Portal:Bihar

THE BIHAR PORTAL History | Geography | Tourism | Culture | Economy | Government | Politics | People | Cuisine | Music 250px Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: بہار‎, pronounced [bɪˈhaːr]) is a state in eastern India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at 38,202 sq mi (99,200 km²) and 3rd largest by population. It is an entirely land locked state, although the outlet to the sea through the port of Kolkata is not far away.Bihar lies mid-way between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganga which flows through the middle from west to east Mahabodhi Temple, An UNESCO World Heritage Site Vishnupadh Temple Patna museum Bhutanese Monastery Thai Monastery in bodhgaya File:Relicstupavaishali.jpg Relics stupa in Vaishali Template:/box-header The Mundeshwari Devi Temple (also spelled as Mundesvari) is located at Kaura in Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, India on the Mundeshwari Hills. It is an ancient temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Shakti and is considered one of the oldest Hindu temples in Bihar. It is also considered as the 'oldest functional' temple of India. The inscription of an information plaque erected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the site indicates the dating of the temple to 635 AD. However, there are other versions for the dating stating the Saka era, prior to Gupta dynasty rule (320 AD) in India, and specifically to 105 AD according to the Administrator of the Bihar Religious Trust Board. The temple, a protected monument under ASI since 1915, is substantially damaged and is under restoration. Template:/box-footer Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumār (Hindi: नितीश कुमार Nitīśa Kumāra), (born 1 March 1951), is an Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Bihar, an eastern state of India. He leads the Janata Dal (United) party. As the Chief Minister, he has gained popularity by initiating a series of developmental and constructive activities including building of long-delayed bridges, re-laying roads that had ceased to exist, appointing over 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, and keeping crime in check. Read the complete article. Template:/box-header We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. -Chanakya If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless likewise, but also eat into his works. Besides, a reckless king will easily fall into the hands of his enemies. Hence the king shall ever be wakeful. -Chanakya Template:/box-footer Today is December 18, 2024 Feb 7: Bihar Diwas to be attended by a galaxy of luminaries including legendary Amitabh Bachchan TOI Aug 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to constitute an inter-ministerial group to study Bihar's demand for special category status.TOI Aug 7: 50 students of the state, who topped in International Assessments for Indian Schools (IAIS)-2011, were felicitated here on Saturday at a programme organised by Macmillan Publishers India Limited at the Indira Gandhi Science Planetarium. TOI Aug 6: Indian Institute of Technology will host its third foundation day programme, IIT campus, Patliputra Colony, 9.30am.Telegraph Aug 6: Bihar government has taken major initiatives to promote organic farming in state.TOI Aug 5: Md Islam on Friday won the professional golf tournament, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) 'Feeder Tour', organized by Patna Golf Club (PGC) here over the last three days.TOI Aug 5: Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) has invited bids for procurement of 300MW of power from September 1 to November 30 this year to ensure power availability during festivals.TOI Current events on Wikinews  •  Archive Template:/box-footer ...Patna,Capital of Bihar, has been ranked as 21st fastest growing city in the world and 5th fastest growing city in India,by City Mayors Foundation.Citymayors ...Bihar became first state in India to utilize Information technology for speedy disposal of complaint cases under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, by introducing videoconferencing system.TOI ...that Patna,capital of Bihar is second in terms of ease of starting a business,according to a World Bank ranking announced in 2009. ...that Bihar has been termed as India's new miracle economy,by The economic times,in the year 2010.This happened because,in the five-year period between 2004-05 to 2008-09, GDP of Bihar registered a growth of 11.03%. ...that A call center related to RTI,was first started in Bihar.It enables people living in remotest part of state,to submit application for information under RTI by using public or private telephone.Template:/box-footer ▼ Bihar ► Bihar-related lists ► Buildings and structures in Bihar ► Culture of Bihar ► Economy of Bihar ► Education in Bihar ► Geography of Bihar ► History of Bihar ► People from Bihar ► Social groups of Bihar Template:/box-footer Overviews Cinema Climate Cuisine Demography Economy Education Art and craft Geography History Media People Transportation Politics Tourism Discrimination against the Bihari community History Magadha Nanda Dynasty Maurya Empire Sunga Empire Kanva dynasty Gupta Empire Chandragupta Maurya Chanakya Bindusara Ashoka the Great Buddhism in India Edicts of Ashoka Samudragupta Chandragupta II Arthashastra Lion Capital of Asoka Ashoka Chakra Pataliputra Bimbisara Ajatashatru Anga Rajgir Vaishali Aryabhata Geography Cities and towns Districts Rivers Divisions of Bihar Villages Geography Sorrow of Bihar Culture Culture of Bihar Culture of Angika Region Culture of Bhojpuri Region Culture of Magadh Region Culture of Maithili Region Cuisine Music Art and craft Festivals Cinema Literature Vidyapati Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Angika Literature Bhojpuri Literature Magadhi Literature Maithili Literature People Babu Kunwar Singh Rajendra Prasad Jayaprakash Narayan Raj Kumar Shukla Sri Krishna Sinha Anugrah Narayan Sinha Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Mulana Mazharul Haque Nitish Kumar Lalu Prasad Yadav Ram Vilas Paswan Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Arvind Narayan Das Shatrughan Sinha Shekhar Suman Prakash Jha Neetu Chandra Tourism Tourism in Bihar Tourism in Patna Template:/box-header {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Bihar/to do}} There is a Bhojpuri version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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