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Bihar Union Cabinet to revive Bihar dam proposal. The Union Cabinet has decided to revive the North Koel Reservoir Project, stalled since 1993, and claims it will irrigate over 40,000 hectares in some of the most backward and drought-prone regions in Jharkhand and Bihar. However the centre piece of the project, the Mandal … Read more
Bihar Bihar Minister asks media to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Bihar Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinod Kumar Singh asked journalists to chant Bharat Mata ki Jaiat a party function in patna but later expressed regret over his utterances. CM Nitish announces eye banks in all medical colleges in Bihar to … Read more
Bihar Be generous in allocating funds, Nitish Kumar tells Centre Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said a sum of Rs 50 crore is not enough for strengthening subordinate judiciary in a state like Bihar and asked Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to show more generosity in allocating funds since he also belongs to the … Read more
Bihar Pitrapaksha Mela area to be made ODF. The Pitrapaksha Mela area spread over a large part of old Gaya is to be made open defecation free (ODF) this year. Pitrapaksha this year beings on September 5. Besides regular toilets, 80 temporary toilets would be constructed in the Mela area for use … Read more
Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Bihar to conduct aerial survey of flood-affected regions Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Purnea on a day-long visit to Bihar to take stock of the flood situation in the state. He is undertaking an aerial survey of the worst-affected bordering districts of Araria, Purnea, Katihar, and Kishanganj. … Read more
Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces assistance of Rs 500 crore for flood-hit Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced immediate assistance of Rs 500 croreto flood ravaged Bihar. He held detailed review meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over relief operations, compensation and rehabilitation work in flood affected areas. Around one crore seventy … Read more
Bihar Now, December 2019 deadline for Ganga driveway. The state government’s ambitious Loknayak Ganga Path, popularly known as Ganga driveway, is unlikely to meet 2017 deadline due to delay in land acquisition and other issues. Senior Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited (BSRDCL) officials said the project would be completed by December 2019 as the … Read more
Bihar Flood situation worsens in Bihar, death toll rises to 253 The toll in Bihar floods rose to 253 on Sunday as the situation worsened further with more areas getting affected and around 1.26 crore people hit by the deluge. Araria district accounted for 57 deaths alone, followed by Sitamarhi (31), West Champaran (29), … Read more
Bihar UGC may grant heritage status to Patna University Hundred-year-old Patna University (PU) is likely to get heritage status along with a handsome grant from the University Grants Commission (UGC) soon. A proposal for the purpose has been submitted to the UGC. The proposal highlights the landmark achievements of this seventh oldest university … Read more