Avanish Kumar

In an innovative move to enhance governance, the Bihar government has executed a major shake-up in its administrative hierarchy. Mayank Warwade steps into the role of divisional commissioner for Patna, while Shubham Kumar takes the reins as deputy development commissioner. This reshuffle sees pivotal departmental secretaries being repositioned, with a mix of new responsibilities assigned and some officials being relieved.

A committee headed by the secretary, higher education Avanish Kumar Awasthi at a meeting held on Saturday heard pending proposals related to starting subjects and courses in degree colleges at the graduate and postgraduate level for the academic session 2011-12.

According to the figures compiled at the UPPCL till May, the government owned tubewells and pump canals, essentially owned by UP Jal Nigam, are having dues of over Rs 3,000 crore pending towards the corporation.

Aiming at standardising curriculum of state-run universities, the state government has constituted a committee comprising members from 11 universities to revise the syllabus.

Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation (BMC) will install electronic traffic control signaling system (ETCSS) at busy roundabouts in the city soon to regulate traffic movement. The step is being is seen as an effort of the civic body to make Bhagalpur a ‘smart city’ as envisaged by the central government.

The 340km long Greenfield Purvanchal Expressway will open next year. This was decided in a meeting of UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), the nodal agency for the project, on Saturday.

A security personnel, posted at famous Kashi Vishwanath temple, got seriously injured when a bullet fired accidentally by a police official hit him.

CBI officials said that the accused persons used to lure minor children by interacting with them in a friendly manner, and offering them mobile phones to play video games, giving them chocolates/sweets, gifts and money.

City boys have proved their mettle in the IIT Joint Entrance Exam-Advanced this year.

Students from NIFT Gandhinagar have applied the principles of thermochromic and photochromic fabrics to various products, including swaddling clothes, military fatigues, and children's games. The fabrics change color based on temperature and light, providing visual cues for users. The interactive game developed by the students helps children learn through interactive learning and cognitive skills development. Additionally, the fabrics used in curtains can display three colors during the day, providing extra shade and glowing in the dark at night. The faculty members at NIFT Gandhinagar plan to integrate these features into fabric production.

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) alumni from all over the world will congregate for the two-day convention organised by its alumni association. On November 12, the institute is holding its 12th global alumni convention.

The four hundred year old historic Jhansi fort, an epitome of the first war of independence, now relives its glory with the beginning of the laser guided light and show narrating the story of the fort and the warior queen of Jhansi Rani Laxmibai.

Chief secretary, UP, Durga Shankar Mishra along with additional chief secretary (home) Avanish Kumar Awasthi and other senior state administrative officials on Sunday reviewed the Mauni Amavasya snan preparations.

LUCKNOW: The UP government today shunted out tainted vice-chairman of Lucknow Development Authority Satyendra Singh while affecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle involving 41 IAS officers in the second such drill in less than a week.

A drunkard allegedly tried to kill an egg vendor on Friday night after a heated argument over a disposable glass.24-year-old Shareef has been selling eggs in the busy Takrohi market in Indiranagar for past two years.

Lucknow divisional commissioner Prashant Trivedi has been given additional charge of secretary information, the post earlier held by Vijay Shankar Pandey, who has now been made member (judicial), Board of Revenue, Lucknow.

One side of the road will be kept closed for vehicular movement between 6am and 10am on Sunday to conduct City Marathon, an event scheduled on Sunday morning.

The body of a 25-year-old tractor driver was found buried in a sand mound in Begusarai mufassil police station area, with the family suspecting foul play.

On Sunday, rail traffic on Grand Chord section remained suspended for nearly eight hours as an engine wheel of a running goods train got clogged. A similar incident happened a few months back when an engine wheel got detached from the main body and traffic remained suspended for no less than eight hours.

Additional sessions judge, Kanpur Nagar, Avanish Kumar on Friday sentenced accused Vijay Kumar to 5 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 12,000.The court in its order observed that if the accused failed to pay the fine, then he would have to undergo 6 months simple imprisonment.