February 2018

BIHAR State bans sale of loose cigarettes   The Bihar government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in the state.   The Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS), which is engaged in anti-tobacco movement in the state, has hailed the ban. SEED’s executive director Deepak Mishra hoped the ban would wean away adolescents and youths from smoking.   Mishra … Read more

BIHAR • Finance minister to table state Budget in House on February 27  The Bihar government will present the state’s general Budget for 2018-19 fiscal on February 27, the second day of the state legislature’s Budget session which is slated to begin on February 26 and conclude on April 4. On the opening day … Read more

BIHAR Gaya, Japan Buddhist unit may have ‘sister state’ ties   Japan’s Nara prefecture and Bihar’s Bodh Gaya may soon ink a ‘sister state twinning agreement’.   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, currently on a four-day visit to the island nation in the Pacific Ocean.   Nara has more Unesco World Heritage listings than any other 46 prefectures in Japan. … Read more

BIHAR Centre approves Rs142crore for IGIMS development   The central government has approved Rs142.21 crore for Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana(PMSSY) for developing it as the state-of-the-art medical centre in Bihar. It is for the first time that the Centre has allotted funds to IGIMS under the ambitious … 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 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 State school board to adopt NAD for certificates   The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has decided to adopt the National Academic Depository (NAD) to ensure online access to and retrieval of Class X and XII certificates. The decision was taken at the BSEB governing body meeting presided over by its chairman.   The NAD is … Read more

BIHAR Nitish Kumar proposes ‘sister state’ agreement between Bihar, Japan prefecture   A “sister state” agreement between Bihar and Nara prefecture of Japan was today proposed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is currently on a tour of the far eastern country.   Kumar, who has been in Japan since Monday, mooted the proposal during a … Read more