Now Nitish Kumar in IIM-A list

Bihar has always hit headlines in the media for one or another reason. And, so its leaders. Now Laloo Prasad Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are in news for their visits to India,s best B school, Indian Institute of Management of Ahmedabad.
Laloo has to deliver a lecture on the turn around of Indian Railways. The topic suits his present assignment as union railways minister. But the way Laloo has created media hype shows his uncanny skills of image building. He has aroused great interest among people of Ahmedabad about his lecture.
One can find people talking about his lecture in IIM. People want to know if outsiders will be allowed to listen one of the biggest crowd puller politician talking to students and faculty of elite business school.
Keeping the spirit of his political rival, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is also in the news for the same reason. He will also be addressing management crowd even at a bigger scale than Laloo. Not just IIM-A students, over 1,000 international students of 20 top business schools from Europe, the US and Far East will listen to the lecture.
IIM has sent an invitation to Kumar to address participants of a three-day programme — Participants of Confluence 2006 — to be held in November, confirmed IIM director Bakul Dholakia.

New Cure for Deadly Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) Approved by Government of India; Institute for OneWorld Health and Gland Pharma Limited Achieve

KalaZaar is a deadly disease by which BIHAR is mostly affected , They Dr C P Thakur , Dr T K Jha and Dr Prabhat Kumar Sinha Who worked many years and they have a detail research on this disease . This piece of NEWs can relief many doctors as well as patients .

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW DELHI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 11, 2006 - The Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company that develops medicines for neglected diseases of the developing world, today announced that the Drug-Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Paromomycin Intramuscular (IM) Injection for the treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), the second most deadly parasitic disease in the world following malaria.
DCGI's approval of Paromomycin IM Injection came less than three months after the submission of the drug's application, which was prepared by OneWorld Health in collaboration with the Hyderabad-based drug manufacturer Gland Pharma Limited. The application was based on data from a large Phase III multi-center, randomized and controlled clinical trial of 667 adult and pediatric patients conducted in Bihar State, India, which showed that nearly all patients (94.6%) treated with Paromomycin were cured of VL.

A 21-day course of the drug provides a safe, affordable, and effective cure for VL, locally known as kala-azar. A full course of treatment stimulates a specific, cell-mediated immune response, resulting in life-long protection from future infection. The drug is expected be a key tool for India's National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), which aims to rid the country of VL by 2010, and disease control programs in other VL-endemic countries. The approval of Paromomycin IM Injection is a major milestone in global health, providing a lifelong cure for a deadly parasitic disease.
"With this approval, the Institute for OneWorld Health, with the vital support of our partners, has proven that it is possible to develop new medicines using an entrepreneurial, non-profit model," said OneWorld Health Founder and CEO Victoria G. Hale, Ph.D. "We are pleased that the first drug in our portfolio will be an important public health tool to help the Indian government safely and affordably control VL."
Gland Pharma will make the medicine available at-cost, or approximately $10 per lifetime cure, a significantly lower price than currently approved VL therapies. Since VL afflicts many people in remote villages and regions that lack a strong health care infrastructure, OneWorld Health will initiate a Phase IV pilot access program in Bihar to facilitate the introduction of Paromomycin IM Injection in these settings. To support its work with partners in India, OneWorld Health will open a Liaison Office in New Delhi and a program office in Patna, Bihar.
"We are proud to have partnered with OneWorld Health to help meet the critical need for new treatments for kala-azar," said Dr. Ravi Penmetsa, Managing Director of Gland Pharma Limited. "This partnership is an innovative way for our company to use its expertise and corporate philanthropy to benefit India. With our combined resources, we are confident that we will make Paromomycin IM Injection available in India and save the lives of people afflicted with kala-azar."
The development of Paromomycin IM Injection to fight VL was made possible by a unique collaboration among OneWorld Health, Gland Pharma Limited, the International Dispensary Association (IDA), IDA Solutions, the World Health Organization's Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (WHO/TDR) and the Government of India. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided funding for clinical testing of Paromomycin.
"This is an important milestone in the fight against Visceral Leishmaniasis, and it demonstrates the potential for public-private partnerships to develop new solutions to serious global health problems," said Dr. Regina Rabinovich, Program Director of the Gates Foundation's Infectious Diseases Program.
About the Institute for OneWorld Health
The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first U.S. nonprofit pharmaceutical company, develops safe, effective and affordable medicines for people with neglected diseases of the developing world. The Institute for OneWorld Health, headquartered in San Francisco, USA, is a tax-exempt 501(c) (3) U.S. corporation. (http://www.oneworldhealth.org/). Media resources are available at http://www.oneworldhealth.org/media/index.php/.
About Gland Pharma Limited
Gland Pharma Limited, based in Hyderabad, India, is a pioneer manufacturer of small volume parenterals and the first in India to make pre-filled syringes; it has WHO-GMP, ISO & US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accreditations and also produces drugs for U.S. distribution.
About Paromomycin Phase III Clinical Trial
The approval of Paromomycin IM Injection in India is based on data from a large Phase III multi-center, randomized, controlled study of 667 adult and pediatric patients conducted in Bihar State, India over a 17-month period from June 2003 until November 2004. The clinical trial demonstrated that Paromomycin Injection had comparable safety and efficacy to Amphotericin B, a current hospital-based VL therapy. The results of the clinical study showed that nearly all patients (94.6%) treated with Paromomycin Injection were cured of VL. The most common adverse reaction among patients treated with Paromomycin Injection was mild pain at the injection site. Serious adverse events occurred in 4/500 Paromomycin treated patients (0.8%). In early 2005, OneWorld Health received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. FDA and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) for paromomycin to treat VL.
About VL
VL is a systemic infection caused by various species of Leishmania parasites; the infection is transmitted by sandflies and causes chronic fever, weight loss, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly and anemia. Left untreated, VL is nearly always fatal. VL currently occurs in 62 countries, primarily in the developing world. Of the approximately 500,000 new cases of VL occurring annually, 90% are found in just five countries: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan and Brazil. The most affected state in India is Bihar, but VL is also endemic in Jharkand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Contact The Halo Project Rabia Shirazi, 201-683-9055 or m: 201-562-8560 (US/International) rshirazi@thehaloproject.com or Imprimis Life Nymphia Vishin, m: +91 98 99 216 600 (India) nvishin@imprimispr.com

