March 2019

BIHAR Patna to get country’s first handloom mall soon   The country’s first handloom mall is likely to be set up at Rajendra Nagar soon. Handloom weavers from all over will get a common platform to sell and promote their products.   The proposed handloom mall, spread over an area of 8,966 square metres, would be built utilizing funds … Read more

BIHAR Bihar History : Kursela   Kursela was a Zamindari under British India. R. B. Raghubansh Prasad Singh was the last zamindaar of Kursela. Kursela had a young artist Sri Awadesh Kumar Singh, MP, son of the Zamindaar of Kursela and proprietor of the Kursela estate, R.B. Raghubansh Prasad Singh, whose paintings were exhibited at … Read more

BIHAR Bihar History : Former Princely States of Bihar   DUMRAON (Shahabad Dist.)   Maharaja Bahadur KAMAL SINGH, 15th Maharaja of Dumraon since 13th November 1949 and were belong to Parmar dynasty. Horilshah founded this town, and so it was earlier known as Horilnagar. Horilshah was a descendant of “Raja Bhoj of Dhar” and came … Read more

BIHAR PM’S intervention paves way for bridge over Sone river   Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken note of the diversion of Rs 500 crore allotted for a proposed bridge on river Sone that would have benefitted around 60 lakh poor living in the hilly and forested areas of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar History : Ramgarh   Ramgarh Rajwas a major Zamindari (baronial) estate in the era of the British Raj, in the former Indian province of Bihar. Major districts that came under the Ramgarh Raj were Hazaribagh, Koderma, and Bokaro. The entire area is rich in minerals like coal and mica and falls under … Read more

BIHAR After milk, Bihar government to sell vegetables   The state cooperative department has decided to sell vegetables through specially designed vans in major towns, including Patna, on the pattern of the Sudha milk by Patna Dairy Project. Initially five districts — Patna, Nalanda, Vaishali, Samastipur and Begusarai — have been selected for the pilot project. Altogether 95 block-level cooperative … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar History : Kharsawan   Kharsawan or Kharsuan was one of the Oriya speaking Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj, and was acceded to India after India gained independence. Earlier this area was a part of Orissa’s Kalinga-Utkala Empire of the Gajapati Kings.It is now a part of … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar yet to execute 38,000 non-bailable warrants   With less than one month remaining for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state, there seems an uphill task for police to execute more than 38,000 non-bailable warrants (NBWs) pending across 40 police districts.   The first phase of parliamentary elections are to be held … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar History : Icha   The Zamindar is a member of the Junior branch of the Seraikella Royal Family belong to Rathore dynasty and was founded by Kunwar Damodar Singh, second son of Raja Abhiram Singh of Seraikella, who was granted Icha Pir by way of ‗Kharposh‘ in 1803. Icha was a part … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar seeks 185 companies of central forces   The state government has sought at least 185 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), two choppers and a fixed wing aircraft from the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) for deployment during the Lok Sabha election.   The choppers of either Indian Air Force (IAF) or … Read more