August 2019

BIHAR   Bihar to set up lightning alert system, save lives   Alarmed over the rising number of deaths due to lightning strikes, the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) has signed an agreement with Bangaluru-based Earth Networks to set up a lightening forecast system in the state.   Earth Networks monitors and collects data … Read more

BIHAR ·         Government dissolves all four police zones in Bihar ð  The four police zones of Bihar Police headed by IG rank officers have now become a history as the state government has dissolved them as part of major restructuring of the police department for better crime control. The zone system was introduced in 1982. After changes, only … Read more

BIHAR VP assures central varsity status to Patna University   Soon after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar raised his old demand of central university status to Patna University, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday assured him that he will take the initiative for it.   Modi had downplayed Nitish Kumar’s demand and instead suggested that … Read more

BIHAR   Left-wing extremism sees a decline in Bihar, shows data   The Left-wing extremist (LWE) activities are on the wane in Bihar. Official data revealed that altogether 27 Maoist-related incidents have been reported in the state since January this year.   In 2010, 32 out of 38 districts in the state were LWE affected. Now, the number … Read more

BIHAR Aadhar to be mandatory for property registration   The idea of linking Aadhaar with the registry of land or flat is to check the genuineness of the buyers and sellers as well as plug discrepancies like wrong information of property buyers to register disputed properties.   It also will help in curbing registry of … Read more

BIHAR Bihar Education Project Council launches state’s first career portal   Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC), with support of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), launched ‘Career Guidance Portal ‘for providing bunch of options related to career, college, entrance exam and scholarship information to secondary and higher secondary students of Bihar.   The first career portal … Read more

BIHAR Bihar to organise ‘Jal Chaupal’ in villages   The Bihar government is ready to roll out various water conservation methods, including ‘Jal Chaupal’ in every village to spread awareness about rain water harvesting and misuse of water. The engineers of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) would organise ‘Jal Chaupal’ as part of the … Read more