Water woes

Heavy rains lashed Patna on Monday (August 31, 2009) recording 90.4 mm rainfalls. The downpour resulted into water-logging in many areas. Commuters, specially the school children faced a tough time to wade through the water.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Sit-and-draw contest

Students of various schools participated in a sit-and-draw contest to paint their wits on canvas on the topic "Safe Road Save Lives" at Patna College of Art and Crafts in Patna on August 30, 2009.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Shandar Paints lucky draw

Shandar Paints organised its mega lucky draw function at SK Memorial Hall in Patna on August 30, 2009 under its sales promotion scheme. Dealers from across the country participated in the function. The first place holder in lucky draw got one kilogram gold and other hundred winners each got 10 gram gold.
SK Rana, General Manager, Canara Bank (Bihar Circle), inaugurated the function.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

PMCH junior doctors strike enters 4th day

The indefinite strike by over 850 junior doctors entered the fourth day crippling work at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and Darbhanga Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in Bihar to press their demand for salary instead of stipend.
Health services in both the premier institutions remained paralysed causing immense hardship to the patients and guardians.

Photospeak: PMCH wears a deserted look in Patna on August 30, 2009.
Vacant beds at Emergency Ward.
Police keep strict vigil.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui