dec 2021

    BIHAR   Number of ICU beds to be increased in all Bihar hospitals, says health minister   Health minister Mangal Pandey said all medical colleges, district and sub-divisional hospitals in the state have been asked to increase the number of beds in their intensive care units (ICUs) in view of emergence of Omicron, … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar: Rs 834 crore sanctioned for infrastructure at four medical institutions   The state cabinet sanctioned Rs 838.54 crore for construction of new buildings and development of infrastructure in four medical institutions of traditional medical practices and also Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH). The amount sanctioned is pertaining to the 2021-22 fiscal. For … Read more

BIHAR   Cities selected under Smart City Mission should be made ‘smart’ in real sense, says Nitish Kumar     Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday asked the urban development and housing department (UDHD) officials to expedite construction works in the state’s four cities selected under the Smart City Mission and make the four cities ‘smart’ in … Read more

BIHAR Kitchen gardens to be set up at anganwadi centres The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has been entrusted with the responsibility to develop five kitchen gardens for anganwadi centres in the district to increase the nutritional value of food served to children, lactating as well as pregnant women. The KVK will plant saplings of green and leafy veggies after identifying suitable … Read more

BIHAR CAG report flags Bihar’s rising debt   The outstanding public debt of Bihar which mounted to Rs 1.93 lakh crore in 2019-20 has put strains on the state’s finances as it has led to debt repayment “burden” and the shrinkage in capital expenditure that is otherwise made to create assets as part of the infrastructure development, … Read more

  BIHAR Genome sequencing of samples at IGIMS soon: Bihar health minister   State health minister Mangal Pandey on Tuesday said in the legislative council that the government was concerned about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and all the RT-PCR laboratories have been put on alert. He said the state chief secretary and additional chief secretary of … Read more

BIHAR Govt, opposition lock horns as Bihar rated India’s poorest state   With the NITI Aayog placing Bihar at the bottom compared to other states on the basis of 12 parameters in its national multi-dimensional poverty index (NMPI) report, the state’s opposition and the ruling parties are engaged in a war of words. RJD national president Lalu … Read more