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BIHAR Opt for e-rickshaw, carpool to reduce pollution: BSPCB Alarming rise in pollution level and worsening air quality index of the state capital, Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has appealed to the people to take initiative for making the atmosphere cleaner and healthier. In a press release, the BSPCB appealed to … Read more
BIHAR Licence mandatory for selling tobacco products The advisory issued by Patna municipal corporation on November 3, ordering tobacco sellers not to sell any other nontobacco products like bread, candies, water bottles etc under one roof and to obtain license for selling tobacco products before December 1, is yet to be implemented in … Read more
BIHAR No need to hide mobiles, now jail inmates can officially make calls Making phone calls secretly from prisons is a big menace the jail authorities have to grapple with. Quite frequently, mobile phones are recovered during raids in prisons. Now, making phone calls will be legal for more than 30,000 inmates … Read more
BIHAR 60% students enrolled in Patna University courses are girls: VC Patna University (PU) vice-chancellor Rash Bihari Prasad Singh has expressed satisfaction over high enrolment of girls in different courses. “It is a matter of pride that more than 60% of the students enrolled in different courses in PU are girls,” he said. Adding that PU is not only empowering … Read more
BIHAR Prime Minister to lay foundation stone of multiple sewerage and highways projects in Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of four sewerage and four National Highways projects, worth over Rs 3,760 crores, in Bihar. The cost of four sewerage projects at Beur, Karmalichak and Saidpur is estimated at Rs 738.04 … Read more
BIHAR Patna air pollution worse than that of Delhi Air pollution in Patna on Wednesday deteriorated further to ‘very severe’ category as the air quality index (AQI) released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was recorded at 404, worse than Delhi’s 308. This is the first time this year that the AQI level crossed the 400 mark. Patna … Read more
BIHAR CM launches development schemes worth Rs 904 crore Chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid stones of schemes worth Rs 904 crore at Madhepura and Saharsa during the third leg of his Vikas Sameeksha Yatra. At least 51 schemes worth Rs 85 crore were inaugurated and stones of 109 schemes worth Rs 193 crore … Read more
BIHAR 280 of Bihar’s 305 colleges provided Wi-Fi connectivity The Bihar government has provided WiFi connectivity to 280 of the 305 constituent colleges in the state. It targets to provide WiFi connectivity to the remaining colleges by March 2018 under the CM Nitish Kumar’s ‘Saat Nishchay’ initiative. The government has also decided to install solar panels at those … Read more
BIHAR E-way bill: Bihar demands necessary troubleshooting mechanism The Bihar government has flagged implementation concerns surrounding the e-way bill, asking for a 24-hour troubleshooting mechanism and setting up a helpdesk before rolling out the system. With effect from February 1, transporters will have to carry an electronic-way bill or e-way bill while moving goods among … Read more
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