$10m aid for fight against poverty

PATNA: The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFARD) has adopted three blocks of Bihar for complete eradication of poverty. The IFARD has sanctioned financial assistance worth US $10 million (approximately Rs 46 crore) for a period of eight years. The three selected blocks are — Rajnagar and Pandaul in Madhubani district and Pupri in Sitamarhi district. In these three blocks, 3,200 self-help groups (SHGs) would be formed and a sum of Rs 56 crore generated by way of bank loans. A total sum of Rs 102 crore would be spent during the period of eight years in these three blocks for their overall development. This will be done in collaboration with the Bihar Women's Development Corporation and the state's welfare department. In view of the potential of these three flood-prone blocks, it has been decided to encourage production of "makhana" and fish besides laying emphasis on enhancing Madhubani painting skills to make people self-suffieient. The people living below and above poverty lines in these blocks would be given modern training in "makhana" and fish production through approved agencies. Similarly, women would be given training in Madhubani paintings and marketing strategy.Details of the programme would be chalked out by experts at a workshop to be held here later this month. The main idea is to eradicate poverty in each village located in the three blocks which would be developed as model blocks. State welfare secretary Vijoy Prakash told TOI: "We will monitor these programmes on regular basis. We will take the services of non-government organisations (NGOs) for skill upgrade. It would be a challenging job for us." The state government has decided to make all 80,000 Anganwadi centres as pre-primary education centres. Each Anganwadi centres would have a teacher. There is also a move to attach sugarcane industrial units with self-help groups.

Bihar takes up economic, admin reforms: Dy CM

Hyderabad, Sept 10: In its effort to give a boost to the economy and change the "negative image of Bihar," JD(U)-BJP coalition government has cleared 125 proposals for setting up new industries and is all set to take up reforms in a big way, Deputy Chief Minister Sushilkumar Modi said here today. "We have cleared Rs 11,000 crore worth of projects mainly in the agro-based industry, sugar, power and infrastructure development and Bihar is on the move," Modi told reporters.Claiming that the "days of Lalu's Bihar have gone," he said, Nitish Kumar-led coalition government was committed to put the state on the development frontBihar has taken up land reforms, agriculture reforms, administrative reforms and common school reforms which would yield results in the coming days, he said adding the state which has a power generation of just 30 mw would hike its capacity to 600 mw in the coming days

."We have tied-up with NTPC while private investment is expected to roll in from Reliance and Tatas,"

he said adding aquaculture would be taken up in a big way where a batch of 1,000 farmers would visit for a ten-day course to Andhra Pradesh to learn the techniques of farming.On education front, Modi said the state would have a new national law college and a branch of the famous Birla Institute of Technological Sciences (BITS), Pilani in Rajasthan.Modi was here to take part in the National Fisheries Development Board meeting convened by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.

