January 2019

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   ·        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 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 Opium on 225 acres in Gaya destroyed in 2018.   The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in coordination with the Bihar police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), destroyed opium crops on 225 acres of land in the state in 2018. The farm lands where opium was destroyed are located in four panchayats of Barachatti … Read more

BIHAR Govt to meet experts to draw up roadmap for higher education   Bihar will host a two-day conference of education experts and officials from apex higher education bodies and institutions on February 4 and 5 to prepare a blueprint to bring about much-needed improvement in state’s beleaguered higher education.   One of the key … Read more

BIHAR Centre nod to ₹6,800 cr for roads, bridge In an infrastructure boost to the state, the Central government has approved Rs 6,800 crore for a bridge Ganga and seven road projects.   The projects include the longawaited four-lane bridge parallel to Vikramshila Setu, which connects Naugachia with Bhagalpur, and upgrade of seven road with … 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