Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary inaugurates Jewellery Mahotsav-2026 in Patna

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated three-day Jewellery Mahotsav-2026 at Gyan Bhavan in Patna on August 30, 2026. The event is being organised by Swarnkar Samaj Vikas Evam Shodh Sansthan. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Samrat Choudhary, Sanjay Saraogi and BJP Leaders Listen to 137th ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Episode in Patna

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi, Bihar Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari, and several BJP leaders and workers listened to the 137th episode of Mann Ki Baat, addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on August 30, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

 

Jashn-e-Urdu programme concludes in Patna

Patna: Jashn-e-Urdu programme continued for the second day at SK Memorial Hall on August 30, 2026.

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SM Ashraf Farid felicitated at Jashn-e-Urdu programme

 Patna: SM Ashraf Farid was felicitated at Jashn-e-Urdu programme at SK Memorial Hall on August 30, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Kids celebrate Shri Krishna Janmashtami at Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries hall

Patna: Kids dipicting Lord Krishana and Goddess Radha celebrated Shri Krishna Janmashtami at Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries hall on August 30, 2026. The function was oragnised by Shri Krishna Mahotsav Trust. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

 

Aam Kisan Salahkar Sangh Stages Protest in Patna

Patna: Aam Kisan Salahkar Sangh stages protest in Patna in support of their deamands on August 30, 2026. 

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Fit India Campaign mini marathon run held in Patna

 

Fit India Campaign mini marathon run was held in Patna on National Sports Day (August 29, 2026). Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav and Digha MLA Sanjeev Chaurasiya jointly flagged off the race. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui  

Jashn-e-Urdu programme begins in Patna

 

Two-Day Jashn-e-Urdu programme began at SKM Hall in Patna on August 29, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Hotel Maurya launches Kebab Festival

 

Hotel Maurya launched Kebab Festival in Patna on August 29, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Nitish Kumar felicitates Lado Bani Patel

 

JD(U) national president and Rajya Sabha member Nitish Kumar felicitated child artist Lado Bani Patel in Patna on August 29, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Bihar Goverenment honours top athletes and coaches on National Sports Day

Patna: On the occasion of National Sports Day, celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, outstanding athletes and coaches from Bihar were honoured at the Pataliputra Sports Complex on August 29, 2026. The chief guest, Patna High Court judge Justice Rana Vikram Singh, along with Bihar Advocate General Satyadarshi Sanjay and Director General of Police Vinay Kumar, presented mementoes to the state’s outstanding sportspersons and coaches.

Sports Department Secretary Deepak Anand, Bihar State Sports Authority Director General-cum-Chief Executive Officer Raveendran Sankaran, Sports Department Director Arif Ahsan, Assistant Director Sanjay Kumar, the Authority’s Executive Director Ravindra Nath Chaudhary, Deputy Director Himanshu Singh, Sports Executive Anandi Kumar and Chandan Kumar Singh were also present.

The 12 outstanding athletes honoured on the occasion were:

1. Piyush Raj — Athletics

2. Alpana Kumari — Rugby

3. Sapna Kumari — Rugby

4. Shruti Kumari — Football

5. Sneha Verma — Sepak Takraw

6. Tushar — Fencing

7. Mohammad Rayan — Chess

8. Jhandu Kumar — Powerlifting

9. Soman Rana — Shot Put

10. Setu Mishra — Athletics

11. Vibhaskar Kumar — Athletics

12. Sagar Prakash — Rugby

The coaches and referees honoured were:

1. Sandeep Kumar — Secretary, Bihar Para Sports Association and international para-athlete

2. Ranjit Rana — International kabaddi referee

3. Sunil Kumar Jha — Former Bihar hockey player

4. Gavin Ferreira — Former Olympian and international hockey player, currently a hockey coach

5. Sanjay Pathak — Founder and head coach, Rani Lakshmibai Academy, Siwan

Sports kits under the Sports Scholarship Scheme were also distributed to cycling players Prince Kumar, Sonu Kumar, Badal Kumar, Ragini Kumari and Srishti Kumari and Shreyansh Yadav.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui