Bihar current affairs

  BIHAR Bihar, Jharkhand agree on settling pension issue for ₹843-cr, seek details from bank The finance departments of Bihar and Jharkhand have finally fallen back on the banks to extract details of the pensioners to resolve the decades-old issue of division of pension liability between the two states, which has been awaiting resolution since Jharkhand … Read more

BIHAR Solar lights to illuminate 320 panchayats in Gaya district Solar street lights will be installed in four wards of each of the the 320 panchayats in Gaya district under the chief minister solar light scheme. Ten electric poles have been marked for installation of solar lights in each ward. Three agencies have been selected by BREDA … Read more

BIHAR 5,600 pilgrims from Bihar to leave for haj this year At least 5,600 pilgrims from across the state are expected to go on haj pilgrimage this year from Gaya airport after a gap of three years. The first flight carrying haj pilgrims will leave Gaya airport on May 21 and the last one on June 6. At least … Read more

  BIHAR Madhubani painting: From walls to world stage The king Janak, the ruler of Mithila kingdom, requested an artist to create paintings that would commemorate the events of his daughter Sita’s wedding to Prince Rama. The artist’s creations were so capti – vating that they inspired women in the region to start painting their … Read more

  BIHAR Rs 4,000 crore fine on Bihar government for poor waste management The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an environmental compensation or fine of Rs4,000 crore on Bihar government for failing to scientifically manage solid and liquid waste. The principal bench comprising NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel, in its hearing, directed that … Read more

  BIHAR Bihar to levy 2% TDS on supplies of raw materials by MGNREGS vendors Payments to suppliers of raw material for works under the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS in Bihar will henceforth be made only after two per cent TDS (tax deducted at source), in line with recent directions of the ministry of … Read more

BIHAR Bihar CM Nitish Kumar flags off 23 ambulances to provide better medical facility to prisoners of 23 jails Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar flagged off a fleet of 23 ambulances to provide better medical facilities to prisoners lodged in different jails across the state. Each ambulance is fitted with an oxygen cylinder, blood pressure machine, … Read more

BIHAR Health surveillance unit in city soon: Govt Additional chief secretary (health) Pratyaya Amrit  said a metropolitan surveillance unit would be established in Patna soon with the assistance of the central government to respond promptly in the event of outbreak of infectious diseases. Addressing a workshop on ‘Expansion of IDSP/IHIP in Bihar’, organised by the National Centre for … Read more

  BIHAR Bihar Museum to organise G20 art exhibition in August The Bihar Museum will organise a two-month-long G20 art exhibition from August 7 to October 7. The exhibition will have one art piece each from G20 countries, guest countries, as well as the artworks of 20 Indian contemporary artists. Moving in this direction, the Bihar Museum Society has initiated the … Read more

BIHAR Bihar cabinet clears ₹1.62 lakh cragri road map, 44 cyber police stations The Bihar cabinet on Friday cleared the state’s fourth agricultural road map, which would cost about ₹1.62 lakh crore over the next five years. Additional chief secretary (cabinet) S Siddharth said approval of the agriculture road map was among the 18 proposals discussed and … Read more