BIHAR CURRENT AFFAIRS
 
DATE- 20 JANUARY  2019




•       TOP HEADLINES


  1. PREPAID ELECTRICITY SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED

•      In upcoming 3 years every household in Bihar will be introduced with prepaid electricity system.

•      This  will enable pay bill and get electricity system.

•      After this, installation of meters will not be required.


       2. VICTIMS TO GET JUSTICE UNDER SPEEDY INVESTIGATION MISSION 


  1. —      DIG RAJESH KUMAR, has taken a new initiative to provide justice to victim under SPEEDY INVESTIGATION MISSION.
  2. —     Case to be charge sheeted in 60days
•       THIS DAY IN HISTORY


  1. 1871: RATANJI JAMSHEDJII TATA WAS BORN
  2.  1949: TEJ BAHADUR SAPRU DIED,
  3. 1972: MANIPUR, TRIPURA AND MEGHALAYA ATTAINED STATEHOOD.
  4.  1988: KHAN ABDUL GHAFFAR KHAN PASSED AWAY.

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•       SOME FACTS ABOUT BIHAR


•       ANCIENT –

•        Out of 16 Mahajanapadas and 10 republics mentioned in Buddhist texts, 3 were in Bihar. These are- ANGA, MAGADH AND LICCHHAVI REPUBLIC. These have been  elaborately mentioned in ANGUTAR NIKAYA.

•       The 16 Mahajanapads mentioned in the book named, “BUDDHIST INDIA”  written by PROF. R.DAVIS are-

•       Kashi, Kosala, Anga, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchal, Matasya, Sursen, Ashmak, Avani and Kamboja

•       The republic of licchhavi was present in the north of Ganga river which was federation of different republics. It  spreaded  till Vaishali and Muzaffarpur .Its capital was VAISHALI.

•       Anga spreaded  till Munger and Bhagalpur. Its capital was CHAMPA.

•       Magadh reached out till patna,Nalanda and Gaya.Its capital was RAJGRIHA(RAJGIR)


•       QUICK  REVISION


•       Out of 16 Mahajanapadas and 10 republics mentioned in Buddhist texts, 3 are in Bihar. These are- …………., ………………………….. These have been  elaborately mentioned in …………………..


•       Capital of Anga, Vaishali and LICCHHAVI was…………………………………


•        Who is  TEJ BAHADUR SAPRU?, 


•       When did MANIPUR, TRIPURA AND MEGHALAYA attained statehood?


•        What was title given to KHAN ABDUL GHAFFAR KHAN?
 

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•       ART AND CULTURE AT GLANCE

              Bidesia     

  1. Bidesia is one of the most popular folk dance of Bihar.
  2. The dance  was originated in the 20th century.
  3.  This dance or folk theatre is performed by the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of Bihar.
  4. Bhikhari  Thakur is supposed to be the father of BIDESIA dance style.With this form Bhikhari Thakur brought awareness in society.
  5. In this dance males play the roles of female in Bidesiya dance and  they wear artificial long hair and dhoti.
  6. It is still an alluring form of theatre and dance amongst Biharis.



•       FIRST IN BIHAR

•       1ST CHAIRMAN BIHAR STATE WOMEN COUNCIL …………  MANJU PRAKASH    

•       1ST CHAIRMAN OF BIHAR STATE CHILD PROTECTION……  SHRIMATI NISHA JHA

•       1ST CHIEF JUSTICE OF PATNA HIGH COURT………………  SIR EDWARD CHAMIAR

•         1ST INDIAN CHIEF JUSTICE OF PATNA HIGH COURT……..  SIR SYED FAZAL ALI

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