High level team dispatched to Hong Kong on Bihar brand mission

Patna, Sept 10: A high level team comprising two Secretary level officials on Sunday flew to Hong Kong on a “brand Bihar mission” on the directive of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to participate in a four-day conference on tourism commencing from September 12. The team comprising secretaries of tourism and public relations department R S Tiwari and Vivek Kumar Singh respectively left for Kolkata en-route to Hong Kong to participate in the conference to woo the tourists to Bihar particularly to Nalanda and Gaya districts, the seat of Buddhism. Before leaving for Hong Kong, Singh said the meet had been organised by Union Tourism Ministry and we are part of the meet on “brand Bihar mission” coinciding with 2550th anniversary of Lord Budha's “parinirvana” at Bodh Gaya. “Since Bihar is the seat of Buddhism the state government decided to send a team to Hong Kong on brand Bihar mission to woo the tourists”, he said. The NDA government after according the status of industry to tourism has decided to develop the places of historical and religious sites in a big way and hardsell its glorious traditions, cultural heritage, popular festivals, fairs and natural beauty to outside world, sources in Tourism Department said. In order to woo the foreign tourists, the department has also introduced an online booking facility for outside tourists through credit cards. The department is also contemplating to introduce air taxis on the Buddhist circuits, the sources said.

Nitish govt clears 8 new sugar mill complexes

In a bid to give a boost to the production of sugar and allied products in Bihar, the Nitish Kumar government has cleared proposals for setting up eight new multi-purpose sugar mill complexes involving an estimated investment of Rs 2,157 crore.
Informing this, an official spokesman on Saturday said the sugar complexes proposed to be set in Madhubani, East Champaran, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Madhepura, Begusarai and Nalanda districts would have the capacity of crushing 65,000 tonne sugarcane per day.
In addition to this, the complexes have power generation units, which together would produce 196 MW of electricity once the multi-purpose sugar complexes were made operational, he said. These sugar complexes would also consist of distillery plants, which would have the capacity to produce 720 kilo litre distillery, he added.
The state government had also decided to expand the capacity of five existing operational sugar mills, he added.
Efforts were also underway for increasing the production of sugarcane through scientific training of farmers in Bihar, the spokesman said.

Good Going KISHORE KUNAL : Medical College in BEGUSARAI

Bihar Religious Board head Acharya Kishore Kunal came with a firm plan to start a MEDICAL COLLEGE in Begusarai in the campus of SUJA-THAKURWADI . Planning has been finished , this Medical college will have 350 beds as per norms of MCI and estimation of Rs 80 crore of which Rs 30 crore will be spent on Medical Equipment and rest Rs 50 crore on BUILDING and land . The first session is expected from 2008-09 . The name of Medical College will be named after JAGADGURU RAMANANDCHARYA . It is said this THAKURWADI was started in 14th centuary and land was donated by MOGHUL KINGDOM king SHAHJAHAN son "SUJA" .

Rs 800 crore INVESTMENT proposals in KANKARBAGH , PATNA

Bihar Government has received various proposals by various Industrialsit and professionals and among them highest is by a patna based Surgeon and PMCH alumni President Dr Rajeshwar Thakur . Dr Thakur is ready with Rs 800 crore proposals in Health care sector . This is Highest INVESTMENT PROPOSALs came to Govt. of BIHAR . and Now Itrs upto BIHAR Government to take firm decision . Dr Thakur is Leading Surgeon in BIHAR with vast experience as Professor of Surgery in NMCH and PMCH .

Apart from Dr Thakur , Other DOCTORs too came with thier proposals including other leading surgeon Dr Hai . Dr Hai is also known to promote EDUCATION in MUSLIM COMMUNITY .

