JAN 2022

BIHAR Covid brings focus on health sector infrastructure development in Bihar Ever since the Covid-19 hit the globe, health has become a priority not only for an individual but also the government. Bihar has also been spending more money on this sector for the opening of new health institutes, procurement of equipment and recruitment and … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Education department releases funds to universities The state education department released funds to universities to pay teachers and non-teaching staff salary, pension, and other arrears, but only after a post by noted folk singer and Padma Bhushan awardee, Sharda Sinha, about the demise of a retired Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU) teacher went viral on social media. The … Read more

BIHAR Bihar school teachers to keep eye on liquor consumption The Bihar government has directed the teachers of government schools to keep an eye on the consumption of liquor, manufacturing units, smuggling, and provide information to the officials on the toll free numbers. As per the directive, the principals, teachers, contract teachers and teachers of Madrasas to … Read more

BIHAR   ADRI will be transformed into world-class university’ The Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), founded by late Shaibal Gupta who was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to literature and education, would be transformed into a world-class university, his daughter Ashmita Gupta said. She also stated that the ADRI would continue to work on the state’s … Read more

BIHAR State govt to roll out new system to monitor projects of nine depts The state government is all set to implement an online works accounts management information system (WAMIS) from April 1 in the nine departments for effective monitoring of the physical and financial progress of infrastructure projects. Bihar is the fifth state after Jharkhand, Tripura, … Read more

  BIHAR Manjusha painting to be displayed at Rajpath The indigenous visual art form of Bhagalpur-Manjusha painting-will be displayed at Rajpath during the Republic Day celebration in New Delhi, deputy collector Manish Kumar said. The 16-metre long art work is painted by Manoj Pandit and his disciple Aman Sagar. Manoj is considered an icon of … Read more

BIHAR Bihar Police Academy ‘best’ in eastern region Bihar Police Academy (BPA), Rajgir has received Union Home Minister’s Trophy for best police training institution in eastern zone for 2020-21. The academy has received the award in the non-gazetted officers category. The first state-of-the- art police academy in Bihar at Rajgir was built on a sprawling campus of 133.28 … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar: Separate link to be created to vaccinate children above 12 A separate link will be created on the state health society’s website, where heads of the schools will have to upload the micro planning for the vaccination of children in their respective institutions. Preparation in this regard is going on, especially keeping … Read more

BIHAR Govt plans to relax liquor law Amid allegations of ‘ineffective implementation’ of the prohibition law and recent hooch tragedies in Bihar, the state government is planning to amend the legislation to make it less stringent, a senior official said. A person who is caught drunk for the first time may not be arrested but let … Read more

  BIHAR Amid rumours, Bihar deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad denies any move to amend liquor law Amid rumours of a move for fresh amendment in the provisions of the prohibition law that is caught in crossfires in the wake of frequent hooch deaths, the main opposition party, RJD, on Tuesday claimed that it would move … Read more