Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said all colleges and universities in the state will have free WiFi facility from February next year to help students in their studies. Kumar said this while addressing a ‘Chetna Sabha’ programme at Samastipur at the culmination of his second leg of ‘Nishchay[Read More…]
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Bihar liquor ban is illegal, rules Patna High Court
The Patna High Court on Friday struck down Bihar government’s Prohibition of Liquor Act by calling it illegal. Even though Bihar CM had roped in many JD(U) workers to support the ban, the court overturned the decision. The recently passed Bill- the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Bill -2016 had very[Read More…]
“Nitish Kumar is a leader of circumstances, my leader is Lalu Yadav,” says Shahabuddin
Gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, walked out on Saturday after spending 11 years in jail. The former lawmaker from Lalu Yadav’s RJD, was granted bail earlier this week in a murder case. He received a grand welcome at the gates of Bhagalpur prison, as he was greeted by thousands of supporters in[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…]
A whole village in Bihar fined for drinking alcohol!
An entire village in Bihar has been fined for consuming alcohol. A collective fine was imposed on all the 50 households of the village in Islampur block following recovery of liquor bottles. CM Nitish Kumar has made Bihar a dry state like Modiji’s Gujarat. After the stringent liquor prohibition was[Read More…]
2014-15 state GDP data: Bihar tops, Gujarat flops
Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) data for the year 2014-15 shows the slowest-ever growth rate in Gujarat at 7.7%. This was Gujarat’s first year under chief minister Anandiben Patel. The state which grew at the fastest pace was Bihar, with a growth rate of 15.6%, under chief minister Nitish Kumar.[Read More…]