Bihar does GIS mapping of its major towns to document properties   Patna: according to reports, the state urban development department of the Bihar government is now carrying out geographic information system (GIS) mapping in towns and cities of Bihar.  The move will enable urban local bodies to document the properties in a digitized data bank, leading of course to greater tax collection for the civic bodies. But the benefits to the citizens from this should also be obvious in the context of legal disputes. The main question here however is how the civic bodies are to be enabled to... 

Gandhigiri by Muzaffarpur traffic police: roses with advice before fines! Muzaffarpur: according to latest reports, traffic police in Muzaffarpur has decided to launch a week long Gandhigiri campaign in the town. As part of an awareness drive that is to carry on for a week, the traffic police will gift a violator a rose flower, but only after delivering a brief speech on traffic rules. This is the brainwave of the Muzaffarpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rajesh Kumar. This bold drive puts an end to a common myth – that only metropolises and bigger cities in India have a traffic...