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BIHAR Bihar Cabinet Approves Reservation for ‘Divyangs’ in Govt Jobs TheBihar Cabinet approved reservations for persons with disabilities in government jobs and educational institutions. The cabinet gave its approval during a meeting presided by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The provision has been brought in accordance with the Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016. The cabinet … Read more
BIHAR Rs 52.88 crore for stadiums in 8 Bihar districts: Sports minister State culture, sports and youth affairs minister Krishna Kumar Rishi has said his department has allotted Rs 52.88 crore for the construction of eight indoor stadiums called Khel Bhawan, one each in eight districts of the state. A Khel Bhawan each is to come … Read more
BIHAR Bidupur bridge to be ready by 2021, says minister Patna will soon have its own avatar of Bandra-Worli Sea Link with the government setting the deadline of 2021 for readying the Kachchi Dargah- Bidupur bridge over the Ganga. Touted as the longest river bridge in India, the six-lane stretch connecting Patna and Vaishali will be … Read more
An introduction to economy of Bihar BIHAR ECONOMY: AN OVERVIEW The growth momentum of the Bihar’s economy, experienced in the last decade, was continued in the recent years also. Last year the Central Statistical Organisation has released a new series of GSDP, with 2011-12 as the base year for estimation of both national and state … Read more
In the last few years, Bihar has shown improvement on some important family health indicators, driven by cumulative efforts of the national and the state government to strengthen the state public health system’s quality. The latest data released by the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015–2016, shows that the share of women availing institutional … Read more
Main features of Budget of Bihar Budget Highlights The Gross State Domestic Product of Bihar for 2017-18 at current prices is estimated to be Rs 6,32,180 crore. This is 17% higher than the revised estimates for 2016-17. Total expenditure for 2017-18 is estimated to be Rs 1,60,086 crore, 3.7% higher than the revised estimates of … Read more
BIHAR Governor opens 48th annual ceremony of Rajgir stupa Amid chants of ‘Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō’, Bihar governor Satya Pal Malikopened the 48th annual ceremony of the World Peace Pagoda (Vishwa Shanti Stupa) atop the Ratnagiri Hills in Rajgir. Buddhist monks and devotees from several South East Asian countries also attended the function … Read more
BIHAR BSEB seeks opinions on scholarship rules Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday sought public opinion on the proposed regulation of the special scholarship — ‘Desh Ratan Dr Rajendra Prasad Medha Chatravriti’. The special scholarship will be given to the top 10 rank holders in matriculation (Class X) examination and 5 rank holders … Read more
BIHAR 3,400 grooms abducted for ‘pakadua vivah’ in 2017 “Pakadua vivah is rampant in Bihar. About 3,405 youths have been kidnapped for forced marriage in the state. In most of the cases, marriages were solemnised at gunpoint or threats to their life and families. According to the data, about 3,070 youths were kidnapped for ‘pakadua … Read more