BPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, BPSC Test Series
BIHAR 53 crore children to get deworming tablets on February 19 Over 5.53 crore children in the age group of 1-19 years will be administered Albendazole – a chewable tablet – in all government, government-aided and private schools to mark National Deworming Day (NDD) on February 19. The state health department has drawn up a … Read more
BIHAR Bihar legislature’s budget session from February 26 The budget session of the bicameral state legislature in Bihar is likely to commence on February 26 and the state budget would be presented the next day, an official said. Other decisions taken at the cabinet meeting include state guarantee for a Rs 500 crore loan to be taken by … Read more
BIHAR Stage set for Magadh University bifurcation The preparatory exercise for bifurcation of Magadh University (MU) is nearly complete and Patliputra University will soon start functioning. According to education minister Krishnanandan Prasad Verma, the process for appointment of Patliputra University VC has already begun and things will automatically be put on the fast track once … Read more
BIHAR Nitish bats for EBC quota in central jobs, varsities Chief minister Nitish Kumar on pitched for separate reservation for the EBCs (extremely backward classes) in the central government’s appointments as well as admissions in central education institutions on the line of Bihar government’s Karpoori formula. The Centre currently provides 27% reservation to OBCs (other backward classes), which include … 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
BIHAR 27 out of 57 jails in state overcrowded Altogether 27 out of the 57 jails in the state are overcrowded and most of the prisoners are forced to live in unhygienic and inhuman conditions. There are more than 25,000 prisoners in these 27 jails against their sanctioned capacity to accommodate around 16,880 inmates only. Other jails have … Read more