Next proposal came from Dr Binod Chaudhary to start a medical college in AARAH and Dr Ashok Kumar for PATNA . Patna fame Lord Budhdha Dental College 'owner' Dr R P Singh is also ready with a MEDICAL COLLEGE Proposal .

Apart from these HEALTH CARE INVESTMENT Proposals , There are many in SUGAR INDUSTRY and now TATA and MAHINDRA are visiting BIHAR :)

So always GOOD News for BIHAR ,

Please go through the given link

http://gov.bih.nic.in/Depts/Industries/Documents/ApprovedList-SIPB.pdf

For NITISH "NALANDA is BIHAR and BIHAR is NALANDA "

What Patna edition of The Times reported , It seems for NITISH KUMAR , "BIHAR is NALANDA and NALANDA is BIHAR " . NALANDA always get benefitted in past being closure to CAPITAL above all Its a TOURIST destination so even in past WORLD BANK funded a lot of projects . But the way , Sri Nitish Kumar is promoting NALANDA it seems tomorrow it will have better facility than PATNA and other backward regions in BIHAR will start demanding RESERVATION in DEVELOPMENT VISION and FUNDs . Its an ALARM for BIHAR .

PATNA: The wheel of development is moving fast in the state, and fastest in Nalanda. A private sugar mill, piped water in villages, new power stations, super highways, hospitals, rural electricity, new colleges... you name it and it's all happening in Nalanda, the home district of CM Nitish Kumar. The remaining 37 districts are in the queue, waiting for the state government's largess to befall them. The worst-affected are Supaul, Madhepura, Araria, Saharsa, Madhubani, Purnia and Jamui. For, most of these districts are flood prone and in dire need of development. That Nalanda is special is an open secret in the corridors of power in Patna. "If a new state-wide scheme is to be implemented, it is an unwritten code that it has to be first implemented in Nalanda," a bureaucrat said. In their bid to please the boss, even cabinet ministers end up focussing more on Nalanda. A politician said, "Nalanda is a pampered district. First it was former Union minister George Fernandes who benefited the district and it got, among other things, an ordnance factory project. Now it is the turn of Nitish." In the last two months alone, the state government has okayed development projects worth Rs 700 crore for Nalanda. On the eve of Independence Day, Nitish himself announced projects worth Rs 500 crore, including Rs 257 crore for a rural electricity project and Rs 130 crore for setting up a milk powder processing plant. A few days ago, the cabinet gave its nod to a private enterprise to set up a sugar complex in the district. The complex, to be set up at a cost of Rs 122.4 crore, will produce sugar, alcohol and even about eight megawatt of electricity. The government has also approved the formation of a municipal corporation at Biharsharif.

Rs 3500 crore plan for PATNA

PATNA: If the city development plan prepared by various government agencies is implemented fully, Patna will join the league of well-planned cities. A development plan worth Rs 3,500 crore has been drawn up to revamp the drainage, sewerage, drinking water, power and roads sector in the state capital. Of this, the Patna Municipal Corporation and Bihar Rajya Jal Parshad have already prepared a detailed project report worth Rs 1,600 crore. PMC commissioner Atul Prasad said the project duration is for seven years. A year has already passed. By the time the required clearances are obtained, this year will end. "So effectively we will be left with five years to implement the project," he said. Prasad said about 50 per cent of the funds will be provided by the Union government under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Modernisation Mission. The remaining 50 per cent will be given by the state government. He said it is high time the old and crumbling sewerage system was upgraded. "Our capacity to treat sewage is not enough. Against a generation of 170 million litres a day (MLD) of sewage, the city's sewage treatment plants have a combined capacity to treat 107 MLD only." All drinking water pumping stations do not work as the water pipes do not have the strength to withstand the pressure generated by these pumps. "We have 96 pumping stations. But at a given time only 82 are operated. If we switch on all of them, the water pipes may burst," he said. So first on the priority list is the revamping of drainage and water systems. A new network of storm water drains is to be laid keeping in mind the increase in population over the next 15 years. Drinking water pipes will also be re-laid. Besides, the city development plan envisages uninterrupted power supply to the water pumping stations so that these are not dependent on the local power networks. Prasad said there is a plan to provide a dedicated and uninterrupted power supply to the pumping stations. Underground cables will be laid so that there is no pilferage from these lines. There is also a provision for constructing roads and relaying them so that they are able to face the vagaries of nature. Prasad said, "All departments need to work in complete co-ordination so that there isn't a situation in which a freshly-laid road is cut open for laying water pipes or even power lines."

