January 2019

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

BIHAR ·        Chuppi Tod app launched in Bihar against child marriage, sexual harassment ð  A mobile application “Chuppi Tod” (break your silence) was launched in Patna some days ago to fight the rampant social evil of child marriage and sexual harassment. ð  The application will educate women and girls on the evils of sexual harassment … 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   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 Cabinet nod to mobile squad for transport department The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the government’s proposal to strengthen the enforcement mechanism of the transport department and constitute ‘Bihar mobile squad constable cadre services’ with increased number of manpower to impose fine on the violators of norms across the state.   Apart from above, the cabinet … Read more

BIHAR New bridge coming up parallel to J P Setu   The state government on Wednesday decided to construct a four-lane bridge across Ganga parallel to the existing J P Setu from its own resources.   The 4,556 metres rail-cumroad bridge, J P Setu, is the second longest rail-cum-road bridge in India, after Bogibeel Bridge … Read more

BIHAR   State to double drug purchase expenditure   The state transport department has introduced ‘Bihar Taxi Aggregator Operational Directives’ to regulate and monitor private taxis in Bihar. The notification was issued last week under section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.   The policy makes it mandatory for the aggregators to procure licences from the authorities … Read more