Schools reopen after extended winter vacation

Schools reopened in Patna on January 15, 2013 after an extended winter vacation due to prolonged cold wave conditions.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Students take streets for oil conservation

Students of different colleges and schools took out procession to create mass awareness for oil conservation in Patna on January 15, 2013. The rally was organised as a part of the oil conservation fortnight.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Nurses stage demonstration

 Nurses of a government hospital staged demonstration in support of their demands in Patna on January 15, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

BSP chief Mayawati's birthday celebrated

Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) Bihar unit organised 57th birthday celebrations of BSP chief Mayawati in Patna on January 15, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Training for link worker begins in Patna

Five-day training on Module-2 for link worker on "Outreach and Advocacy" under Link Workers Scheme began at Youth Hostel in Patna on January 15, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Counterfeiting a big challenge for Bihar, says Modi

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated a seminar on 'Curbing Counterfeiting and Smuggling- An Imperative for the Indian Economy' in Patna on January 15, 2013. The seminar was jointly organised by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) and Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy. Speaking on the occasion, Modi said counterfeiting was a big challenge for Bihar as well as for the country as we did not have the perfect mechanism to check it.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Earthquake safety week begins

Indian Red Cross Society organised mass awareness programme and mock drills to observe the Earthquake Safety Week in Patna on January 15, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

RJD leaders Awadh Behari Choudhary and Indradeo Bhagat join JD-U

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders from Siwan, Awadh Behari Choudhary and Indradeo Bhagat (both former ministers in Lalu Prasad's Government) joined Janata Dal-United along with their supporters in presence of JD-U state president Vashishtha Narayan Singh in Patna on January 15, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Sudha Verghese gets Braj Kishore Award

Braj Kishore Samman Samaroh (Braj Kishore Award  function) was organised at AN Sinha Institute of Social Studies in Patna on January 15, 2013 to celebrate the 137th birth anniversary of freedom fighter and educationist Braj Kishore Babu. Fromer Governor of Tripura and Chhattisgarh and AN Sinha Institute Chairman DN Sahay inaugurated the function. Social activist Sudha Verghese, social scientist Professor Mahendra Narayan Karn, litterateur Dr Naresh Pandey Chakor, journalist Govind Sharma and Anandi Prasad Badal got the awards this year.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Aam Admi Party takes out protest march in Patna

Activists of Aam Admi Party (AAP) took out a protest march against Union Government in Patna on January 15, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Candle march taken out to create awareness for Anna Hazare's rally at Gandhi Maidan on January 30

Hundreds joined the candle march led by former Chief of the Army Staff General VK Singh taken out from Kargil Chowk in Patna on January 15, 2013 for creating mass awareness for proposed January 30 Janatantra Rally at Gandhi Maidan. Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will spearhead the rally. The march ended at JP round-about.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Thousands throng Ganga Diara to participate in Patna Kite Festival

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Patna Kite Festival 2013 at Ganga Diara opposite Gandhi Ghat in Patna on January 14, 2013. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar Tourism Minister Sunil Kumar 'Pintu',  Education Minister PK Shahi and Food and Consumer Protection Minister Shyam Rajak were present at the opening function. Kumar and Modi also tried their hands to fly kites.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui  

Lalu Prasad hosts Dahi-Chura party on Makar Sankranti

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad hosted Dahi-Chura (curd and bitten rice) party on the auspices occasion of Makar Sankranti at Rabri Devi's residence in Patna on January 14, 2013. Lalu Prasad also enjoyed Dahi-Chura.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar relishes Dahi-Chura on Makar Sankranti

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD-U state president Vashishtha Narayan Singh and other party leaders took Dahi-Chura (bitten rice and curd) meal on the auspices occasion of Makar Sankranti in Patna on January 14, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

One hardcore criminal arrested in Patna

Kankarbagh Police arrested one hardcore criminal Sanju Sharma in Patna on January 14, 2013. Sharma has been wanted in number of cases.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Blood donation camp held at Jaya Prabha Hospital

A blood donation camp was organised at Jaya Prabha Hospital in Patna on January 14, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

PMC employee robbed of Rs30,000

Two motorcycle-borne criminals snatched a bag containing Rs 30,000 from a Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) employee Leela DEvi near Kargil Chowk under Gandhi Maidan police station area in Patna on January 14, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

HelpAge India celebrates Makar Sankranti

HelpAge India organised a function at Eco Park to celebrate Makar Sankranti in Patna on January 14, 2013.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Training programme on 'Water Information System and Aquifer Management Plan' organised in Patna

Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute, Raipur, organised a training programme on 'Water Information System and Aquifer Management Plan' in Patna on January 14, 2013. The five-day training programme was organised by Central Ground Water Board mid-eastern region. Bihar Government's Minor Water Resources Department secretary Deepak Prasad inaugurated the programme.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui  

Book on Swami Sahjanand Saraswati released

A book on Swami Sahjanand Saraswati was released in Patna on January 14, 2013. Noted Hindi poet Alok Dhanwa and Patna University professor Nawal Kishore Choudhary unveiled the book.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

Learning the sales management

A fair was organised at Patna Women's College in Patna on December 1, 2012.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Seminar held on environmental history

National seminar on "Environmental History: New Challenges, New Horizons" was held in Patna on December 1, 2012.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Left parties oppose FDI in retail sector

Joint convention of Left parties was organised in Patna on December 1, 2012 in protest against the Foreign Direct Investment in retail sector. CPI leader AB Bardhan and general secretary of CPI-M Prakash Karat addressed the meeting.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Awareness rallies taken out to mark World AIDS Day in Patna

Processions and mass awareness rallies were taken out in Patna by school and colleges students and volunteers of different social organisation to observe the World AIDS Day on December 1, 2012. World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV. 

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui