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UTTARAKHAND U’khand to be first state to have convocation attire Uttarakhand would be the first State in the country to have traditional attire for convocation ceremonies of its universities. If everything goes as per the plan, then from January 1, 2018, common attire for the convocation would be implemented. It is … Read more 22.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
BIHAR ‘22% boys, 29% girls in Bihar have sex before 15 years of age’ Almost 22% boys and 29% girls had sexual encounters before attaining the age of 15 years whereas 30% boys, 5% unmarried and 27% married girls had multiple partners, a survey conducted on ‘understanding the lives of adolescents and young … Read more 22.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
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 21.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Bihar jails to be linked with ERP system Buoyed by the success of Prison-enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system in Patna based Beur jail in 2012-13, Bihar’s rest 55 jails would now be extended this facility. The system could be adopted after its formal inauguration by CM Nitish Kumar at state’s first … Read more 15.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Bihar Government to apply reservation formula in engaging outsourced employees The Bihar government decided to follow its reservation policy while engaging professionals and other employees through outsourcing agencies. The new policy will make private outsourcing agencies recruit manpower based on the reservation policy of the state government if they want to work with the … Read more 04.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR HC orders equal pay for contract teachers In a major relief to around four lakh teachers working on contract in the state government schools, the Patna high court (HC) on Tuesday said they were eligible for pay and other benefits on a par with their regular counterparts. A division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice … Read more 02.11.17 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 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
Revolt of 1857 in Bihar There has been a long-drawn controversy with regard to the nature of the 1857 rebellion. Scholars have expressed diverse views about it. Whether or not this rebellion was broad-based like the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution, and had the willing support and cooperation of the civilian population at large … Read more Revolt of 1857 in Bihar
BIHAR Now, priests to certify age of brides in Bihar to check child marriage Priests solemnising marriages in Bihar will now double up as social reformers to ensure success of the state government’s big ticket campaign against child marriage. “They will have to give an undertaking that marriages solemnised by them had … Read more 09.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs