Oct 2020

BIHAR Helped 21 lakh natives stranded in other states: Bihar CM   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar  said his government has spent more than Rs 1,000 crore to provide financial assistance to people affected by the lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic.   He added that financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per family was also provided to more … Read more

BIHAR Patna HC seeks Centre’s reply on fund allocation for welfare of tribal people in Bihar   The Patna high court  directed the Centre to reply that what fund it was allocating for welfare of tribal people in Bihar.   Looking at the sensitivity of the matter and wider ramification, the high court got irked with … Read more

BIHAR Khadi Commission eyes order of 46 lakh masks for Bihar polls to support local artisans In the first major election in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, the preparations and conduct of the Bihar assembly polls will require lakhs of masks for protection against the deadly virus. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission chairman has written … Read more

BIHAR ADRI: Bihar’s economy likely to shrink by 15-18% in 2020-21 Bihar’s economy is likely to shrink by 15 to 18% in the financial year 2020-21 due to Covid-19, according to a report released by Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) at Patna. The report, christened ‘COVID-19: Issues and Challenges for Bihar’, is based on comprehensive deliberations and research by … Read more

BIHAR Centre earmarks 30,000 central security forces personnel for Bihar polls   The Centre has directed deployment of about 30,000 central security force personnel for the conduct of the three-phase assembly polls in Bihar.   The Union home ministry has directed that 300 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and the Railway Protection Force will … Read more

BIHAR PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 3 petroleum sector projects Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three projects related to the petroleum sector in Bihar, through video conferencing. The three projects include the Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling Plants. They have been commissioned by IndianOil and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation … Read more

BIHAR Bihar polls to be followed by global community: Election Commission Stating that Bihar assembly poll, being one of the largest election in the world to be held amid Covid-19 pandemic, would be keenly watched by the global community, chief election commissioner Sunil Arora  asked poll observers deployed in the state to be extra careful with monitoring its … Read more

BIHAR Over Rs 12 crore seized in Bihar within a month: Poll panel   More than Rs 12 crore in cash has so far been seized across the state by different law-enforcing agencies since September 25 when the model code of conduct was enforced in the state, according to a press release issued by the State … Read more

BIHAR Centre’s push for growth in Bihar   Some major projects for state launched by PM Narendra Modi, including four related to water supply, two to sewerage treatment and one to riverfront development scheme, is expected to improve delivery and quality of urban infrastructure services in the state. The projects worth Rs 541 crore have been launched … Read more

BIHAR Bihar elections: Nitish woos youth, women with Rs 10 lakh aid to start business   After Mahagathbandhan’s CM candidate Tejashwi Prasad promised 10 lakh jobs to youths at his first cabinet meeting if elected, CM Nitish Kumar  vowed to provide financial support to the youth and women if he gets a fourth consecutive term.   … Read more