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BIHAR Government to appoint retired doctors on contract basis The Bihar government has decided to appoint retired doctors on contract basis to fill the vacant posts in government hospitals in the wake of a recent Patna high court order. According to sources, retired doctors can serve on contractual basis up to the age … Read more
Art Forms of Bihar Registered Geographical Indications (GI) belonging to Bihar are- MADHUBANI PAINTINGS (Registered G.I. as a Handicraft) Madhubani painting is also known as Mithila Paintings as it is practiced in the Mithila Region of Bihar. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and match-sticks using natural dye and mineral pigments. There … Read more
Famous Personalities of Bihar 4 Kunwar Singh Kunwar Singh (1777 – 26 April 1858) was a notable leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He belonged to a royal Ujjainiya(Panwar) Rajput house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India. At the age of 80, he led a select band of armed soldiers against the troops under the command of the British East … Read more
Fairs and Festivals of Bihar Sonepur Cattle Fair Legend apart, the famous Sonepur fair in more of a cattle trading centre where incredible number of birds and cattle are brought from different parts of the country. Besides, the bewildering array of wares are on sale and add to this the numerous folk shows about which … Read more
. The Chola period is a very significant span of time in that the south Indian art and architecture made marvelous achievement. The Chola dynasty was founded by vijayalaya Chola who controlled the vast geographical terrain of TamilNadu region that was earlier ruled by the Pallava kings of kanchipuram. Vjaylaxmi was a great builder of … Read more
BIHAR Bihar wins Kalam award for grievance redressal The state has won Kalam Innovation in Governance Award (KIGA) for exemplary implementation and monitoring of the Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act (BRPGRA). The Act, first of its kind in the country, was introduced in 2015 to give legal right to citizens for time-bound hearing and redressal of their grievances. … 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 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
BIHAR Nitish Kumar launches excavation at Jayanagar hills in Lakhisarai Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday launched an excavation work at the Jayanagar hills, 125km from Patna, in Lakhisarai district. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) recently approved the excavation for a year based on the recent discovery of a medieval period monastery (6-10th century AD) at Jayanagar. … 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