Sheela Kumari

Two orchestra dancers narrowly escaped drowning in the Sone river after their motorcycle plunged from a bridge in Bhojpur. The bike rider reportedly dozed off, causing the accident. Alert policemen and locals swiftly intervened, rescuing the women. All three, including the injured rider, are receiving treatment. An inquiry is underway regarding the triple-ride.

State transport minister sheela kumari on Thursday said road safety was a sensitive issue and all the departments should make efforts together to reduce the road accidents.

State transport minister sheela kumari on Thursday instructed the officers concerned to ensure that the road accident victims get immediate medical care during the “golden hour” period, the first 60 minutes following an injury.

After taking oath as the chief minister of Bihar here on Monday, Nitish Kumar said he is missing his trusted colleague Sushil Kumar Modi in the new cabinet.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated three government premises at different locations in the state capital on Tuesday.

Now, the state will have a live tracking system to locate public transport vehicles and help the passengers in emergency situation as state transport minister sheela kumari on Tuesday launched a command and control centre set up at the department’s headquarters for real-time monitoring of

With a view to maintaining safety on roads, the state transport department has asked the manufacturers of two-wheelers to give helmets to the customers after they purchase motorcycles and scooters.

The Good Samaritans, who saved the lives of road accident victims by rushing them to hospital within the 'golden hour' of the mishap, will now be given a cash award of Rs 10,000, said state transport minister sheela kumari at a meeting of the Bihar Road Safety Council on Wednesday. The minister said the scheme was launched to encourage people to save the lives of victims of fatal accidents.

Teaching is in their blood. The passion for imparting knowledge had prompted these two professors attached to Maharani’s Science College here to take the less-trodden path and give some extra lessons to students.

Three snatching incidents were reported in Chandigarh and Panchkula on Thursday.In all these cases, women were targeted and they could not note down the registration number of miscreants' bikes.

The transport department is preparing to introduce its own Electric Vehicle Policy (EVP) aimed at boosting the economy and reducing air pollution. It is expected to be finalised within the next few months.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s cabinet, which was expanded on Tuesday, has three women ministers – Leshi Singh, sheela kumari (both from JD-U) and Anita Devi (RJD). Even the previous NDA government in the state had three women ministers.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet, which was expanded on Tuesday, has three women ministers - Leshi Singh, sheela kumari (both from JD-U) and Anita Devi (RJD). Even the previous NDA government in the state had three women ministers. The new cabinet has five Muslim ministers, up from two in the previous NDA government.

Around 40% of the berths in the 33-member new Bihar cabinet are now with two social groups — Yadavs and Muslims — a signal of the revival of the “M-Y” equation of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

Dr G Padma Rao, former professor and head of the department of Malayalam, Kerala University, who had been under treatment for a year after a road accident, died here on Tuesday. He was 62. Rao was riding pillion on a two-wheeler when a tree branch fell on the vehicle at Pangappara. Rao was brought to hospital in an unconscious state and he had been under treatment since then. His colleague B V Sasikumar, who was also injured in the accident, has recovered.

State transport minister sheela kumari on Thursday instructed the officers concerned to ensure that the road accident victims get immediate medical care during the “golden hour”, the first 60 minutes following an injury.

Once a child labourer at a brick kiln in West Bengal, sheela kumari (22) is now a happily married woman.

Former governor of Haryana, former speaker of Bihar Vidhan Sabha and veteran socialist leader Dhanik Lal Mandal (90) passed away at a hospital in Chandigarh on Sunday late evening. He had been living in Chandigarh for the last several years, a family member said.