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Bihar investor summit: 170 industry leaders show interest to invest in the state
Bihar hosted an investor summit in the national capital, after a gap of over 15 years. Industry representatives from 170 companies including ITC Limited, Hindustan Unilever, Adani Group, Britannia, Coca Cola, Pepsi and Ambuja Cement attended the summit and showed keen interest to invest in the state.
Four expressways to pass through Bihar under Bharatmala Project
Four expressways will crisscross Bihar under the Bharatmala Project (Phase-2). The state also plans to construct ring roads around four major cities including Darbhanga, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur and build eight bypass roads to ease traffic loads.
Bihar gets Rs 1,112.7 crore central grant for rural local bodies
The central government has released Rs 1,112.7 crore as grant-in-aid to Bihar for providing grants to the rural local bodies. This grant-in-aid is the second installment of tied grants to the State of Bihar, according to data released by the Union Finance Ministry.
‘Adult Education’ programme to be now called ‘Education For All’
Adult Education programme which has been running in the country for years will now be called ‘Education for All’. Union Ministry of Education has taken this decision saying it is a “progressive step.”
Bihar Government offers 200 acres of Land for Vikramshila Central University
Seven years on, the proposed central university near the ancient seat of learning in Vikramshila (Bhagalpur), announced as part of the Rs 1,25,000-crore special package for Bihar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2015 assembly elections, awaits land acquisition to get closer to reality.
Shaibal Gupta, Acharya Chandanaji from Bihar are among 128 Padma Awardees in 2022
On the eve of the 73rd Republic Day, President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards for the year 2022. Out of these only two are from Bihar – ADRI founder Shaibal Gupta and social worker Acharya Chandanaji.
Tejashwi Yadav marries school friend Rachel Godinho in low-key affair in Delhi
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav tied the knot with his school friend Rachel Godinho in a low-key affair in Delhi on December 9. The wedding took place at Tejashwi’s sister Misa Bharti’s farmhouse in the national capital.
Bihar cabinet expansion: BJP brings in new faces, JD(U) sticks to old loyalists
Seventeen new ministers were inducted in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s cabinet on Tuesday taking the total number to 31. BJP, which is the largest party among the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state, got nine berths, while Janata Dal (United) got eight.
Tribute to Shaibal Gupta: The man who tried to unravel the enigma of Bihar
Shaibal Gupta was trying to understand the state with the most untapped growth potential in the country — rich in water, human resources, agricultural possibilities and several prospects of diversifying its economy.
Five from Bihar gets Padma awards; Ram Vilas Paswan to be conferred Padma Bhushan
Five people from Bihar have been selected for Padma awards this year. Former union minister Ram Vilas Paswan will be conferred Padma Bhushan (posthumous), while four people including former Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha, will be conferred Padma Shri.
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