Second Ganga Bridge for Patna

In a high-level meeting of the union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday in New Delhi, the central government announced its decision to build a second Railway/Road Bridge between Sonepur and Patna on the river Ganges to lessen the burden on the existing Ganga Bridge and facilitate better economic condition between North and South Bihar.The second bridge wil be built at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,389 crore of which Rs. 835 crore would be borne by the Indian Railways while Rs. 554 would be part of the total central package to Bihar, officials said.The bridge, which is one of the four bridges under the National Railway Development Corporation plan, is expected to be completed by 2011, they said.

Campus placement in PATNA UNIVERSITY

PATNA: It seems lady luck is smiling on Patna University (PU) students these days. While the prospect of campus placement has already brightened with the willingness expressed by several organisations to visit the campus and select the suitable candidates, PU students are also in for some prestigious overseas scholarships. American consul general Henry V Jardine will be visiting Patna University on Thursday with a view to meeting the vice-chancellor and interacting with the students on emerging Indo-US relations. Post-graduate students of PU, especially those studying history and political science, have been invited to interact with the visiting dignitary. PU VC S Ehteshamuddin, when contacted, pointed out that the American consul general would also apprise PU students of various courses available for them in US universities and the scholarships available for them. Fulbright scholarship would also be discussed in detail. Meanwhile, a number of public and private sector undertakings would be visiting PU campus within a month or two for recruiting students. While a two-day campus placement exercise would be held by a reputed Delhi-based organisation at Patna Science College auditorium on September 8 and 9, another undertaking from Bangalore would be visiting PU on September 14 to select suitable candidates as campus ambassadors for Progeon, a subsidiary of the Infosys. PU Employment and Guidance Bureau have taken all the pains for organising campus placements and securing suitable jobs for university students. Different colleges and post-graduate departments of PU have also, of late, launched placement cells in their respective institutions with a view to providing jobs to students.

Brand Bihar to woo NRI investors early 2007

Bihar will hold a major meet early next year to woo investors. Non-resident Indians (NRIs) from the state are expected to participate in the meet which intends to repackage Bihar as a favourable investment destination.

The meet, being jointly organised by Bihartimes.com, a Patna-based news portal, New Delhi-based Institute of Human Development and the government, is likely to be held in January 2007 in the state capital. 'About 500 NRIs will be invited,' Ajay Kumar, the brain behind the meet told IANS Thursday.Kumar, chief editor-cum-CEO of Bihartimes.com said, 'The idea is to provide a platform to discuss, debate and understand relevant issues. And the motive is to market and establish Bihar as a global brand.' Bihar is keen to attract foreign investment in agriculture, health, IT and tourism.'Over a dozen of projects will be shortlisted to attract investors,' a source told IANS.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi are keen on hosting the meet. Modi organised a high-level meet Wednesday to work out the details.Modi, who visited Britain, Italy and Canada to market Bihar as a favourable investment destination two months ago, has proposed to form an NRI cell to facilitate investments. The government also plans to set up a corpus fund with contributions from NRIs for development. In August, dozens of NRIs from Bihar assembled at New Delhi to organise resources for the big event. In 1995, former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav undertook a foreign trip to woo NRIs, but his efforts did not pay off.

In the mean time RANJAN RITURAJ SINH of BIHAR TODAY BLOG has requested and send FAX to CM , Bihar to organise grand gala in PATNA of Non Resident Bihari (NRB) from INDIA various corner , Rituraj says " We have many INDUSTRIALST who are working from MUMBAI / DELHI / BANGALORE / KOLKATA as BIHARI and will certainly invest in thier MOTHER LAND ! " .

NTPC expands via Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has took over the Muzaffarpur thermal power station on September 6, 2006 as per the decision of the Govt. of India. This acquisition has been done under the name and style of Vaishali power generating company. The company shall initially hold 51% of equity capital and the balance equity shall be subscribed by Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) / Govt. of Bihar. Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (2 x 110 MW) is located in the state of Bihar. It is a joint venture company between the company and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).

