Chowk (Gandhi Maidan) in Patna on July 26, 2011.
A student was thrashed by some anti-social elements at BN College in Patna on July 26, 2011.
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Abdul Bari Siddiqui said the Chief Secretary's report on BIADA land allotments was full of contradictions and it proved Opposition charges that preferential treatment was provided to high-profile applicants. Siddiqui was talking to reporters in Patna on July 26, 2011.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi held Janata Darbar to hear and solve grievances of the people in Patna on July 26, 2011.
Addressing a joint press conference in
They said the BIADA had started allotment of land under a legislation enacted in 1974 and the land allotment was done under the rules framed in 2007. Chief Secretary Anup Mukherjee in his report also said there was no irregularity in allotment of land to entrepreneurs who might be relatives of state ministers, MPs or bureaucrats.
A new showroom of Videocon was inaugurated at SP Verma Road in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Youth wing of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held its meeting in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Patna Municipal Corporation has made a land adjacent to the Moinul Haq Stadium a garbage dumping ground for the past a few months. The foul smell emanating from the organic and non-organic waste has been posing a serious health risk for athletes as well as for local residents . Theses pictures show the view of garbage dumping ground near the Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Nagrik Adhikar Manch staged dharna in support of their demands in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi was the chief guest at a prize-distribution function of a factory at Patliputra Industrial area in Patna on July 25, 2011.
IIT Patna organised orientation programme for new students in Patna on July 25, 2011. Delivering the keynote address, IIT-Patna director Professor Anil Kumar Bhowmik said the institute has set a benchmark since its inception and is all set for continuous progress with emphasis on all-round development of students.
Rakesh Mohan, joint secretary of Union Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry, said that the government had selected 14 blocks in Bihar's Purnia, Kishanganj and Darbhanga districts for the population stabilisation programme. Talking to reporters in Patna on July 25, 2011, Rakesh Mohan said Nehru Yuva Kendra volunteers would make aware people about the way to control population.
Disabled athletes, who won medals in recently concluded Athens Games, were felicitated by Rotary Club in Patna on July 25, 2011.
IPTA staged its play "Aam Admi" at Kalidas Rangalaya in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Activists of Nagrik Adhikar Sangharsh Samiti staged demonstration in Patna on July 25, 2011 in protest against the death sentence to Jitan Marandi.
Three Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) Members of Legislative Council Ismile Rine, Rajendra Rai and Rajesh Kumar Singh alias Raju Yadav joined ruling Janata Dal (United) in presence of JD(U) state president Vashishta Narayan Singh in
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Bihar Pradesh Vaishya Mahasammelan president Dr Jagannath Prasad Gupta crticised its national president Girish Shankar Sanghi for violating the Akhil Bharatiya Vaishya Mahasammelan constitution. Gupta said Sanghi's term as national president is already over and he has not right to appoint any one as president of Bihar unit. Gupta was talking to reporters in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Intellectuals and citizens took out a rally in Patna on July 25, 2011 in protest against Opposition parties role in BIADA land allotment.
The Patna chapter of EIRC of Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI) held a welcome function and member-cum-students meet in Patna on July 25, 2011. ICSI vice-president Nesar Ahmad, its secretary and CEO NK Jain and director Sutanu Sinha were present on the occasion.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will take out rally in 600 districts nation-wide in protest against corruption and black money on July 27. This was disclosed at a press conference in Patna on July 25, 2011.
Bihar Legislative Council Chairman Tara Kant Jha and Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad released a collection of poems " Sune Prajajan" written by poet Satyanarayan at IMA Hall in Patna on July 24, 2011. The programme was organised by Chitragupta Samajik Sansthan.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited launched its new car Etios Liva at a function in Patna on July 24, 2011.
Actors, singers and the other team members of the latest Hindi movie "Gandhi to Hitler" were in Patna on July 24, 2011 for the promotion of the film.
Haj training camp was organised at Haj Bhavan in Patna on July 24, 2011.
A local business man Ram Iqbal Rai sustained bullet injuries when miscreants opened fire on him in Grdanibagh in Patna on July 24, 2011. He was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital. Police said land dispute might be the reason behind the incident.
Momin Conference Bihar organised its annual general meeting at Gandhi Museum in Patna on July 24, 2011.
Public Awareness for Healthful Living (PAHAL) organised a health check up camp under the supervision of Dr Diwakar Tejashwi in Patna on July 24, 2011.
Bihar unit of BJP Minority Cell held its state working committee meeting in Patna on July 24, 2011. Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was the chief guest.