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• Another first, Bihar to introduce Lok Prahari
• The incredible story of Change in Bihar
• Railway introduces Rail Bandhu-An on board rail magazine
• Dr H C Verma to lead Physicists for increasing awareness in Science
• Retired College teachers to get revised Pension
• Watch Rajan-Sajan Mishra live at Ravindra Bhawan today

Another first, Bihar to introduce Lok Prahari Posted: 29 May 2011 06:15 PM PDT PATNA: Even though the panchayat elections have been held on non-party line, the NDA has expressed satisfaction over the results claiming majority of the victorious people are either members or supporters of the ruling alliance. The NDA workers from Kosi belt, who gathered here on Monday, expressed confidence that this would help further strengthen the organizational base of the JD(U) and the BJP and expand the network of the two parties at grassroot level. Taking a cue from their views, chief minister Nitish Kumar announced the formation of Lok Prahari to have an effective check and balance on the elected representatives of panchayats and local bodies which will be empowered to hear complaints against them and take action. The constitution of Lok Prahari is on the lines of Lokayukta and Lok Pal. Bihar will be the first state to have such a regulatory authority.

The incredible story of Change in Bihar Posted: 29 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT By: KP Narayana Kumar/Forbes India Nitish Kumar cracks the whip on corrupt babus WHY WE DID THE STORY: Bihar was once considered the most corrupt state in the country. When Nitish Kumar took over as chief minister and made noises about cleaning up the system, not many took him seriously. But during his first term, he locked up more than 55,000 criminals to make Bihar almost crime-free. In his second stint, Kumar is aiming for a systemic overhaul. It's a remarkable case study of a state, once known to be the worst-governed in the country, showing the way to more advanced states on innovative means to tackle corruption. It's not easy to crack the whip on Bihar's bureaucracy as the babus have been masters for several decades now. However, Kumar seems to be relentless in making the government servants accountable. He has also lent his support to Anna Hazare's anti-corruption crusade. Hazare had praised Kumar for the steps taken to make governance transparent, which has improved the quality of life in rural areas. It's history in the making and that's why we did the story. WHERE THE STORY STANDS: Nitish Kumar's attempts at reining in corruption have made a tremendous impact on the state's administration. In 2009, special courts were set up to try corruption cases. Now, the state has made it compulsory for government servants to declare their assets. In March, the state government warned more than 70,000 officials that their salaries would be withheld till they submitted their declaration forms. More than 85% of over 4.5 lakh government officials, including Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service officers in Bihar, have submitted details of their assets. Kumar and his ministers have also put up their declaration forms on the state's Web site. There is now palpable fear among government officers as they know that the government is in a proactive mode to tackle corruption. "It's very clear that the administration means business and so the officers know that the pressure on the anti-corruption front would be relentless. One after the other, people are giving details of their assets," says a government officer.

Railway introduces Rail Bandhu-An on board rail magazine Posted: 29 May 2011 04:13 AM PDT PATNA: The railways has launched a new magazine, Rail Bandhu, on the pattern of Air India and Indian Airlines’ magazines, for passengers travelling by its premier Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains across the country. According to a Railway Board official, the monthly magazine is meant for free distribution among passengers journeying by these trains. To start with, 50,000 copies of the inaugural issue have been published. However, the number of copies would be increased in future for its distribution in every zone of railways. “The magazine is of 60 pages, of which 30 contain news items,” the official said and added the inaugural issue features interesting articles about Rabindranath Tagore, Ruskin Bond stories and success stories of railways’ sportspersons. “The magazine will provide a variety of interesting and informative stories about development and achievements of Indian Railways at the country level,” he said.

Dr H C Verma to lead Physicists for increasing awareness in Science Posted: 29 May 2011 12:10 AM PDT PATNA: With a view to reversing the recent trend of declining interest in pure sciences amongst the GenNext and to making the science teaching more attractive and interesting, a group of dedicated physics teachers from across the country, led by H C Verma of IIT, Kanpur, shall be holding an interactive session from June 4 to 6 at the Patna Science College physics department. “This group of enthusiastic physics teachers is dedicated to the development of science education in general and physics education in particular in the country. The forthcoming meet will be the third in the series, the two previous meets were held at Agra and Chandigarh,” said convener Amarendra Narayan and co-convener Rakesh Kumar Singh. The group, popularly known as ‘Utsahi Physics Teachers’ Group’, advocates experiment-assisted physics teaching for revitalizing physics education. As many as 15 senior resource persons drawn from different parts of the country conduct workshops for teachers as well as students to inspire basic science teaching and research through innovative methods.

Retired College teachers to get revised Pension Posted: 29 May 2011 12:09 AM PDT PATNA: The college and university teachers of Bihar, who retired prior to or after January, 2006, would get their pension (or family pension) at a revised rate with effect from March, 2011. The benefit of merger of 50 percent dearness relief would also be given while revising the existing pension in the light of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Giving this assurance to a delegation of the Federation of Retired University Teachers’ Associations of Bihar (FRUTAB) on Tuesday, HRD minister P K Shahi said that a government circular to this effect would be issued to all the universities shortly. Federation general secretary Ram Pravesh Singhsaid that the minister further assured the delegation that the universities would be asked to send their detailed requirement of additional fund for pension revision. On receipt of the same, the government would immediately release the requisite funds to the universities to start payment at the revised rate with effect from March, 2011. Regarding payment of arrears of revised pension, the delegation was assured that necessary steps would be taken by the government for the release of arrear amount. The FRUTAB delegation consisted of Ghanshyam Prasad Singh, Ram Pravesh Singh, N K P Sinha, Rajeshwar Prasad Sinha, Abdus Sami, Arjun Prasad, K K Sinha, Birendra Prasad Sinha, Umesh Prasad, B P Sinha, Mohd Alam and others. The minister was assisted by principal secretary, HRD, Anjani Kumar Singh and others.

Watch Rajan-Sajan Mishra live at Ravindra Bhawan today Posted: 28 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT PATNA: Navras School of Performing Arts has organized a Hindustani classical vocal concert byPandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra here at Rabindra Bhawan on Sunday evening. Dr. Ajit Pradhan, noted cardiac surgeon and secretary of the institution, said the school’s endeavour has been to promote Hindustani classical music – something which is slowly fading away. And, with that as goal, in the last six months Navras has organized four highly successful concerts, which had huge attendance. Entry to all these concerts was free. The first programme was by Hindustani classical vocalists, Gauri Pathare and Vijay Sardeshmukh, followed by Padma Bhushan Pandit Channulal Mishra’s concert. The third one was that of noted Pakistani tabla player Ustad Tari Khan. The fourth concert was a Sufi songs programme in March this year. Pandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra are the topmost Hindustani classical vocalists. “When we sing, we are one soul singing, even though we are in two bodies,” say Pandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra duo, born into the family of great maestros of Banaras gharana. They have delighted audiences all over the world. They have been conferred the Padma Bhushan Award, Sangeet Natak Academy award by the President and several other awards. Patna Saheb MP Shatrughan Sinha will be the chief guest at the concert. Bihar’s HRD minister PK Shahi and A K Dutt, executive director, Dena Bank, will be the guests of honour. M D Prasad, COO, Idea Cellular, will be the distinguished guest, Dr Pradhan told TOI.

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