Patna 2021: Master Plan for mega expansion

PATNA: The Master Plan unveiled by the Patna Regional Development Authority (PRDA) for a "big and beautiful Patna" like Mumbai and Delhi by 2021 has some startling facts and figures. While the present Patna urban area consisting of Patna municipal area, Danapur Nizamat, Danapur cantonment and their outgrowth is 135 sq km, it is projected to expand to 333.2 sq km. The urban area has to grow to cater to the needs of a poulation of 46.97 lakh by the year 2021. The number of house holdings, which was estimated to be 3.75 lakh in 2001, will rise to 7.82 lakh.

Here are some projections:

The existing planned residential area in Patna is 8938 hectares. It is proposed that it should rise to 14,609.57 hectares.

The planned residential area in Patna is 641 hectares while for apartments it is 242 hectares. Unplanned residential-cum-commercial areas come to 8013 hectares apart from 42 hectares of slums.

By 2021, according to the Master Plan, the face of the city will change dramatically. There will be 8014.70 hectares of residential area, 514.9 hectares of commercial area, 1073.91 hectares of community area, over 3000 hectares of green land, 1709.44 hectares of internal roads and 88.74 hectares of infrastructure area.

However, the existing land occupied by administrative offices of the government, educational and medical institutions, religious, archeological and historical sites and graveyards and cremation ghats which is currently over 691 hectares, is proposed to be reduced to 68.24 hectares.

The area for clubs, cinema halls, theatres, parks and playgrounds is to be increased from 224 to over 990 hectares.

There is a proposal for 60 metre-wide roads in Patna occupying a space of over 681.98 hectares, apart from 800 hectares of 30 and 20-metre wide roads.

The Master Plan speaks of building a North-South Activity Corridor for public-semi public use, which is an expansion of the present node comprising the secretariat, assembly, high court, various central and state government offices and semi-government instiutions within the present PMC area. This corridor will have a 60-m wide road which will be connected to Gaya Road near Punpun river.

This corridor will have offices, hospitals, hotels, security establishments, heritage park among other things.

The area will have limited residential area -- 25 per cent at the maximum. It also speaks about building an East-West Activity Corridor to house commercial and related activities. The Plan also speaks about the need to develop Maner and Fatuha as satellite towns and also develop Hajipur and Sonepur in order to shift the population pressure coming to Patna urban area. It also lays stress on development of five industrial growth zones and 10 small economic zones across the state for uniformity in development.

RATAN TATA is expected to visit BIHAR on 21st September

Patna - Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata is to meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar later this month to discuss investment possibilities in the state, officials said Monday.
The Tata chairman is expected to visit Bihar on Sep 21. According to officials, Ratan Tata is visiting the state on an invitation from Nitish Kumar.
A few month back BHARATI GROUP chief Sri Sunil Mittal met Sri Nitish Kumar and promised to invest in FOOD PROCESSING .

The state investment board has directed officials to identify the specific sectors suitable for Tata’s possible investment.

"Chhote Sarkar" is no more , Bihar Today pay its tribute to him .

Former Bihar Chief Minister Satyendra Narayan Sinha died here this morning, family sources said. He was 89.
Sinha, a seven-time Lok Sabha member, died at 7:40 am. He leaves behind wife and former MP Kishori Sinha and son Nikhil Kumar, sitting MP from Aurangabad and former Delhi police commissionerand bau Shyama Sinha (ex-MP) .
Popularly known as 'Chhote saheb', he was ailing for the last few years and his condition had deteriorated ever since he suffered two strokes in May this year.

Sinha, son of former Bihar strongman and minister, Anugrah Narain Sinha, was born at Koima village in Bihar's Aurangabad district on July 12, 1917. Securing bachelors degree from Allahabad University in 1939, he became a law graduate from Lucknow University in 1940. He became a member of the first Lok Sabha from Aurangabad in 1952. He represented the seat seven times. Sinha was a cabinet minister in Bihar's Binodanand Jha government in 1961 and then in the K B Sahay ministry in 1963. He was also a member of the Bihar assembly thrice where he represented Nabinagar twice and Gopalganj once.

He was Chief Minister of BIHAR from march 1989 to december 1989 .

He was single son of his father Late Sri Anugrah Narain Sinha and Anugrah Babu was quite popular and senior congress leader from BIHAR and served as FINANCE MINISTER in SRI BABU RAAJ .

Ranjan Rituraj Sinh pay his Tributes to this GANDHIAN LEADER from BIHAR .

