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Digha–Sonpur Bridge

The Digha–Sonpur bridge (Hindi: दीघा-सोनपुर पुल) or J. P. Setu (Hindi: जेपी सेतु) is a rail-cum-road steel truss bridge across river Ganga, connecting Digha Ghat in Patna and Pahleja Ghat in Sonpur. It is named after Indian independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan. It provides easy roadway and railway link between north and south Bihar. It is 4,556m in length and the second longest rail-cum-road bridge in India, after Bogibeel Bridge in Assam. Rail service was inaugurated on this route on

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Bashistha Narain Singh

Bashistha Narain Singh, is a politician from Janata Dal (United). He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He had served as Bihar state President of Janata Dal (United), the ruling party of the state. In January 2021, he was succeeded by Umesh Kushwaha to the post of Bihar state chief

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Bihar School Examination Board

The Bihar School Examination Board (abbreviated BSEB) is a statutory body under section 3 of the Bihar School Examination Act – 1952, which is functioning under the Government of Bihar devised to conduct examinations at secondary and senior secondary standards in both government and private schools belonging to the state of Bihar. The exam is conducted based on a syllabus

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Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation

Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (Hindi: बिहार राज्य पर्यटन विकास निगम), (abbreviated as BSTDC), is a body of the Government of Bihar responsible for the development of tourism in the Indian state of Bihar. It was established in 1980 to develop tourism in the state. The BSTDC is head-quartered at Patna and has offices across all the districts of Bihar. The agency also operates

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Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation

Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (Hindi: बिहार शहरी आधारभूत संरचना विकास निगम लिमिटेड), commonly abbreviated as BUIDCO, is the urban planning agency of the state of Bihar in India, that is responsible for the infrastructure development of the state. BUDICO was set up on 16 June 2009 under the company’s Act 1956 (Act 1 of 1956) Government of Bihar as an

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Brishin Patel

Brishin Patel is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Siwan in Bihar as a member of the Janata Dal. He was Minister of Education and Transport in Nitish Kumar cabinet. Brishin Patel Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha In office 1991-1996 Preceded by Janardan Tiwari Succeeded by Mohammad Shahabuddin Constituency Siwan, Bihar Personal details Born 1

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Awadhesh Singh

Awadhesh Singh is an Indian politician from Bihar and a 3 term Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Singh won the Hajipur on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Awadhesh Singh Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office 2014 Preceded by Nityanand Rai Constituency Hajipur Personal details Born 23 January 1970 (age 54) Political party Bharatiya Janata Party

Bajjika

Bajjika (Western Maithili) is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in parts of Bihar, India and in Nepal. It is closely related to Maithili (of which it is often considered a dialect). Bajjika (Western Maithili) बज्जिका (पश्चिमी मैथिली) पछिमाहा बोली The word “Bajjika” written in Devanagari script Native to India and Nepal Region Bihar of India and Terai (Madhesh Province) of Nepal Native speakers c. 20 million (2013 estimate) Language family Indo-European

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Basawon Singh

Basawon Singh or Basawan Singh also known as Basawon Sinha, (23 March 1909 – 7 April 1989) was an Indian independence activist and a campaigner for the rights of the underprivileged, industrial labourers and agricultural workers. Basawon Singh on a 2000 stamp of India   He spent a total of 18 and a half years in prisons in British India as a consequence

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Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage is an area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, England. It is centred on the junction of Avenue Road and Finchley Road and includes Swiss Cottage tube station. Swiss Cottage lies 3.25 miles (5.23 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. The area was named after a public house in the centre of it, known as “Ye Olde Swiss Cottage”. History Toponymy According to the Dictionary of

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