March 2021

BIHAR Bihar to get 3 more RAF companies from Punjab   The state government’s long-pending demand of permanent deployment of an entire battalion of Rapid Action Force (RAF) will be fulfilled soon as the CRPF headquarters in Delhi has given in-principle nod for movement of three companies of the anti-riot force based in Jalandhar in Punjab to Bihar.   Priyadarshy said the … Read more

BIHAR Now, mutation with registration of land in Bihar   In a bid to reduce land-related disputes, the revenue and land reforms department is all set to unveil a new software today that will connect the offices of the sub-registrar with the circle offices to ensure land mutation at the time of registration. CM Nitish Kumar had recently … Read more

BIHAR Govt working to improve quality of education: Bihar minister   State education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said the government is working on different parameters to improve quality of school education which includes the launch of Vidya Vahini app, providing e-content of textbooks and Unnayan scheme for smart classes and recruitment of teachers on sanctioned posts.   The education … Read more

BIHAR Regional languages to be medium of instruction in Bihar’s elementary schools Regional languages like Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili will be the medium of instruction in elementary schools of Bihar in future, state Education Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said in the assembly. Replying to a question during a debate on the budgetary demand of Rs 38,035 … Read more

BIHAR Over 13 lakh vaccinated in Bihar so far, says health department   Over 13.9 lakh people, including more than 4.06 lakh senior citizens, have so far been vaccinated in the state. Thanks to continuous efforts of the government, the daily vaccination figure has significantly increased in Bihar and crossed 80,000-mark in last few days. … Read more

BIHAR Bihar’s 2nd zoo to come up in Araria   The government has decided to develop the state’s second zoo on 289 acre land in Raniganj block of Araria district, environment, forest and climate change minister Neeraj Kumar Singh Babloo said in the state assembly. The existing Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is at Patna. A ‘Monkey House’ will … Read more