Mukhiya Speaks : True and Honest IPS officers Changing BIHAR

Who can forget the famous BOBBY murder case in 1983-84 in Coongress era ? He was Gujrat cadre IPS on deputation in BIHAR Sri Kishore Kunal who just dragged the POLITICIAN in People and Media court , Now once again he is doing his job but not as an IPS officer but as a Chairman of BIHAR RELIGIOUS BOARD . Every BIHARI knows the efforts made by KISHORE KUNAL in MAHAVEER TRUST managed many Hospitals including famous CANCER HOSPITAL in PHULWARISHARIF , CHILDREN HOSPITAL in KURJI and many more . recently he organised various temples and MUTT of bihar to regulate thier earning and to divert that EARNINGs in HEALTH SECTOR . He started GYAN NIKETAN a school in West Patna then moving towards health sector , he has become a BRAND .

Now GARIBNATH Temple in Muzaffarpur will earn Rs 1 crore per year and that money will be also diverted to HEALTH SECTOR for common people . Such Formulas has been seen in TIRUPATI TEMPLE and MATA VAISHNAV DEVI but these boards invest thier INCOME in STOCK MARKET or with Government but in BIHAR this BOARD will use this money for common people .

He belongs to very modest family from BARURAJ where his father is still a small farmer and even one can see KISHORE KUNAL at PATNA MAHAVEER TEMPLE .

He is having equal relation with other religious GURUs and one can see how MAHAVEER CANCER HOSPITAL was inaugrated by JAMA-MASJID Shahi IMAM and donation come from every section of society . World fame CANCER Specialist Dr S H Advani is regular visitor to this hospital . While this hospital is well equipped with good Oncologist surgeons trained at UK and TMH . Saluate you KISHORE KUNAL . MAHAVEER TEMPLE TRUST initiated MAHAVEER VATSALYA ( Children Hospital) is unique in BIHAR and third largest SUPER SEPCIALIST hospital for CHILDREN in INDIA .

And present ADG (HQ) ABHYANAND is busy to design a Crime free BIHAR and people have slowly started to see the effects Now fast trials on SUNIL PANDEY / SURAJ BHAN SINGH / ANAND MOHAN SINGH / MUNNA SHUKLA / RAJAN TIWARY etc are under havy scan . Although ABHYANAND sir is under heavy attack from opposition leader like LALU Prasad but he is on MARCH . Special Auxiliary Police concept which is unique in INDIA plus Fast Track TRIALs for local goons and increasing fear of LAW in criminals are his IDEAs which is seen easily in BIHAR . Being a son of ex-DGP bihar Sri JAGTANAND sir , One can see the simple life style of ABHYANAND sir , One can find books of Physics in his drawing rooms , One can talk hours on Newtons principle to him , This all gifted to him by LALU-RABRI government when dozens of IPS officers of a specific caste were shunted for 15 long years in PATNA and here he BENEFITED himself and use his liesure hours to reinvent himslef as a student of PHYSICs , He was University Gold Medalist in M.Sc.(Physics) and joined IPS at the age of 22 only . Now his FACTORY of IIT-JEE is sending 30 students to IITs every year , Once again this FACTORY is made for people who can not send thier hard working students to INDIA fame coaching centres in lack of finance , So here is the solution . Abhyanand sir co teacher Sri Anand Kumar says " You will rarely find as simple as ABHYANAND Sir as an IPS officers with a touch of humanity " .

World always write about ABHYANAND sir as a teacher but being an civil servant he always want to work behind the curtains , One can find his role in fair polls in October- November 2005 when he along with another IAS N K Sinha were team member of K G Rao and designed the complete peacefull and fair POLLs . After the POLL , START NEWs telecasted the role of these officers in BIHAR POLLs .

Intresting , I know many families in BIHAR who are much influenced by these duo Officers and have named thier CHILDREN after them .

Thanking You

Ranjan Rituraj Sinh , NOIDA

Netrahat Alumni ( 56-62) BIHARI ex-IAS " Sri PRATYUSH SINHA" is New Central Vigilance Commissioner

Pratyush Sinha releasing a BOOK

29th July 1946 born and world fame NETRAHAAT VIDYALAY (1956-62) educated and 1969 cadre IAS Sri Pratyush Sinha is new Central Vigilance Commissioner .

