January 2019

BIHAR Government to set up five hotspots in each panchayat: Sushil Kumar Modi   The state government would set up five hotspots in each panchayat to provide high-speed internet facility to people in every village and habitation.   Three out of the five hotspots would be established at government buildings like schools, one at panchayat … Read more

BIHAR   Gupteshwar Pandey appointed as new Bihar DGP     Gupteshwar Pandey has been appointed as new Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar.   He succeeds  K S Dwivedi, who  retired on 31 January 2019.   Gupteswar Pandey is a 1987 batch IPS officer.Prior to this appointment he was DG of Bihar Police … Read more

BIHAR   Girls First’ programme to benefit 1,00,000 kids in Bihar   State education minister launched the second phase of ‘Girls First, Youth First’ programme which will be conducted in government middle schools and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) across the state. The programme will be jointly conducted by Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC) and … Read more

BIHAR   US NGO to help Bihar schools   The Bihar government has signed the next phase of partnership with ‘Youth First and Girls First’ resilience programme of Corstone, a Us-based non-profit organization, across government middle schools and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVS) in all nine divisions of the state over the next three years. … Read more

BIHAR   After steady decline, conviction rate picks up   After a steady decline between 2011 and 2015, the conviction rate in crime cases in Bihar has been steadily improving for the last three years, according to the data available in the state police headquarters.   However, the conviction rate has still not been able … Read more

BIHAR   Rs 270 crore spent on CCTNS, 6 lakh FIRs linked: Sushil Kumar Modi   The state government has spent Rs270 crore on implementing the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS) and over 6,12,000 FIRs have so far been uploaded to the network, deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said.   CCTNS is aimed at digitally connecting … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar to provide land to service sector industries   The department decided to provide land to the service sector entities as well to boost investments in the state. The event was organized by Bihar Foundation, in association with state industries department and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Over 200 crore of investment has … Read more

BIHAR Nitish Kumar seeks caste census in 2021   Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said he was for reservation for all castes in proportion to their respective share in the population while demanding that the 2021 census be made caste-based. He also said the 10% quota for economically weaker sections (EWSs) in the general category would be … Read more

BIHAR Bihar posted highest rise in state GDP in 2017-18   Bihar topped the list of 17 states with 11.3% expansion in terms of gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth in 2017-18, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, according to a report by ratings agency Crisil.   Ranking according to growth, inflation and fiscal deficit, Gujarat and Karnataka remained among … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Web portal launched for govt school teachers   The initiative taken by the teachers would bring all the teachers of government schools on one platform to share their innovative ideas, teaching methodologies and can adopt the best teaching practices, which will help to bring about further reform in the education system. It is … Read more