February 2020

BIHAR Bihar now passes resolution seeking caste-based Census The Bihar assembly unanimously passed a resolution demanding a caste-based census in 2021. Bihar is the second assembly in the country seeking a caste-based census in 2021. On January 8, the Maharashtra assembly had passed a similar resolution. Nitish has been emphasizing the need for a caste-based census arguing that it is required … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar Police gets country’s first tribal women battalion   The country’s first tribal women police battalion came into active service after the successful passing out parade on Wednesday. The battalion is named Bihar Police Swabhiman Vahini.   Most of the 199 recruits belong to Tharu tribe. At present, the battalion would be temporarily stationed at BMP-5 until … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar cabinet okays proposal to set up administrative tribunal   The state cabinet on Saturday approved the general administration department’s proposal to set up Bihar Administrative Tribunal (BAT) on the pattern of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to listen to the grievances of state government employees pertaining to their service conditions.   The cabinet sanctioned Rs61.57 crore … Read more

BIHAR Mithapur-Mahuli road by 2022 A nearly 9km four-lane road connecting Mithapur in Patna with Ramgovind Singh Mahuli halt to the east of Patna-Gaya railway line will be built at a cost of Rs 1,030.6 crore by 2022.   Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of … Read more

BIHAR new bridge parallel to Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Patna construction work on a new bridge parallel to Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Patna will start this year The total length of the new bridge from Zero Miles in Patna to Ramashish Chowk in Hajipur is 14.5 kilometres. However, the length of superstructure of the bridge, … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Centre gives nod for AIIMS at Darbhanga   The Centre has finally approved the site for developing another All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state at Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The Centre’s nod to the proposal came after the state government informed it that DMCH is not a heritage site.   The … Read more

BIHAR A three-day national seminar A three-day national seminar on ‘Population, Health and Sustainable Development Goals: Performance and Prioritizing Policies’, which was jointly organized by Patna University (PU) and the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) a national-level institute of demography was urgently required in the state as its total fertility rate (TFR) was 3.2 … Read more

  BIHAR Nitish Kumar pushes for nationwide ban on alcohol Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar pitched for a nationwide ban on liquor, saying it is necessary from social, religious and scientific points of view. Nitish said Bihar emerged as role model for other states by enforcing total prohibition. The Bihar government had imposed complete ban … Read more

BIHAR   6.33 per cent increase in road accident deaths in Bihar   The number of deaths in road accidents in Bihar increased by 6.33% last year compared to 2018, according to the latest data of state transport department. The cases of road accidents also increased by 7.07% in the state last year. As per the department’s … Read more

BIHAR Bihar third in kidnapping cases across country in 2018   Bihar had the third highest kidnapping and abduction cases across the country in 2018, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data revealed. A total of 9,935 cases of kidnapping were recorded in Bihar, which was 9.4% of such cases across the country. The maximum number … Read more