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BIHAR Bihar: Education department gets highest 21.94% of total scheme budget In his maiden Budget presented in the state assembly, deputy CM-cum-finance minister Tarkishore Prasad pitched for a big push on reforms after the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to bring education, health and labour resources activities commensurate with … Read more
BIHAR Caste-based Census must be done at least once: Nitish Kumar One-and-a-half months before the beginning of Census India-2021, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday advocated for a caste-based census across the country. “A caste-based Census will give a correct figure about the population of each caste. It will help governments take a better decision for the development and welfare … Read more
BIHAR Bihar’s traditional toys like ‘Kaniya-Putri’ on display in India Toy Fair Participants from Bihar are also showcasing their toys in the ongoing virtual event – India Toy Fair. Some participants have come up with traditional doll making art like Kaniya-Putri which is an important part of folk-culture in the state. Kaniya-Putri is an … Read more
BIHAR ‘Bihar model’ adopted by five states for beggary eradication Even as the state government launched its Mukhyamantri Bhikshavriti Nivaran Yojana (MBNY) way back in 2011-12 underlining it with the compassionate and humane approach to be adopted by treating beggary as a ‘human tragedy’ that falls on a person, its bright spot marked by poignancy appeared four … Read more
BIHAR Former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand M Rama Jois passes away Former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand M Rama Jois has passed away after a prolonged illness. He also served as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Retired Justice Rama Jois had also served as a Rajya Sabha member. During … Read more
BIHAR With a focus on quality education, Bihar to start new universities The Bihar government is expected to place bills to set up four new universities for medical, engineering, fine arts and skill development in the state in the upcoming budget session. Having new universities is a welcome move, but the state also needs to … Read more
BIHAR 45k villages in Bihar to get high-speed internet connectivity: Minister Union electronics and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said around 45,000 villages in state would be connected through optical fibres to provide high-speed internet connectivity under the central government’s Bharatnet project. Now, the central government has decided to provide high-speed internet connectivity … Read more
BIHAR Bihar registers 99.09% Covid-19 recovery rate The recovery rate in Bihar reached 99.09% as 53 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,61,299. Altogether 5,621 beneficiaries, including 3,380 frontline workers and 2,241 healthcare workers, took the Covid-19 vaccine shots in the state.They accounted for … Read more
BIHAR Bihar’s water supply maintenance policy to provide employment to 1.14 lakh rural youths The maintenance policy of the Mukhyamantri Gramin Peyjal Nischay Yojana, which was discussed and approved before CM. State’s Panchayati Raj department’s additional chief secretary Amrit Lal Meena told that as per the provisions laid down under the policy, a sum of … Read more
BIHAR Nitish congratulates Centre for ‘balanced’ Union Budget despite Covid challenges Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar congratulated the Centre for coming out with a “balanced” Union Budget for the financial year 2021-2022 despite constraints on revenue collection in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. He also hailed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s proposal to increase the budgetary outlay for health to over … Read more
