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BIHAR BSEB seeks opinions on scholarship rules Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday sought public opinion on the proposed regulation of the special scholarship — ‘Desh Ratan Dr Rajendra Prasad Medha Chatravriti’. The special scholarship will be given to the top 10 rank holders in matriculation (Class X) examination and 5 rank holders … Read more
BIHAR Government plans to form road safety council The state government will soon form a Bihar Road Safety Council to suggest appropriate measures for curbing road accidents in the state, which has around 110 ‘black or accident-prone spots’. State transport department secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said CM Nitish Kumarhad recently asked all district magistrates (DMs) and … Read more
BIHAR Over Rs 2,700 cr grant for flood-affected Bihar, Gujarat The Centre today approved assistance of Rs 1,711 crore and Rs 1,055 for flood-affected Bihar and Gujarat respectively, according to an official statement. A decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of a High Level Committee (HLC) to decide on the grant. The panel is … Read more
BIHAR Bihar cabinet clears setting up education finance corporation to disburse education loans The Bihar Cabinet gave its nod for setting up of a ‘Bihar State Education Finance Corporation’ in order to disburse loans for Student’s Credit Card (SCC) scheme in view of banks’ reluctance in doing it. The meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave green … Read more
BIHAR Bihar govt: Only 55.17% spent so far The state government till March 8 has spent 55.17% of the total revised estimate of the money allotted against various schemes pertaining to the 2017-18 financial year. Singh admitted that the expenditure on the schemes was lower than the expected, but explained that it was due to … Read more
BIHAR Modi in Bihar to attend Champaran Satyagraha celebrations Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Tuesday to attend the concluding ceremony of the Champaran Satyagraha’s of centenary celebrations in Motihari. Modi was recieved by Bihar Governor Saatyapal Malik, chief minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. The Prime Minister is slated to address 20,000 ‘Swachhagrahis’ (cleanliness ambassadors). … Read more
BIHAR Crime in Bihar way below many states: Police headquarters Bihar police headquarters have tried to dispel the apparent perception of crime spurt in the state with statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which puts Bihar at the 22nd spot in the country. Against the average national rate of total cognizable crime … Read more
BIHAR Tourism dept to launch app-based taxi service The state tourism department is contemplating introduction of a mobile app-based prepaid taxi service in Patna on the lines of private taxi agencies. It will also have global positioning system (GPS) to track the taxi. The private taxi agencies have different rates for peak … Read more
INTERNATIONAL List of MoUs signed during the Visit of the King of Jordan to India MoU on Defence Cooperation Visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) Manpower Cooperation Agreement MoU for cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine between India and Jordan MoU for setting up of … Read more
INTERNATIONAL February 21 – International Mother Language Day The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) was observed across the world on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic, multilingualism and cultural diversity. This year it is the 17th anniversary of IMLD. The observance of this day signifies importance of mother language as … Read more