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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 27.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR ADRI signs MoU with Singapore institute Patna-based social science research institute Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)-National University of Singapore (NUS) had their first joint roundtable in Singapore. The meet on ‘Political economy of development in eastern India’ also saw the signing of an MoU … Read more 26.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 25.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR A festival not confined to Bihar Chhath was earlier confined to Bihar and Biharis, but it has now been celebrated across the country and even by people from different regions. Many people do it out of devotion to Sun God, considered the only Pratyaksh Devta (visible god), while others keep fast for health and … Read more 24.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR New PhD regulations in Bihar universities PhD aspirants in Bihar will now be required to adhere to the new regulations approved by the chancellor about a month back. The new guidelines are based on the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M Phil/PhD Degrees) Regulations, 2016. The ordinance has been sent to … Read more 22-23.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Low air pollution in Patna this Diwali Fireworks lit up the city skyline on Diwali night while violating noise and pollution norms even though the air pollution level in the state capital was quite low as compared to the previous year. As per data furnished by Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) on Friday, the … Read more 21-10-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR No salary to teachers for 6 months Even as the Bihar government has announced payment of October salary to its permanent employees before Diwali, such a move has not been made for the three lakh school teachers appointed on contract, who have not been paid their salary for six months. As for the immediate reason for … Read more 20-10-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 19-10-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 18-10-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR PM launches infra projects worth Rs 3,769 crore in Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his commitment to developing eastern region while laying the foundation of infrastructure projects worth Rs3,769 crore, including sewage treatment plants for Patna, the four-laning of Aunta-Simariya section of NH-31 and the construction of a six-lane bridge over … Read more 17-10-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs