January 2019

BIHAR   Bihar, Jharkhand tie up in hunt for Maoists Despite continued action against Maoists, there are 232 wanted Maoists across the state carrying bounties ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore on their heads. Of these, over 30 top rung Maoists, operating exclusively in bordering pockets with neighbouring states of West Bengal, … Read more

BIHAR ·         State to double drug purchase expenditure ð  Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Monday hinted at adding more drugs to the essential drugs list (EDL) and said the state government would double the amount on procurement of drugs from Rs 150 crore this year to Rs 300 crore in the coming budget. ð  … 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   Bihar to set up own industrial security force on lines of CISF   Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced to raise two battalions of Bihar Industrial Security Force (BISF) on the lines of Central Industrial Security Force and said his government was also ready to meet the demand of entrepreneurs for … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar 6th best state in terms of power availability: Sushil Modi   As per the assessment made by the NITI Aayog, Bihar has been ranked sixth in the country in terms of power availability, transmission capacity and power consumption, among other parameters, which in a way had also boosted business and trade in electric goods and … 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 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   Maternal, infant mortality rates drop in Bihar: Minister   State health minister  said infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) have dropped in the state and healthcare facilities improved in government hospitals.   The number of patients visiting primary health centres in the state has increased to around 11,000 per month from just 41 in … Read more

BIHAR   ·        Bihar’s first crocodile reserve to come up at Karkatgarh ð  The proposed visit of chief minister Nitish Kumar to Karkatgarh waterfall January 8 has raised hopes for the setting up of Bihar’s first Crocodile Conservation Reserve. ð  In 2016, the state government in 2016 had warmed to a proposal from the forest … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar set to notify norms for registration of sleeper buses The state government is set to notify the norms for registration of sleeper buses after chief minister Nitish Kumar gave his nod to the transport department’s proposal for modification in norms for registration of these type of passenger vehicles.   Till now, sleeper … Read more