August 2018

BIHAR Post offices turn banks from Sept. 1   Services of as many as 38 branches of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) and 152 access points of the new banking facility will be available to people of Bihar from September 1.   The branches and access points will function from post offices located at different … Read more

BIHAR   Govt push for pilgrimage scheme   The tourism department will start a Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana in Bihar in which around 3,000 people would be given free tour and travel packages.   The project is in association with the Indian Railways and it would be facilitated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation … Read more

BIHAR   Poultry farming and Organic exports will be encouraged in Bihar.   Bihar largely depends on Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to meet its local demand for eggs. Bihar produces a little over one-and-a-half million eggs daily from its own poultry farms while the state’s daily requirement is of 28 million eggs.   Very … Read more

BIHAR   Cabinet nod for online OPD booking   The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the system of booking online OPD (out patient department) appointments at government hospitals across the state.   As per the cabinet decision, those who apply for online OPD appointments will not have to pay registration charges. At present, Rs 5 … Read more

BIHAR   Govt agrees to swap land with IAF for Bihta airport   Decks have been cleared for the transfer of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as well as the Indian Air Force (IAF) for developing the Bihta airport after the state government agreed to the IAF proposal to swap 7.57 acre … Read more

BIHAR Child welfare committees to be restructured soon   AFTER months of condemnation and criticism, the state government has now decided to restructure child welfare committees (CWC) across the state.   The social welfare department has decided that the CWCS will not have any nominated members and now the candidates will be selected through examination … Read more

BIHAR Kitchens to get CNG connection by Oct   City households will get piped CNG (compressed natural gas) for cooking purposes from October this year as the Gas Authority of India Limited is close to completing the first phase of the gas pipeline project here after its final alignment was approved recently.   The first … Read more

BIHAR PU to house first dolphin research centre soon: Modi   Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said that the country’s first dolphin research centre would soon be set up on the Patna University premises.   The state government has already proposed to invest Rs 19 crore to establish the research institute. The … Read more

  BIHAR ·        IWAI proposes RO-RO ferry service to offload pressure on NH 80, 31   ð  In a move aimed at offloading the vehicular traffic pressure on NH-80 and NH-31, the Inland Waterway Authority of India (IWAI) has proposed to introduce Roll on/roll of (RO-RO) ferry service and construct terminals for the purpose at … Read more

BIHAR App soon for state hospitals   The state government is giving final touches to a mobile application meant to make it easier for people to access government health facilities.   Apart from providing online registration at out patient departments (OPDs) of government hospitals, the app will provide a detailed list of government hospitals for … Read more