Record 51 lakh pilgrims at Gaya's Pitru Paksha Mela
Footfall rose by about 16 lakh over last year, helped by a tent city, AI translation for foreign visitors and wristbands for children and the elderly.
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NFHS-6: institutional deliveries rise to 81% and newborn check-ups to 76%
More mothers in Bihar now get early antenatal care, give birth in hospitals and receive check-ups after delivery.
Read storyFour-lane Kosi bridge at Phulaut 96% complete, to cut travel by about 60 km
The ₹996 crore bridge-cum-road project links Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul and Bhagalpur across the Kosi river.
Read storyCancer care closer to home: radiotherapy units planned in five cities
Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur get preliminary approval for super-speciality radiotherapy, as screening reaches over 1.1 crore people.
Read storyAIIMS Patna to expand on 24 more acres with about 200 extra beds
The state will provide land for new clinical blocks and a four-lane road linking the institute to Nathupur.
Read storyIIT Patna incubator turns 10, signs MoUs with AIIMS Patna and JHPIEGO
IT Minister Shreyasi Singh said Bihar's youth are increasingly entering tech and startups; a business park at IIT Patna is being prepared.
Read storyJamui gets 370 projects worth ₹914 crore; Kundghat irrigation project finally complete
Started in 2008, the Kundghat irrigation project is expected to water thousands of acres of farmland.
Read storyBihar ranks first in India for free medicines in government hospitals
The state has topped the Centre's DVDMS ranking for 18 months in a row, since September 2024.
Read storyAll 36 district hospitals to become super-speciality hospitals
Community health centres will be upgraded into speciality hospitals with psychologists, dentists, AYUSH doctors and more technicians.
Read storyMedical colleges for 10 more districts in a ₹21,270 crore health budget
Madhubani, Vaishali, Siwan, Jamui, Bhojpur, Buxar, Begusarai, Supaul, Munger and Sitamarhi are getting government medical colleges.
Read story₹316 crore of projects in Gopalganj, including CHC upgrades
40 schemes covering roads, embankments, health centres, schools and drinking water were launched during the Samriddhi Yatra.
Read storySaat Nischay-3 approved: targets of 1 crore jobs and ₹50 lakh crore of investment by 2030
The new seven resolves aim to double per capita income, revive nine sugar mills, open 25 new ones and build five new expressways.
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