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Famous Personalities of Bihar 3

Lord Buddha Buddha, (Sanskrit: “Awakened One”)clan name (Sanskrit) Gautama or (Pali) Gotama, personal name (Sanskrit) Siddhartha or (Pali) Siddhatta, (born c. 6th–4th century BCE, Lumbini, near Kapilavastu, Shakya republic, Kosala kingdom [now in Nepal]—died, Kusinara, Malla republic, Magadha kingdom [now Kasia, India]), the founder of Buddhism, one of the major religions and philosophical systems of southern and eastern Asia and of the world. Buddha is one of the many … Read more

13.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR CM Nitish Kumar launches schemes worth Rs 396 crore in 2 districts   Chief minister Nitish Kumar  inaugurated and laid stones of schemes worth Rs 168 crores at Nandan panchayat in Buxar district and another 63 schemes worth Rs 228 crore at Ahinaura village in Kamur.   The CM spoke at length about his mission against alcoholism and dowry and … Read more

11.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar sees substantial rise in new voters   74 lakh new electors in the age group of 18-19 years, as per the updated data released by the election commission recently. There are a total of 7.17 lakh young voters in the same age bracket.   Overall voters in the state now stands at 6.98 … Read more

12-13.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

05.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

18.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  BIHAR Drones to keep tab on Railways project   The East Central Railway (ECR) has decided to use high-tech drone cameras to keep a close surveillance on the progress of ongoing railway projects worth several crores in the zone during 2017-2018 fiscal.   Drones are being used by the railways for the first time for 11 … Read more

Famous sports personalities of Bihar

Famous sports personalities of Bihar Saurabh Tiwary Saurabh Sunil Tiwary, who models himself on India’s Captain Cool MS Dhoni, is a Bihari by birth and was brought up in Jamshedpur. The left handed middle order batsman started taking cricket seriously at the age of 11. After making his debut for Jharkhand at the age of … Read more

26.10.17 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

23.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar industry ready for spl status tradeoff with IDF   With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) taking the steam out of longstanding special category status demand, trade and industry bodies are now pitching for announcement of an industrial development fund (IDF) in the Union budget 2018 to help industrially backward states, … Read more

14-10-2017 Bihar Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Prime Minister lays Foundation Stone for Infrastructure Projects in Bihar   ð The Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for four sewerage projects under the Namami Gange programme; and four National Highway projects, at Mokama in Bihar. ð The total outlay of these projects is over Rs. 3700 crore. ð The four … Read more