Dec 2018

BIHAR BSNL Bihar to hire private recovery agents to cut its losses   The BSNL Bihar telecom circle will hire private recovery agents from next month to cut its whopping losses of Rs 343 crore, of which total outstanding dues account for around Rs 210 crore.   Given the fact that banks and credit card … Read more

BIHAR Bihar offers ecotourism weekend at tiger park   The state environment and forest department and the state tourism development corporation are launching a special tour package to Valmiki Tiger Reserve from December 15 in a bid to promote ecotourism in the only reserve for the big cats in Bihar, located around 290km northwest of … Read more

BIHAR   CM Nitish Kumar inaugurates Rs 54.19 crore grid station in Nawada   Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated a 132/33 KV Grid sub-station at Warsaliganj and a transmission line in Nawada district, an official release said. The 132/33 KV grid at Warsaliganj, which has been built by Bihar State Power Transmission Company Ltd … Read more

BIHAR   In a first, Patna connects to Inland Waterways, maiden cargo arrives   In a first for Patna, Inland Waterways Authority of India vessel MV RN Tagore that sailed from Kolkata on December 6 with 16 containers of PepsiCo, Emami Agrotech cargo through river Ganga (National Waterway1) reached Patna’s Gaighat terminal.   This is … Read more

BIHAR   No new two-wheelers to be sold without helmets in Bihar from 2019   Bihar government is all set to strictly implement the provisions made in the central motor vehicles rules, 1989 in the state with effect from January 1, 2019 that directs every two-wheeler dealers and stores to sell helmets certified by Bureau … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar Cabinet nod for token amount to register divided properties   The Bihar cabinet Tuesday gave its nod for charging a token fee of Rs 100 for registering ancestral properties after division.   The nominal fee of Rs 100 consists of Rs 50 each for registration and Rs 50 for stamp fee.   … Read more

BIHAR   First child-friendly court in Bihar to work from 13 Dec   Almost after ten months of the Supreme Court directive, the first child-friendly court would start functioning in the state.   The child-friendly court will function as per the rules and regulations of the Juvenile Justice (care and protection of children) Act, 2015 so that the … Read more

  BIHAR   Bihar History : Gidhaur State   Gidhaur was one of Princely State among 568 princely states in India before the Partition of British India in 1947. Kings of Rajput Chandel descent ruled on erstwhile Patsanda for more than three centuries. Raja Malpurana founded this zamindari state in 1596. Patsanda was renamed Gidhaur … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar history : Ramgarh State   Ramgarh Rajwas a major Zamindari (baronial) estate in the era of the British Raj, in the former Indian province of Bihar. Major districts that came under the Ramgarh Raj were Hazaribagh, Koderma, and Bokaro. The entire area is rich in minerals like coal and mica and falls … Read more

BIHAR Government bid to eliminate filariasis in Arwal district   State health department will undertake a mass drug administration campaign (MDA) in Arwal district under the ‘National Programme for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis’ from December 20 to 31 to prevent the spread of filariasis in the district. Lymphatic Filariasis or Hathipaon is a mosquito-borne disease spread by … Read more