PATNA: Disaster-prone Bihar has sought the help of Google India to provide weather forecasts with the aim of benefiting millions of residents, officials said.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, during his meeting with Google India managing director (R&D) Peeyush Ranjan, made the suggestion for providing weather forecasts, an official in his office said early this week."After the chief minister suggested that Google India officials think about providing weather forecasts, the state government is likely to submit a proposal in this connection soon,"...
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Bihar: Once corrupt babu's bungalow, now a school
History was made on Thursday in Bihar when a school began functioning in the confiscated palatial building of tainted Indian Administrative Services officer Shiv Shankar Verma.It is a first not only in Bihar but across India [ Images ] that a school has been opened in the house of a corrupt government babu after it was confiscated.Bihar Human Resources and Development minister P K Shahi told rediff.com in Patna on Thursday that the school has started functioning in the confiscated house of Verma."Finally, the government has turned the confiscated...
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