Bihar [SEP] named after
and Pali word "vihāra" (Devanagari: विहार), meaning "abode". The region roughly encompassing the present state was dotted with Buddhist viharas, the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval periods. Medieval writer Minhaj al-Siraj Juzjani records in the "Tabaqat-i Nasiri" that in 1198 Bakhtiyar Khalji committed a massacre in a town identified with the word, later known as Bihar Sharif, about 70 km away from Bodh Gaya.
History.
History Ancient period.
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the Centre's in- principle approval to the project within a month.
- On 3 July 2018, Bihar chief secretary Deepak Kumar approved the proposed Patna Metro Rail’s revised detailed project report for putting it up before the state cabinet, with revised estimated cost of the project at 19,500 crore, including land acquisition cost.
- On 20 Sep 2018, RITES has submitted the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Urban Development and Housing department.
- On 25 Sep 2018, The Bihar cabinet has approved the