February 2018

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 Governor appreciates Bihar govt for khadi policy   Curtain came down on Rashtriya Khadi Shilp Mahotsav at Gyan Bhawan. Addressing the closing ceremony, Bihar governor Satya Pal Malik emphasized on the importance of khadi and why the state needs to preserve this fabric.   The concluding ceremony of Khadi Mahotsav was attended by noted Gandhian Razi Ahmed, industry minister Jai Kumar … 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 Bihar Museum to get 2 awards   Bihar Museum has been selected for the prestigious iF Design Award in international branding and corporate communications categories. Bihar Museum additional director JPN Singh said the logo and booklet titled ‘I am Bihar Museum’ and branding for the museum have been selected in the international branding and corporate communications categories of iF … Read more

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 Nitish Kumar to open canal in Bhagalpur soon   Bateshwar Ganga Pump Nahar Pariyojana canal in Bhagalpur, which faced a breach in its wall a day before its formal inauguration by chief minister Nitish Kumar on September 20 last year, is likely to be inaugurated within a week. The CM, who reviewed implementation of different government … 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 Bapu tower soon at Bihar Vidyapeeth   The Bihar building construction department (BCD) will construct an iconic ‘Bapu Minar’, or Bapu centenary tower, on the premises of Bihar Vidyapeeth facing the magnificent Ganga in Patna. The tower is proposed to be a six to seven-storey structure with amenities, including temporary and permanent exhibition halls and a … Read more