पटना। सीएजी की रिपोर्ट ने बिहार की एनडीए सरकार के वित्तीय कुप्रबंधन को उजागर करते हुए बताया है कि आधा दर्जन विभागों में वित्तीय गड़बडिय़ां हुई हैं। यह जानकार हैरानी होगी कि कोसी पुनर्वास के लिए अब तक 20 फीसदी राशि ही खर्च हो सकी है। 2008 में कुसहा तटबंध के टूटने के बाद उत्तर बिहार में जलप्रलय की स्थिति पैदा हो गयी थी। विधान सभा में प्रतिपक्ष के नेता अब्दुल बारी सिद्दीकी ने विभिन्न विभागों में हुई वित्तीय गड़बडिय़ों की जांच सीबीआई से कराने की मांग की।
सीएजी ने वित्तीय वर्ष 2011-12 के…
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Patna, April 1 (IANS) In welcome news for millions of farms in power-starved Bihar, the state government has sanctioned Rs.300 crore for a dedicated feeder line for agriculture, officials said Monday.
The state cabinet late Sunday approved the amount, an official in the chief minister's office said. "This is a first-of-its-kind dedicated feeder line to provide electricity to farmers in Bihar," he said.
According to officials, the state government plans to install 968 new…
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कभी अपने आपराधिक गतिविधियों के लिए बदनाम रहा बिहार इन दिनों खूब चर्चा में है। कभी विदेशी सैनिकों के आने की बातें होती हैं, तो कभी बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार द्वारा विशेष राज्य के दर्जे की मांग को लेकर यह राज्य राष्ट्रीय और अंतरराष्ट्रीय परिप्रेक्ष्य में छाया रहा। अक्सर लोग बिहार की गलत छवि के कारण जानते हैं, लेकिन आंकड़े कुछ और ही कहते हैं। दो साल पहले 22 मार्च 2011 को बिहार ने अपने गठन के 100 वर्ष पूरे किये थे, उसी उपलक्ष्य में राज्य सरकार द्वारा बिहार के विकास मॉडल के आंकड़े उपलब्ध…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on March 25, 2013 at 9:53am —
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More than two decades after a team of Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries had met the then finance minister Manmohan Singh, the then deputy chairman of planning commission Pranab Mukherjee, and others on August 28, 1991, with an application demanding a dry port in Bihar the process in this regard has finally been set in motion.
On Tuesday the Bihar government leased out nearly 23.78 acres of land of Bihta Sugar Mill for 60 years with an extension period of 30 years to Pristine…
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Patna: The railways have become a soft target in Bihar. Almost every protest seems to be affecting railway property resulting in huge losses to the nation. In the process, as many as 2,374 train services were affected in the last six months, officials say.
Be it a political or student protest, the railways are bearing the brunt, incurring huge losses.
Trains are frequently cancelled after being stalled and attacked. Even railway employees are not spared.
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on March 19, 2013 at 2:38pm —
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Patna,(BiharTimes): It is the height of non-seriousness on the part of Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar.Showing utter disregard to the on-going Budget Session of Bihar Legislature ministers and MLAs of the ruling Janata Dal (United) are camping in Delhi. In fact they were asked by the party leadership to skip the Session and go and mobilize people in the national capital to make the March 17 rally a success.
What is strange is that nobody in the media and intelligentsia is…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on March 15, 2013 at 12:28pm —
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Patna,(BiharTimes): Power minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav on Monday claimed that the state would have nearly 5,300MW of power from various sources, including the central pool, by 2015 and thus would be able to fulfil Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s last Independence Day promise that he would not seek votes if his government failed to improve power scenario in the state
Replying to the debate on his department’s budgetary demand of Rs 4,350.65 crore he said after mission 2015, the…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on March 7, 2013 at 11:57am —
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धान उत्पादन में रिकॉर्ड कायम करने वाले बिहार के नालंदा के किसान सुमंत कुमार ने चीन के किसान का वेलकम किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि युआन साहब को मेरे गांव आकर देखना चाहिए कि रिकॉर्ड कैसे बना।
युआन ने सुमंत के रिकॉर्ड को गलत बताया है। जब युआन के नजरिए के बारे में सुमंत से बात की गयी तो उनका कहना था: मैं तो इतना ही कहूंगा कि उन्हें मेरे यहां आकर मेरी खेती देखनी चाहिए और उसके बाद अपना दृष्टिकोण रखना चाहिए। उन्होंने लगे हाथों दावा किया कि इस बार धान की ऐसी पैदावार होगी कि लोग चक्कर खाकर गिर…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on February 26, 2013 at 11:30am —
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Patna, Feb 18: Bihar's farmers have done it again. A farmer from Sohdih village of Bihar's Nalanda district has set a new world record in potato production through organic farming this year.
The potato farmer, Rakesh Kumar, has harvested 108.8 tonnes of potato per hecrtare and set a new world record in potato production, Nalanda district magistrate Sanjay Kumar Agrawal said Monday.
Last year, a farmer of Darveshpura village in Nalanda had set a world record in potato production…
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हायाघाट, निप्र : इंतजार की घडि़यां खत्म हुईं। क्षेत्र के लोगों को 15 फरवरी का बेसब्री से इंतजार है। इस दिन अशोक पेपर की चिमनी धुंआ उगलती दिखाई देगी। उसी दिन ब्वायलर की स्लो फायरिंग होगी और 24 घंटे बाद उत्पादन शुरू हो जाएगा। एपीएम प्रबंधन उत्पादन की तैयारियों में जुट गया है। मिल के महाप्रबंधक एनआर विद्यार्थी और प्रशासकीय प्रबंधक एसपी सिन्हा ने बताया कि सोमवार की देर शाम से मिल में कच्चे माल की आवाजाही के साथ आखिरी दौर की तैयारियां भी अंतिम चरण में पहुंच गईं। दोनों अधिकारियों ने दावा किया कि…
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Bihar has been known for long heritage of producing brave and qualified soldiers. The Great Bihar Regiment is a live testimony to this fact. It was Bihar Regiment which first triggered the revolt in 1857.
