Jan 2020

BIHAR   Bihar: ‘Threefold increase in crime against elderly people in 2018’ The NCRB data for 2018 paints a grim scenario for another section of the state’s vulnerable population — senior citizens. Crimes against the elderly population in the state grew by nearly three times compared to the previous year. In 2018, a total of 424 cases … Read more

BIHAR Only five per cent of police stations in Bihar connected to crime and criminal tracking network The state government has once again extended the deadline for completion of central government’s Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) till October this year. Only 61 police stations — 36 in Patna and 25 in Nalanda — have … Read more

BIHAR Coronavirus partially affects tourism in Bihar The outbreak of novel coronavirus (CoV) in China has partially hit tourism sector in Bihar, especially at Bodh Gaya and Nalanda where Chinese Buddhist pilgrims and tourists from Thailand, Hong Kong and Vietnam visit in large numbers. State tourism department officials, however, said the overall tourist footfalls have not dropped … Read more

BIHAR Bihar Mahila Udyog Mela Bihar Mahila Udyog Mela organized by the Bihar Mahila Udyog Sangh Altogether 70 stalls, including four food stalls, have been put up by women entrepreneurs at Udyog Mela. Many of them have come all the way from Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and other districts of Bihar. The … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: 5% fall in road accidents in second half of 2019   There was 5% decline in the number of accidents and 6% fall in accident deaths in the state in the second half of 2019.   The decline in road accident and death cases to strict enforcement of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. Seven districts … Read more

BIHAR Government plans to regulate wood industry: Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi  said that during the forthcoming budget session the government would introduce a Bill in the state assembly for regulating wood-based industry which will have a bearing on the activities of investors and carpenters engaged in this sector. In accordance with … Read more

BIHAR Bihar to ‘ring’ migratory birds to track movement Migratory birds coming to the state will now be tagged with information regarding their origin and route taken by them. Bihar will be the fourth state in the country after Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Orissa to initiate this process in which rings containing a satellite-enabled chip … Read more

BIHAR   Union Budget 2020: Rs 204 crore allotted to improve Patna’s air quality, says Sushil Modi Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said of the Rs 408 crore allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), Rs 204 crore would be spent on improving air quality in the city. He also said that of the … Read more

BIHAR 2019 saw highest number of tourists in Bihar   At the beginning of this millennium, Bihar tourism was taking baby steps with about 61 lakh tourists, including foreigners, visiting the state in 2001. Two decades on, it has taken a giant leap with 3.5 crore footfall in 2019 — a nearly six-fold jump. In fact, 2019 … Read more

BIHAR Rs 204 crore allotted to improve Patna’s air quality Rs 408 crore allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), Rs 204 crore would be spent on improving air quality in the city. NASA’s Spitzer space telescope The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an … Read more