July 2021

BIHAR Bihar has over 50 lakh hepatitis patients   Bihar has more than 50 lakh patients of hepatitis that claims approximately 15 lakh lives across the world every year. Revealing this figure on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day , Dr Dineshwar Prasad, the principal of Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital (GACH), claimed that 5 out of every 100 people suffered … Read more

BIHAR Plea to open tourist info centres at Buddhist sites   Tourist Guide Association of Bihar has urged the state government to open tourist information centres at important sites of Bihar under Buddhist circuit. The association has also demanded introduction of bus services between Bodh Gaya and tourist destinations like Rajgir, Nalanda, Dhungeshwari, Vanavar and … Read more

BIHAR No ‘kanwar yatra’ & fairs in Bihar this year There will be no ‘kanwar yatra’ and Shrawani Mela in the state this year due to Covid pandemic. The devotees will have to offer prayers at home and only priests will be allowed to perform rituals in temples.   Important temples which used to attract large number of devotees … Read more

BIHAR   Expedite development works: Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad to Bhagalpur officials Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad, who was on a two-day visit to the district, asked the officials concerned to intensify developmental works. At a review meeting with the Bhagalpur Smart City Limited and district officials on Thursday evening, Prasad said, “Our focus is on ‘Atmanirbhar Bihar’ … Read more

BIHAR Expedite development works: Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad to Bhagalpur officials Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad, who was on a two-day visit to the district, asked the officials concerned to intensify developmental works. At a review meeting with the Bhagalpur Smart City Limited and district officials on Thursday evening, Prasad said, “Our focus is on ‘Atmanirbhar Bihar’ (self-sufficient … Read more

BIHAR 800 times jump in Bihar’s agricultural produce exports in last 15 years Bihar has recorded over 800 times jump in the agricultural produce exports in the last 15 years, from Rs 3 crore in 2006 to Rs2,617 crore in 2020, state’s agriculture secretary N Sarvana Kumar revealed.   He was making a presentation before CM … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Hold caste-based census, CM Nitish Kumar urges Centre again Chief minister Nitish Kumar urged the Centre to reconsider its decision of no enumeration other than that for the SCs and STs in the forthcoming decennial census. Reiterating his demand for a caste-based census in the country, Nitish said Bihar assembly had unanimously passed a resolution on February 18, 2019 … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar’s traditional toys like ‘Kaniya-Putri’ on display in India Toy Fair   Participants from Bihar are also showcasing their toys in the ongoing virtual event – India Toy Fair. Some participants have come up with traditional doll making art like Kaniya-Putri which is an important part of folk-culture in the state. Kaniya-Putri is … Read more

BIHAR Two mega food park at Bihar   The MFP at Motipur will be developed on 78 acres of land along the national highway. There will be 30 food-processing units inside the park, having the potential to generate a minimum of 5,000 employment.   A similar park is being developed in the Khagadia district in … Read more

BIHAR Eight power substations in rural Gaya soon   Eight new power substations are being set up in Bodh Gaya, Manpur, Khizarsarai, Banke Bazar and Wazirganj blocks of the district, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL) executive engineer (project) Balvir Prasad Bagish said. While power supply will start from two substations at Mahkar (Khizarsarai) and Bakraur (Bodh Gaya) from … Read more