nov 2019

BIHAR ·       Government vehicles beyond 15 years banned in Bihar ð Alarmed over the worsening air quality in Patna and other cities of Bihar, the state government on Monday banned government vehicles and state transport corporation buses more than 15 years old across the state and 15-year-old commercial vehicles in Patna and its neighbouring areas.   ð According … Read more

BIHAR   Appropriation Bill passed in Bihar assembly   As the House passed by voice vote the appropriation Bill worth Rs6.55 crore related to adjustment of the excess expenditure made by various departments between the 1982-83 and 2004-05 fiscals.   Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi had moved the appropriation Bill concerned. He also said the … Read more

BIHAR 91% rise in registration of projects with RERA Bihar ð There has been 91% increase in the number of projects registered under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Bihar in the past one year.   ð According to the latest data of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the country recorded an increase of 43% in registration … Read more

  Coconut hub in Patna on the cards as demand spikes in state   The Coconut Development Board (CDB), Patna, which has a hectare of land in its possession, is planning to set up a coconut hub on its premises, which is primarily aimed at marketing coconut and its by-products with the CDB playing the … Read more

BIHAR Tax defaulters of commercial vehicles get government penalty relief   The state cabinet has cleared the government’s proposal for relief to tax defaulters on penalties for late payment of taxes for commercial vehicles. However, no relief has been given on the due taxes. In another significant step, the cabinet cleared a proposal to bring birth and … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar Pavilion bags gold medal at Delhi trade fair   The Bihar Pavilion has been declared as the best stall and has been awarded a gold medal for best decoration and display at the trade fair held at Pragati Maidan.   The event was hosted by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), a … Read more

BIHAR Nitish Kumar opens country’s first Khadi Mall   Chief minister Nitish Kumar  inaugurated the country’s first Khadi Mall  by cutting the ceremonial ribbon.   The CM inspected the quality of famous ‘Katiya-to-Katiya’ tasar silk, which is weaved in Bihar’s Bhagalpur region. He was very much impressed by the quality of our tasar silk.   INTERNATIONAL   … Read more

BIHAR ·       Maths wizard Vashishtha Narayan Singh passes away   ð Celebrated mathematics genius from Bihar, Vashishtha Narayan Singh passed away at the age of 77 in Patna.   ð He was diagnosed with schizophrenia while still in the US after which he had returned to India in 1974.   ð The 74-year-old is said … Read more

BIHAR Paid care service for senior citizens to come up in state capital soon   Post-retirement life in the region is expected to be more comfortable and free from loneliness and day-to-day anxieties as the government has started working over a plan to develop a paid living zone for the senior citizens where they can … Read more

BIHAR   Darbhanga airport to be named after Vidyapati, Bihar minister tells assembly   The upcoming airport in the north Bihar town of Darbhanga will be named after legendary Maithili poet Vidyapati and concurrence of the Centre has been received for the same.   The proposal to name the airport after Vidyapati was first made by chief minister Nitish Kumar way … Read more