nov 2019

BIHAR Bihar agriculture minister asks farmers to register online for subsidy   State agriculture minister Prem Kumar has appealed to the farmers who have not registered themselves on the direct benefit (DB) portal of the department to register themselves to get agriculture input subsidy announced by the government on account of the failure of their Kharif crop due to low/scarce or … Read more

BIHAR Bihar government mulls proposal to cover four major drains   The state government is likely to cover the four major drains in the city.   The department was weighing the option of increasing the depth of drains for proper waterflow.   The agency will conduct scientific survey of catchment, low-lying areas, geographic information system mapping, contour mapping, outfall … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar launches projects worth Rs 385 crore at Purnia’s historic Tikapatti village   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar  launched altogether 473 projects worth Rs 385.2 crore during a programme at Tikapatti village under Rupauli block of Purnia district. These projects would be implemented in different villages of Rupauli block in the district.   … 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 State archive proposes to be declared tourist spot   Tourists may get to have the glimpses of the confidential letters and government orders related to 1857 revolt or the first war of Independence, Babu Kuenr Singh — one of the leading freedom fighters from Bihar, and of the confidential orders and letters related to … Read more

BIHAR Three-day Rajgir Festival kicks off from Nov 25   The event will also feature a Gramshree Mela which has been planned at the vast hockey ground at the heritage town.   The fair will also have activities like palanquin decoration contest, the “tonga”, or the horse-driven cart race, and dangal (wrestling), besides a Mahila … 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

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 ·       CM Nitish Kumar invokes Bapu in Purnia, launches projects worth Rs 385 crore ð Chief minister Nitish Kumar  inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 473 projects worth Rs385.2 crore during a programme at Tikapatti under Rupauli block of Purnia district. These projects would be implemented in different villages under Rupauli block. ð The Tikapatti-based … 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