Dec 2019

BIHAR Police devising mechanism to up conviction rate The state police headquarters is working on a foolproof mechanism to enhance the conviction rate in the state. The decision has been taken in view of the sudden rise in the incidents of crime against women in recent months. The official data compiled by the state crime records bureau … Read more

BIHAR 11 colleges of Pataliputra University fail to qualify for NAAC grade   Altogether 11 constituent colleges of Pataliputra University (PPU) in Patna and Nalanda districts failed to qualify for the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation at the pre-qualifying stage. The NAAC headquarters located in Bengaluru did not find self-study reports (SSRs) up to the mark and … Read more

BIHAR   Experts: Patna,seven other cities stare at water crisis   Even as Bihar continues to face acute shortage of potable water, the proposed ‘State Groundwater Authority’ is yet to see the light of the day.   In 2006, the state minor irrigation department had proposed to set up a state-level authority on the pattern … Read more

BIHAR   Solar energy need of hour, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar laid emphasis on promoting the use of solar energy to save environment and maintain ecological balance on the third day of his Jal Jivan Hariyali Yatra.   At present ponds are being used for fisheries purposes only. Under … Read more

BIHAR   Over 250 farmers to lose DBT transfers due to stubble burning   The state government, following the ban on stubble burning in the fields to check pollution and arrest the decline in quality of soil, has started taking action against over 250 farmers found engaged in crop burning in six districts last month, … Read more

BIHAR Now, best cop to receive ‘employee of month’ award   In a first, the state police headquarters has decided to reward police personnel performing outstandingly as far as quality investigation and maintenance of law and order are concerned. Under the scheme, one policeman will get ‘best employee of the month’ award every month. The … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar cabinet approves a Rs 2,836 crore project to supply Ganga water to Gaya, Bodh Gaya and Rajgir   Bihar cabinet gave its nod to first phase of the coveted Ganga Water Lift Scheme (GWLS) of Water Resource Department (WRD) which will ensure clean drinking water in towns of Gaya, Bodhgaya and Rajgir. The scheme is part … Read more

BIHAR Get cheap drugs at ‘Amrit’ store The central government-run ‘Amrit’ (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment.   The government has decided to increase the number of beds at the PMCH to 5,400. More beds will be introduced at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences as well   With over 500 types of … Read more

BIHAR   NGT dismisses plea against state government’s policy   The National Green Tribunal (NGT) dismissed a batch of applications filed against a Bihar government policy which allows artificial bifurcation of homogenous stretches of river bed in terms of sand mining.   On applicants’ argument that while framing the policy, the state did not state … Read more