June 2018

BIHAR SC nod to Bihar to amend liquor laws   The Supreme Court (SC) has given its go-ahead to the Nitish Kumar government to bring amendments, if it so wishes, to the Bihar Prohibitionand Excise Act, 2016. The Act prohibits sale and consumption of liquor in the state. A petition concerning prohibition in the state has … Read more

BIHAR PESU blames ‘foreign objects’ for power cuts   Amid growing number of complaints from city residents on frequent power cuts, Patna Electric Supply Understanding(PESU) has attributed it to transient fault owing to contact of foreign objects with the overhead electricity wires.   It is true that the number of complaints being received at the 48 … Read more

BIHAR NW-1 will fail unless siltation issue is addressed: Nitish Kumar Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said the Centre’s ambitious National Waterway 1 project will not succeed unless the issue of siltation is addressed to ensure free and adequate flow of water. National Waterway 1 (NW-1) is the Haldia-Varanasi stretch of the waterway on … Read more

BIHAR Bihar mulls policy for bamboo   Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi  underlined the need to create a task force to formulate a separate bamboo policy for the state.   Addressing a ‘bamboo conclave’ in Patna, Modi said the central government’s National Bamboo Mission under the agriculture ministry would function under the state environment and forests department.   Farmers, … Read more

BIHAR Patna to host international eye conference in 2020   Bihar will host the next biennial conference of eye doctors of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries here in 2020. Bihar successfully bid to host the event at the Saarc ophthalmological congress, held at Kathmandu in Nepal from June 21 to June … Read more

BIHAR Soon, Chhapra to get double-decker flyover   Chhapra will soon get a double-decker flyover, foundation of which is likely to be laid by chief minister Nitish Kumar in the first week of July.   The length of the double- decker flyover, the first-of-its-kind infrastructure in the state will be 3.5 km in length, while its width would be … Read more

BIHAR Monsoon session of Bihar legislature will commence from July 20   The monsoon session of the bicameral Bihar legislature will commence from July 20.   The state cabinet on Wednesday approved a parliamentary affairs department’s proposal to convene tenth session of the 16th assembly and 189th session of Bihar legislative council during monsoon session.   The state … Read more

BIHAR 100% household electrification in 8 districts soon   All households in Munger, Sheikhpura and Kishanganj districts have been provided with electricity connection under Har Ghar Bijli Lagatar scheme of the state government. The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) is now set to cover every household in Nalanda, Bhojpur, Gopalganj, Supaul and Purnia districts under the scheme in the next ten … Read more

BIHAR Cloth bags to be given at subsidized rates   The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) and department of environment and forests are taking a number of measures to pursue this year’s World Environment Day’s motto ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’.   In an effort to curb the usage of polythene bags for buying fruits and vegetables, BSPCB … Read more

BIHAR Bihar wants ‘khaini’ covered under food safety Act   The Bihar health department plans to write to the Union health ministry, requesting it to include ‘khaini’ as a food product under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. ‘Khaini’ is said to be a pure form of tobacco. Tobacco per se is not banned. Pure tobacco is not … Read more