Divya Gautam

On Wednesday, Patna became a hotspot for student activism as two spirited protests unfolded. The first group rallied in support of UGC's newly proposed anti-discrimination policies, making their way toward Raj Bhawan but were met with police barricades. Meanwhile, a separate gathering of BPSC teacher recruitment candidates voiced their frustrations over the prolonged delays of TRE 4.

New Education Policy 2020, duly approved by the Union cabinet, was supposed to be a game changer. In its wake came the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission to various central universities across the country.

The advancement of technology is leading the education sector in Patna to step into a new digital era. Artificial intelligence (AI) along with other digital tools is making a major impact on the education sector in the city for both the students and the teachers.

Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin, divya gautam, a former Patna University Students' Union candidate and stage artist, will represent the INDIA bloc from Digha in Bihar's assembly elections. The CPI-ML is fielding her against BJP's sitting MLA Sanjeev Chaurasia. Divya, an alumna of Patna University and a PhD scholar, brings a fresh political challenge to the large Digha constituency.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad, accompanied by his daughter Misa Bharti, held a roadshow in Danapur for party candidate Ritlal Rai, who is currently in Bhagalpur jail. Rai faces charges including demanding money and threatening a builder, and a past murder accusation. Lalu expressed confidence in the alliance's victory and Tejashwi becoming the next CM.

In a fervent call for accountability, supporters of the Jehanabad student who tragically passed away in a Patna hostel are rallying behind the CPI(ML) groups AIPWA and AISA, demanding a CBI inquiry into the matter.

The Patna Women's College (PWC) organized a weeklong camp called "Patna Week" in which 50 girls from the college participated. The camp addressed the campers' valedictory function as the chief guest, and NSS regional director Peeyush Paranjape explained the benefits of joining NSS.

As Bihar counts votes, leaders' education shapes policy. divya gautam, Dr. Ashok Choudhary, Dr. Prem Kumar, Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, and Vijay Kumar Sinha showcase diverse academic backgrounds. Their learning influences teacher hiring, university funding, scholarships, and skilling programs. Deeper academic exposure can lead to better policy understanding and governance. This diversity signals varied intellectual frameworks for future leadership.

Six CPI(ML) candidates, including Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin divya gautam, filed nomination papers on Wednesday. This brings the total nominees to 12 over two days. The party also revealed plans for other candidates to file nominations on Thursday.

The All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), women’s wing of the CPI (ML), and the state BJP’s Mahila Morcha continued their protests against the double rape and burning of a girl student from Bihar’s Samastipur in Kolkata.

Digha constituency faces a tight triangular race, with incumbent BJP MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia challenged by CPI(ML-Liberation) and Jan Suraaj. Key issues include monsoon flooding, poor drainage, traffic, and encroachment. While development projects have improved main roads, inner lanes and cleanliness remain concerns. Unemployment and theft also plague residents, influencing voting decisions.

Five natives of Khagaria district contested Bihar assembly elections, with only CPM MLA Ajai Kumar securing a win from Bibhutipur. Other candidates, including Renu Kushwaha (RJD) and divya gautam (CPI-ML), faced defeat in their respective constituencies. Lalan Kumar (Congress) finished third in Sultanganj.

Hundreds of applicants of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) examination blocked the Dak Bungalow crossing for three hours on Friday.

With a view to protecting the women from sexual harassment on the campus and sensitizing the people on gender issues, Patna University (PU) vice-chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh on Tuesday constituted a 14-member gender sensitization cell headed by PU social science faculty dean Bharti S Kumar.

The AIPWA demanded public apology from West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

The importance of patents for business houses to avoid litigation was stressed by S K Jain, department of management studies, IIT Delhi, at a workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights" (IPR) organized at the Birla Institute of Technology Patna (BITP) on Wednesday.

The armed forces are still extremely reluctant to allow women officers to become fighter pilots or join the infantry.

A group of seven ruffians sexually harassed a research scholar for a couple of minutes on Tuesday when she was going to the GDS Hostel of Patna University.

Only two of the six university teachers who contested the 2025 Bihar assembly elections secured victory, both being sitting RJD MLAs. Former education minister Chandrashekhar retained his Madhepura seat, and Ramanand Yadav won from Fatuha. The remaining four teacher contestants, including a renowned mathematician and a visiting faculty member, lost their bids.

Patna University (PU) has revised its examination schedule in view of the forthcoming students' union election.

What the Patna University (PU) teachers could never do, the university students did it on Monday.

With all the colleges and postgraduate departments reverberating with purposeful footfalls, high-pitched sloganeering and counter-sloganeering, Patna University (PU) has been showing all the signs of a politically rejuvenated campus.

Politics is no more the business of 'nahi padhne wale' (non-serious students) as a large number of toppers have jumped into the arena of PUSU polls this time.

The protégés of JP, namely Karpoori Thakur, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar have held the reins of the state for 25 years since then, but the JP's vision is far from realization.