August 2021

BIHAR Education department targets to increase Bihar’s GER to 30% The education department has launched an intensive drive to enhance the state’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) from 14.5% to 30% by the end of the decade. The state’s GER would be equal to the national average (27.1%) soon as “the results of the sincere efforts … Read more

BIHAR Special postal cover on Sikki art released in Darbhanga With a view to going ‘vocal for local’, a special cover on Sikki grass products was released at the Postal Training Centre in Darbhanga. Such special postal covers were necessary for making the traditional products of Bihar popular at the national level. The special cover would help … Read more

BIHAR Education department targets to increase Bihar’s GER to 30% The education department has launched an intensive drive to enhance the state’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) from 14.5% to 30% by the end of the decade. The state’s GER would be equal to the national average (27.1%) soon as “the results of the sincere efforts … Read more

BIHAR 1.32 lakh mosquito nets allotted to Bihar districts Health minister Mangal Pandey said on Monday that all preparations had been made to tackle dengue in the state and 1.32 lakh medicated mosquito nets allotted to different districts. All government health facilities have been put on alert and district hospitals directed to create five-bed wards to treat … Read more

BIHAR Nitish government likely to conduct caste census on its own Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government is likely to conduct a caste-based census in the state on its own expense, say ruling Janata Dal-United leaders. The leaders said that Nitish Kumar has a clear stand on this issue, and is waiting for the Centre’s response on … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt to take Rs 2,000 crore loan for Ganga Path from HUDCO   The state cabinet on Friday approved the government’s proposal to raise a loan of Rs2,000 crore from Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) to be used on the construction of 20.5-km-long J P Ganga Path between Digha and Deedarganj along … Read more

BIHAR 43 spinning-weaving training centres for women soon: Bihar industries minister Altogether 43 new centres are to be set up in the state to impart three months’ training in spinning and weaving cotton-khadi and silk yarn to women and girls to make them economically self-reliant. The minister said more khadi malls like the one at … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar has third highest Covid antibodies : Survey   In the midst of fears of a third Covid wave by September/October, there is good news for Bihar as 75.9 per cent of its population has antibodies against the coronavirus This has been revealed in the report of sero survey conducted by the Indian … Read more

BIHAR Railways plans to build MEMU terminal on Hardinge Park land in Patna The ambitious plan of the railways to build a mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) terminal on the Hardinge Park land in Patna on the pattern of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is likely to gain momentum with the Patna high court recently allowing the state government … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar opens, lays foundation for health projects worth Rs 2,705 crore   Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 989 health projects worth Rs 2,705 crore. He congratulated the health department for implementing various projects to strengthen health infrastructure in the state. Among the projects inaugurated … Read more