Dec 2018

BIHAR Fair in News : Sonepur cattle fair   Sonepur cattle fair, considered as Asia’s largest such event, held in Bihar recently with hundreds of people from rural areas thronging the fair to enjoy the unique flavour of an age-old tradition.   The cattle fair is held annually, beginning on Kartik Poornima, at Sonepur in … Read more

  BIHAR   Bihar’s first Megalith sites discovered in Rohtas   Two pre-historic Megalith (loosely arranged stone structures with no concrete or mortar) sites were recently found in Rohtas district of south-west Bihar — in an indication that the state could be part of the Megalithic culture which lasted in India from 1500 BC to … Read more

BIHAR 32% rise in cases of drug reaction in Bihar: Report   There has been 32% increase in the cases of drugreaction compared to last year in Bihar, according to a report released. As per the data of department of pharmacology in the hospital, 442 cases of adverse drug reaction were reported from Bihar between October 2017 and November … Read more

BIHAR Bihar History : Kachhwahas   The Kachhawas belong to the Suryavanshi lineage, which claims descent from the Suryavansha of the ancient Kshatriyas. The Kachwahas or Kacchapghata dynasty was originally from Bihar who founded Gwalior and Narwar in the 8th century. A descendant of this dynasty Dulah Rai established his rule in Dhundhar in the … Read more

BIHAR   ·        Bihar History : Yadu Dynasty ð  A Yadu dynasty has ruled in Bayana, the ancient name of which was Sripatha. The kingdom of this dynasty includes the old Bharatpur State and the Mathura district. King Jaitapala ruled in the first half of the eleventh century. His successor was Vijayapala. Again he was … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar History : DUMRAON (Shahabad Dist.)   Maharaja Bahadur KAMAL SINGH, 15th Maharaja of Dumraon since 13th November 1949 and were belong to Parmar dynasty. Horilshah founded this town, and so it was earlier known as Horilnagar. Horilshah was a descendant of “Raja Bhoj of Dhar” and came from Ujjain. As a princely … Read more

BIHAR Steps to implement plastic ban in Bhagalpur   Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated several measures to ensure proper implementation of plastic ban in the town from December 14. Councillors of all 51 wards in the town have been assigned roles to enforce plastic ban in the urban areas. Besides imposing penalty, the civic body will also take … Read more

BIHAR Livestock master plan soon: Sushil Kumar Modi   Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has spent around Rs 1,400 crore in Bihar till date.   The livestock master plan will lead to 1.5 times rise in dairy production, 10 times in poultry production and double the fisheries output.   BMGF … Read more

BIHAR   ADRI signs MoU with US institute   The Centre for Environment, Energy and Climate Change (CEECC), a think-tank at the Asian Development Research Institute(ADRI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-International (ISET-International), Colorado (USA) for strengthening South Asian research collaboration in the field of environmental resource and … Read more

BIHAR Special Courts to Try Criminal Cases Against Politicians In Bihar, Kerala   Special courts will be set up in all districts in Bihar and Kerala to try pending criminal cases against legislators and parliamentarians, the Supreme Court said.   The cases that are already with special courts should be sent back to the district … Read more