The legacy is carried forward by the sons of Bihar. In last one year over 4500 Biharis have been recruited into Indian Army. This accounts for the third highest number by any state next only to UP and Maharashtra.
Uttar Pradesh provided the maximum number of 7,600…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on December 11, 2012 at 9:15am —
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World Famous Mahabodhi temple would set up a world class hospital and medical college with international financial aid in the holy town in Bihar.
“The temple management committee have decided to establish a Buddhist world hospital and medical college in Bodh Gaya with the help of Buddhist countries of southeast Asia,” the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee secretary N. Dorjee said.
Dorjee told IANS over telephone that it will be first such development project in Bodh…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on December 11, 2012 at 9:14am —
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PATNA: With one out of six foreign tourists heading towards Bihar to visit the historical sites, the state has become a favourite to the tourists from abroad.
"One among every six foreign tourists arriving in the country is accepting hospitality of Bihar now," chief minister Nitish Kumar said.
According to reports, Bihar is receiving more holidayers from abroad than Goa which is a hotspot for foreigners due to its beaches.
State tourism minister Sunil Kumar…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on November 6, 2012 at 12:55pm —
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बिहार में दस हजार सूचना आवेदनों को बिना सूचना दिये निबटा दिया गया। दो सौ से अधिक आवेदकों को सूचना मांगने के चलते प्रताड़ना झेलनी पड़ रही है। करीब 50 मामलों पर गृह विभाग जांच कर रहा है। 54 मामले तो ऐसे है जिसमें मानवाधिकार आयोग को हस्तक्षेप करना पड़ा। हाल यह है कि कांग्रेस के महासचिव दिग्विजय सिंह को मनरेगा में आर्थिक गड़बड़ी के बारे में सूचना नहीं मिल पा रही है।
राज्य में सूचना पाना आसान नहीं है। आम आदमी की कौन कहे, बड़े लोगों को भी सूचनाएं नहीं मिल पा रही हैं। कांग्रेस के…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on October 13, 2012 at 9:57am —
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ISPAT's expense sheets show 2.2 crs paid to govt officials
Steel company ISPAT Industries Limited's (IIL) diary entry shows that the company has paid off 2.2 crores to government officials. The entries of the payments suggested kickbacks. Several government departments were listed as beneficiaries to huge amounts of money.
A lump sum of the amount was directed to a certain 'VBS' on the sheets. Speculations are still on as to who 'VBS' is.
as the news…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on October 13, 2012 at 9:48am —
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सहरसा। ‘मरो भूख से फौरन आ धमकेगा थानेदार, लिखवा लेगा घर वालों से वह तो था बीमार।’ यह बाबा नागार्जुन की पंक्ति है। जो सुनीता व उसके बच्चों के आत्महत्या मामले में सटीक बैठती है। गरीबी व भूख से तंग आकर विशनपुर निवासी 25 वर्षीय सुनीता द्वारा बुधवार को ट्रेन के आगे कूदकर दो बच्चों के संग आत्महत्या करने के मामले में प्रशासन पर्दा डालने में लग गया है। हालांकि जिलाधिकारी का कहना है कि जांच करवाकर कार्रवाई होगी।
सवाल-दर-सवाल: सवाल उठता है कि आखिर इस परिवार का नाम बीपीएल सूची में…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on October 8, 2012 at 11:50am —
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तमाम प्रयासों के बावजूद एससी-एसटी के सरकारी पद खाली रह जाते हैं। यह चिंता का विषय है। किसी भी राज्य में बेहतर तरीके से रोजगार उपलब्ध कराने के लिए बेरोजगारों के सही आंकड़े उपलब्ध होना आवश्यक है।
आंकड़ों से यह स्पष्ट होगा कि किस तरह की पढ़ाई करने के बाद भी रोजगार के अवसर नहीं मिले। कई बार ऐसा देखने को मिलता है कि 20 साल तक पढ़ाई करने के बाद भी नौकरी नहीं मिलती। शनिवार को भारत सरकार के 'तीसरे रोजगार-बेरोजगार सर्वेक्षण 2012-13' के उद्घाटन के मौके पर योजना एवं…
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In a piece of good news for the millions of power-starved in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday announced that he will not ask for votes in the 2015 assembly elections if his government fails to provide electricity to the villages.
"I will not ask people to vote for us in the next state assembly polls if we fail to provide electricity to each village in Bihar by 2015," Kumar said at an official function to mark Independence Day here.
Kumar said electricity has…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on August 16, 2012 at 11:39am —
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Bihar recorded its highest growth rate of 16.71 percent during 2011-2012 thanks to a record in foodgrain production, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said Tuesday.
"Bihar has recorded growth rate of 16.71 percent in last fiscal, the highest in the last five years," Modi, who also holds the finance portfolio, told media persons here.
Bihar produced 166.69 lakh tonnes of foodgrain during 2011-2012, compared to 103.47 lakh tonnes last year, Modi said, quoting…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on July 18, 2012 at 12:17pm —
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Following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance to look into the matter, Bihar is hopeful of getting coal linkage for the proposed two units of 250MW each as part of expansion plan of the Barauni thermal power plant.
The PM gave the assurance to chief minister Nitish Kumar when the latter told Singh that the ministry of coal had rejected Bihar's plea and given a factually incorrect report. "I spoke to the PM on June 30 and later on, the PM phoned me to assure that the issue will…
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Added by Ranjan kumar jha on July 17, 2012 at 4:29pm —
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