A decision to appoint Sinha, IAS officer of Bihar cadre, for the post was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and attended by Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Leader of Opposition LK Advani.Sinha retired as secretary, (Personnel) in July this year. The CVC has a fixed tenure of four years.

Centre for Higher Learning in Bihar - some hope and some caution

It is one of those 'coincidences' that not even one temple of modern learning envisaged by Nehru has found a home in Bihar. The land of Nalanda, Vikramshila and Odantpuri does not have a single IIT, IIM, central university or centrally funded medical institutes. There are no CSIR laboratories. There are no DRDO laboratories. Even the REC (now called NIT) in Bihar is a sleight of hand of the HRD mandarins by renaming a British built institutions – the Bihar College of Engineering. With such a gross historic neglect, one would have assumed Bihar to be the natural choice for the new generation institutions like IIIT and NISc. However, it appears Bihar was not even considered for these as well.

It has been usual to put the blame on the Govt of Bihar for a lot of ills, and much of it quite deservedly so. However, to put the blame on the state govt only is to see only one part of the picture. In the unitary scheme of things in the Union that is Bharat, the resources at the disposal of the central government have been far more. Its ability to dictate policy is also much more. Its ability to influence investment from outside has also been bigger. IITs got built with not a too niggardly a contribution from countries like US and Germany. IIMs received generous help from US and other universities. Unfortunately, Bihar was never on the radar of the decision makers at Delhi.Again, it is no coincidence that when US money was made available in the form of PL 480 grant to a private institution, the result was the hugely successful XLRI at Jamshedpur.

In this context, it is a welcome change to see the Union Minister of State, MA Fatmi, announcing the conversion of Patna Univ into a central Univ and the establishment of an IIT in Bihar. Both Patna Daily and Times of India have reported this news.

However, given the track record of the central govt to go back on its word and its tendency to treat Bihar and Biharis as a bunch of credulous nincompoops, we cannot but be sceptical.

We have the recent and raw wound inflicted by the finance minister P Chimdabaram who promised a special grant of Rs 5,000 crores to Bihar to combat its myriad problems. He made this announcement on the floor of the Parliament a few days within the formation of the UPA govt in 2004. In fact, his announcement so peeved the UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav and he demanded a similar grant for UP too. However, nothing ever came out of it - not even one rupee. In fact, when an MP from Bihar confronted Chidambaram on this, he tried to wriggle out saying his statement was misunderstood!!!,

Unfortunately, the national press and its "Oye Bihari Brigade", always ready to see the imaginary paan stains at Patna airport or poke fun at Lalu's 'pikdaan' and other such prominent 'news' of 'national' importance, did not deem it fit to highlight this grossly improper conduct on the part of the Teflon hero of propriety.Now the important issue is, what can we, the middle classes from Bihar do to push the case and realise our dream of having institutions of higher learning in Bihar?

I am putting up a few possibilities here:

1. Send letters of fulsome praise to the PM, the HRD Minister and the finance minister congratulating them for their decision to correct a historic wrong. It will show to them the groundswell of public opinion on the topic. Hopefully, it would put some moral pressure on them too.

2. Contact the MPs from Bihar and convey our very strong desire to have these institutions in Bihar. Urge them to have a caucus cutting across party lines. Suave and Pedantic MPs like Ravishanker Prasad, Digvijay Singh, Nathuni Ram could be possible leaders who may be motivated to take up this cause.

3. Have a candle vigil kind of morcha at India Gate, Delhi where the vast numbers of Bihari middle class of Delhi could participate. We have been accused of not doing much for the state - this can be an occasion to show that we care.

4. Invoke RTI to find out if Bihar was considered in the past for setting up institutions of higher learning and then denied the chance or it has been a case of denial by default. If it was considered and then denied, then what were the reasons behind the denial? Highlight those reasons to the Govt of Bihar so that corrective action can be taken by it.

5. Involve the retired Profs and academicians from Bihar / well meaning non Bihar academicians.

6. Have a thank you meeting at SK Memorial Hall or another prominent place at Patna to praise the decision

7. Somehow keep the issue alive in the national press - even if they lampoon the claim in their coverage, it would still help the cause.

There is a lot we can do to achieve our great dream. The apprehension is that if we dont act, the Dilliwalas wont hesitate to make a Lallu of Laluji.

By... Cool Bihari Thakur Vikas Sinha