july 2018

BIHAR   MHA approves proposal to install 412 mobile towers in LWE affected areas   In a bid to increase its reach in Maoist-hit regions of Bihar, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the proposal to install 412 mobile towers to improve telecom network in such places.     All these towers would … Read more

BIHAR Bihar Government to Grant Reservation in Promotions to SCs/STs   The Bihar government has decided to grant facility of reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes personnel in its services.   This has been done following an advice received from the Union Personnel and Training Department.   The decision in this regard was … Read more

BIHAR Rural home scheme incentive   Bihar has come up with an incentive scheme to speed up implementation of the Prime Minister’s rural housing scheme in the state.   Panchayat-level rural housing assistants will get Rs 600 for each home built within four months, block-level supervisors will get Rs 70, and block-level account assistants and … Read more

BIHAR Nod to amendment in some provisions of Bihar liquor Act   The state cabinet, at its meeting chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar, approved the long-awaited amendments to some of the harsh provisions of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, in a bid to contain its misuse by the law enforcing agencies.   The … Read more

BIHAR Bihar to get fewer rural houses   The Centre has reduced the rural housing target for Bihar in the first phase by five lakh in view of dismal progress by the state government in construction of houses for the poor in the last two years.   Recently, Bihar’s target was revised downward to 11 … Read more