March 2019

BIHAR Forces begin area domination exercise in Bihar   Altogether 55 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have reached the state for pre-poll area domination. Forces have already been sent to the four parliamentary constituencies – Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui – which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11. These four districts are among … Read more

  BIHAR Rainwater harvesting mandatory for all commercial installations   ALL business and industrial installations, irrespective of their floor sizes, will have to make the specified provision for rainwater harvesting to get their maps cleared by the authorities of municipal or local urban bodies.   The urban development department (UDD) is all set to amend … Read more

BIHAR Central fund utilisation for tuberculosis patients abysmally poor in Bihar   Bihar has been able to utilise a miniscule percentage of funds allocated by the Centre under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana, which offers financial help to tuberculosis (TB) patients for nutrition support under the national health mission (NHM).   Against ₹65 crore allocated to … Read more

BIHAR Over 7.6 crore voters to elect 40 Lok Sabha members from Bihar   The stage is set for one of the biggest democratic exercises in recent years in Bihar. More than 7 crore 6 lakh state voters will exercise their franchise in the election to be held in 7 phases to elect 40 Lok Sabha members from the state. … Read more

BIHAR Bihar has 24% voters in 18-29 age group   Bihar has 24% voters in the age group of 18 to 29 years. This includes the 5,79,035 first-time voters in the age group of 18 to 19 years. Altogether 7,06,03778 voters in the state have been enrolled for the Lok Sabha election and 3, 32,93468 (47%) of them … Read more

BIHAR CTET at 4 more centres in Bihar this year: CBSE   Apart from Patna and Muzaffarpur, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) at four more centres in the state – Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya and Hajipur – this year. The CTET will be held on July 7. … Read more

BIHAR New grass pea varieties to come on the market soon   Two new grass pea varieties safe for human consumption would be available in state by the end of current rabi season. The new varieties called ‘Ratan’ and ‘Prateek’ are being promoted by the Bihar Agriculture University (BAU).   During this season, around 33 … Read more

BIHAR   2 super thermal power plants get Cabinet nod   Two super thermal power projects with a capacity of 1,320 MW each were approved in Khurja in Uttar Pradesh and Buxar in Bihar. The CCEA approved recommendations of a GoM relating to grant of linkage coal for short-term power purchase agreement and allowed existing coal linkage to … Read more

BIHAR ·         Govt releases ₹3.19 crore for safety of shelter homes ð  The social welfare department has released funds for electronic monitoring of state-run shelter homes with an aim to ensure safety of inmates.   ð  The department released around Rs 3.20 crore for setting video conferencing facilities and installation of close circuit television cameras … Read more

BIHAR Former Princely States of Bihar   Gidhaur   Gidhaur was one of Princely State among 568 princely states in India before the Partition of British India in 1947. Kings of Rajput Chandel descent ruled on erstwhile Patsanda for more than three centuries. Raja Malpurana founded this zamindari state in 1596. Patsanda was renamed Gidhaur … Read more