Doctors seek implementation of NExT for MBBS studentsDoctors and faculty are pushing for the National Exit Test, or NExT, to be introduced soon. This exam aims to replace multiple current test...
04 Apr, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Bihar's youth seek government that would prioritise education, employmentBihar's young voters are demanding change in the upcoming elections. They are concerned about limited job opportunities and a struggling ed...
21 Oct, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin sister, a UGC NET-qualified PhD candidate, enters Bihar's election. Check Divya Gautam's qualifications and career of INDIA bloc candidateDivya Gautam will contest the Bihar assembly elections from Digha constituency. She represents the INDIA bloc. Gautam is a former Patna Uni...
14 Oct, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
Picked by luck, not merit? Patna University appoints 5 principals through lottery systemIn a controversial move, five Patna University colleges have appointed new principals via lottery, bypassing traditional merit-based select...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.10 PM IST
Why hasn't Bihar been granted special category status: Cong to PM ModiThe Congress criticised Prime Minister Modi during his visit to Bihar for not fulfilling his promise of granting the state special category...
19 Jun, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Where have Patna's Smart City, Namami Gange funds disappeared: Congress jabs BJPCongress questions whereabouts of Patna's Smart City and Namami Gange funds and the denial of central university status for Patna Universit...
25 May, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
Bihar govt approves additional 18,899 seats in 75 collegesIn its bid to enhance gross enrolment ratio (GER) of students in higher education in the state, Bihar government has sanctioned additional ...
03 Nov, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares stage with Nitish KumarThe two parties remained partners in Bihar for 17 years but the JD(U) severed ties in mid-2013 over elevation of Modi as BJP's Prime Minist...
14 Oct, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar to share dais for first time after patch-upKumar had returned to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in July after triggering the collapse of the grand alliance that included th...
12 Oct, 2017, 11.38 PM IST
Shatrughan Sinha, Lalu yadav, Yashwant Sinha not invited to Patna University centenary event"I am very emotionally attached to my alma mater. I am pained over being denied invitation on such an occasion," Shatrughan Sinha told .
12 Oct, 2017, 10.10 PM IST
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and their itihaas brew in University hostels' chai pe charchaMany boarders in Patna University hostels, hotbeds of politics, have left for home to volunteer for parties as Bihar readies for polls. But...
22 Sep, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Sushil Modi's wife files defamation complaint against Bihar Health MinisterSushil Modi's wife Jessie George filed the complaint in the court of Patna CJM Bharat Singh against the minister through her lawyer Subodh ...
22 Jun, 2015, 09.33 PM IST
- Biodiversity in river basins discussed
Experts from Bangladesh and different parts of the country participated in the symposium jointly organized by the International Union for C...
07 Apr, 2014, 01.21 AM IST
Rapid decline in commercially important fishes in GangaIt is ironical that Patnaites consume fishes imported from Andhra Pradesh despite the city situated on the bank of the Ganga.The number of ...
07 Jul, 2013, 02.53 AM IST
- Patna heritage bungalows dismantled for Rs 360cr museum
Even as Bihar marks 100th anniversary, six of the capital's British-era heritage bungalows are being dismantled to make way for a "world-cl...
24 Mar, 2013, 03.32 PM IST
- 'Dolphin' man crusades to save national aquatic animal
Popularly known as 'Dolphin man', Patna University zoologist Prof R K Sinha has been waging a battle over the past three decades to save th...
10 Sep, 2012, 11.07 AM IST
How Patna University got its groove backYou can't separate students from politics and if the students happen to be of Patna University, then politics is the pivot round which they...
20 Oct, 2010, 10.45 AM IST