December 2020

BIHAR Bihar cabinet OKs creation of 6 more nagar panchayats   The state cabinet approved the creation of six more nagar panchayats in Nalanda, Samastipur, Banka, Gopalganj and Madhubani districts. Earlier, the cabinet had given its nod for creation of 103 new nagar panchayats in different districts of the state.   Meanwhile, sand will be … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: 50% pupils to be allowed in educational institutions The state education department on Thursday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reopening of educational institutions in the state from January 4. Schools (from Class IX onwards), colleges and coaching institutes are permitted to allow only 50% of students. They have been asked to call students in batches on … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: ‘Recruitment drive expedited to improve policing in state Around 100 police stations in the state have been identified that have the highest number of pending cases. Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Motihari (East Champaran) and some other big districts have the highest number of cases pending for investigation. The Covid19 lock-down during which the police had … Read more

BIHAR Set up centre of excellence in each government-owned polytechnic across Bihar, Nitish Kumar tells officials   Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar asked science and technology department’s officials to set up a centre of excellence in each government-owned polytechnic across the state. The state has altogether 44 government-run polytechnics.   While reviewing all those schemes of the science & technology department and … Read more

BIHAR Sun worship popular since Vedic period: Experts   Modern youth might wonder why is Chhath puja, the tradition of worshipping the setting and rising sun, so popular in Bihar and adjacent regions alone when sun worship happens to be an important part of mythology and folklore in every ancient civilization of the world. According to historians, every known … Read more

BIHAR Bihar government to raise Rs 6,000 crore from banks for paddy procurement   The state cabinet gave its nod to the food and consumer protection department to raise Rs 6,000 crore as working capital through loans from various commercial banks for the Bihar State Food Corporation Limited. The loans have been raised by the food … Read more

BIHAR Schools brainstorm to chalk out a plan for coronavirus-free classrooms   As the state education department has made it mandatory for teachers to conduct online classes from school campus now, schools are brainstorming to put in place a foolproof plan that will ensure that all safety norms are maintained properly, especially when offline classes for Class … Read more

BIHAR Since Covid, WB, Bihar, Assam, Odisha get most rural funds A maximum chunk of central funds meant for rural development, including those for infrastructure and employment generation, since the lockdown was enforced in March was allocated to West Bengal — which goes to polls in 2021 — followed by Bihar where elections were held earlier this month. Of Rs 49,270 crore distributed … Read more

BIHAR Bihar cabinet gives its nod to free Covid-19 vaccination   Inoculation of the entire population of Bihar for Covid-19 will be done free of cost upon the availability of the vaccine.   The cabinet gave its go ahead for implementation of “Saat Nishchay Part-2”, the second part of seven resolves of the chief minister, … Read more

BIHAR Recognition for Two New Zoos By Central Government   The central government recognized the Rajgir Zoo Safari Park in Nalanda, Bihar and Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyaan in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.   Rajgir Zoo Safari: It is located in Nalanda, Bihar. The established zoo is only composed of safari fences. Unlike traditional fences, … Read more