BPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, BPSC Test Series
BIHAR New cell to look after Patna district parks The Bihar cabinet headed by CM Nitish Kumar gave the nod to two infrastructure schemes, including a state environment and forests department proposal to form Patna Park Circle and a road construction department (RCD) proposal to widen the 13.247km road from Punaichak to Rukanpura via Samanpura. Altogether 35 … Read more
BIHAR Bihar government staff denied advance payment due to confusion The benefit of advance payment of salary and allowance could not be availed by all the state government employees due to confusion over allowances in the light of 7th Pay Commission recommendations, which became effective from October 11. The cabinet, on October 12, took the decision regarding payment … Read more
BIHAR Choubey launches mega national immunisation prog for kids in Bihar As part of a nationwide programme, Union minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey launched ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush’, in the state capital with an aim to immunise all children in Bihar against preventable diseases. As per plan, … Read more
BIHAR Bihar board fined Rs 5 lakh for wrongly failing girl The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) was fined Rs 5 lakh by the Patna HC for flunking a meritorious girl in the Class X exam this year. A bench passed the order after it became evident during the trial that petitioner Priyanka Singh had answered … Read more
BIHAR Bihar continues to struggle with healthcare Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s initiatives in the healthcare sector has borne fruit, but there is a still a long way to go says the National Family Health Survey report-4 for Bihar. The report notes that while fertility is declining and early marriage has decreased ‘substantially’, … Read more