dec 2021

BIHAR Odisha no. 1 contender for special status: Union Minister from Bihar Union Minister Ram Chandra Pratap Singh, considered close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, said Odisha is the “number one contender” for the special status — an opinion completely different from his party colleague’s long-standing special status demand for the eastern state. “As … Read more

  BIHAR   AIIMS Patna launches ‘Shravan Kumar‘ scheme to train rural youth The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) set up in the state capital Patna has launched an initiative for preparing youth to take care of elderly and poor people in the rural areas. This is seen as an initiative somewhat similar … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt to soon start sterilisation of nilgais The forest department of Bihar government has decided to sterilise nilgais in the state. The decision was taken after large number of complaints were received from the farmers against the damages caused by nilgais in different parts of the state. Confirming the development, state Forest Minister … Read more

BIHAR 13% decline in road accidents in Bihar: Government State transport minister Sheela Kumari  said road safety was a sensitive issue and all the departments should make efforts together to reduce the road accidents. At a review meeting of Bihar Road Safety Council here, she said several steps were taken and an action plan was made to avoid … Read more

BIHAR Drones to be used to check illegal liquor trade in Bihar Drones will now keep tabs on illegal brewing, smuggling of liquor and those engaged in sourcing alcohol illegally in inaccessible areas such as diara, small hamlets, forests, remote and hilly areas of the state. To start with, a high-tech drone will be used from January … Read more

BIHAR   NITI Aayog report: Bihar second worst on health parameters Bihar has emerged as the second-worst performer, just above Uttar Pradesh, in terms of overall health performance among the larger states in the fourth Health Index released by the NITI Aayog . Kerala has emerged top among the 19 larger states. Bihar’s index score was 31, … Read more

BIHAR Children should be vaccinated against Covid-19: Bihar health experts With the rising cases of Omicron infections in the country, demand for booster shots and vaccination of the children below 18 years of age are picking up. Health experts of the state are also advocating the need of administering booster doses for the people already … Read more

  BIHAR Bihar checks readiness of oxygen plants Ahead of the Omicron threat looming over the country, the state conducted a mock drill of all pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants in Bihar to ensure their functionality and readiness to provide oxygen in the event of an emergency. The state can now produce over 490 metric tonnes of oxygen per … Read more

BIHAR Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to begin social reform campaign Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar will embark on his three-week-long campaign for social reforms, christened ‘SamajSudhar Abhiyan’, from Motihari. As part of the campaign, he will visit all nine divisions across the state and hold public meetings to make people aware of the benefits of liquor prohibition … Read more

  BIHAR Now, education minister pitches for special status to Bihar Senior JD(U) functionary and state education minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Friday raised a demand for grant of special category status to Bihar to rid it of its backwardness. Inaugurating a two-day national seminar on ‘Raising agricultural productivity and farmers’ incomes in Bihar’, organised by Patliputra School of Economics (PSE) … Read more