ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers in Bihar are on strike since 1st of December 2018. In Bihar, there are 93,687 ASHA workers. Way back in 2010 their strength was 71,350. This outrage has several demands one of them is a minimum wage of Rs, 18,000. The statewide indefinite strike[Read More…]
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Bihar: Rehabilitation home to be set up for flood victims in 10 districts
Patna: In 100 panchayats of 10 districts, a decision of building “Shelter Home” has been taken by Bihar government. 10 districts selected for construction of rehabilitation home with a number of respective panchayats are- Araria-14 panchayats; Darbhanga-13; Kathihar-12; East Champaran-10; West Champaran-10; Sitamadhi-10; Purnea-10; Madhubani-8; Kishanganj-8 and Shivhar-5. In total,[Read More…]
CAG slams Bihar government over late response to reports
The report of the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) was tabled in Bihar assembly on the last day of the winter session. It has lodged its discontent over non-production of records by authorities on several occasions. The CAG report has pointed out that during a span of last eight[Read More…]
Bihar to deploy ‘Cyber Senani’ in police stations
Patna: The Bihar government has planned to depute “Cyber Senanis” at 100 police stations across the state to monitor and check spread of rumours on social media to engineer trouble, said state’s Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Friday. Speaking at a function here, Modi said: “The deployment of Cyber[Read More…]
Ground Report: Bihar government’s cruelty streak against the Musahar community
Nitish Kumar as chief minister of Bihar has posed himself as “Saviour” for the Musahar community, has chest-thumped and boasted about new schemes to emancipate the Mahadalit community (Musahar community). But the antithetical stand of Nitish Kumar’s politics in name of uplifting state’s most backward community on the ground is[Read More…]
BIHAR: Patna sub-judge court orders auctioning of ‘Sinchai Bhawan’
Bihar state government’s secretariat (Sinchai Bhawan) structure is announced to be sold in an auctioned. A Patna Sub-Judge court has ordered to attach the Sinchai Bhawan building for auctioning and make the payment to the petitioner Mohan Kumar Khandelwal, whose payment was due for the last seven years and it[Read More…]
SC slams Bihar govt over shelter home rape case, calls it ‘state sponsored’
Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed Bihar government over the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home rape case, stating that “It seems these activities are state sponsored”. Amid the many controversies and hearings over the rape incidents of minor girls in Bihar, Supreme Court asked why the credential of the institution running it weren’t[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur horror: Bihar government suspends 6 child protection unit officials
Patna: The Bihar government has suspended six officials of a state child protection unit in the wake of the Opposition’s demand to take stringent actions against the rape of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district, authorities said on Sunday. The state’s Social Welfare Department suspended the[Read More…]
Non-performing teachers, officials age above 50 will be forced to retire in Bihar
The Bihar government has decided to compulsorily retire non-performing headmasters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years after considering the poor results of class X and intermediate exams this year. Chief secretary, Anjani Kumar Singh declared this after the evaluation of the department of education by[Read More…]
After Tejeashwi, Lalu’s elder son faces corruption charges
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s son , Tej Pratap Yadav is likely to face trouble as the newly-formed Bihar government, led by Nitish Kumar, has decided to start a fresh investigation into the alleged soil purchase scam at the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in Patna during his tenure as environment and[Read More…]
Patna HC dismisses RJD petition challenging new government in Bihar
The Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) along with the NDA. The ruling comes days after Nitish tendered his resignation and formed a new government in the state after joining hands with[Read More…]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to attend Lalu Prasad’s drive-out BJP rally if invited
While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s move to support the BJP candidate for presidential polls raised questions about ‘Grand Alliance’, Kumar said that he would attend alliance partner Lalu Yadav’s anti-BJP rally “if invited”. At a worker’s party meeting, Kumar lashed out the Congress, saying that he would attend the[Read More…]
SC allows liquor companies to move their stocks out of Bihar by July 31
Relieving the liquor companies which are holding their stocks worth more than Rs 200 crore in Bihar, the Supreme Court on Monday granted two months extra time to transport liquor out of the state and directed them to dispose of their stocks by July 31. The deadline was earlier fixed[Read More…]
Nalanda University to collaborate with Kanazawa University
On Friday, the Nalanda University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kanazawa University of Japan for an academic collaboration, said a statement from Nalanda University. The MOU was signed on Thursday in Rajgir by Mori Masahide, Head of the School of Humanities, Indian Buddhist Studies, Comparative Culture[Read More…]
Bihar government approves Start Up policy fund for entrepreneurs
The Bihar government gave its nod for the launch of a Start Up venture capital fund which will encourage young entrepreneurs in the state to start new ventures. The approval to the Start Up policy, 2016 was given at a meeting of the cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Nitish[Read More…]