September 2019

BIHAR Bihar asks Centre to discharge 18 lakh cusec water through Farakka barrage over Ganga   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said around 16 lakh cusec of water was being currently discharged through Farakka barrage to ease out further spread of flood waters in different parts of the state alongside Ganga river. It was the second time in the last week … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar to have new medical university   Bihar will have a separate full-fledged medical university to cater to all medical, nursing and paramedical courses.   The idea was to carve out medical education from the Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU), which currently mentors all technical and medical institutions, and to create a separate medical … Read more

BIHAR ·         All petro stations should issue PUC certificate: Bihar government ð  State transport department on Sunday instructed the owners of all petrol stations and service centres of automobile companies to make arrangements to issue pollution under control (PUC) certificate to vehicle owners. The decision has been taken following huge rush of vehicle owners at … Read more

BIHAR ·         CM to scale up Banka model, launch ‘Unnayan Bihar’   ð  Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will launch the ‘Unnayan Bihar’ project, a scaled-up version the successful ‘Unnayan Banka’ project, to ensure access to quality education in the secondary and higher secondary schools across the state with use of technology and innovation.   ð   It … Read more

BIHAR ·       Rs 24,524 crore for ‘hariyali’ mission: Bihar gov​ernment ð The state cabinet approved Rs 24,524 crore for the government’s Jal-Jivan-Hariyali Abhiyan (JJHA) to be implemented in Bihar over the next three years from this fiscal. ð Rs 5,870 crore would be spent on the JJHA during the current fiscal, Rs 9,874 crore in 2020-21 and the remaining … Read more

BIHAR Govt to give ₹3,000 to each farmer hit by deficient rains   The state government on Friday decided to provide an immediate assistance of ₹3,000 to each family living in 896 panchayats that have witnessed a rainfall deficiency in excess of 30%.   The cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar, approved a … Read more

BIHAR All Bihar villages to be soon illuminated with street lights   Bihar’s villages will soon be boasting of street lights after the state’s panchayati raj department took the initiative to provide LED bulbs in villages through solar power.   Under the programme, all villages under 8,386 gram panchayats will be covered. The proposal, already … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar government to link all 3 places related to Lord Buddha: CM Nitish Kumar   The state government is working on a plan to link Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Vaishali, all three important places where Lord Buddha visited and stayed.   Nitish was informed about the vision and plan to provide world-class accommodation … Read more

BIHAR Govt to expand scope of eco-survey 2019-20: Dy CM The state government has decided to expand the scope of its economic survey 2019-20 to document the achievements of new initiatives, like seven resolves, digitisation and direct benefit transfers (DBT), along with information on initiatives for combating climate change.   Presentation of economic survey, preceding … Read more

BIHAR State govt defers Jal Jeevan Hariyali campaign   Faced with unprecedented waterlogging in Patna and floods in other parts of the State, the Bihar government has decided to defer the October 2 launch of its ambitious ‘Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali’ campaign.   On Wednesday last, the state cabinet had approved Rs 24,524 crore for the campaign to … Read more