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BIHAR Bihar govt to decide on proposed 15% increase in holding tax   The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) decision to raise the holding tax by 15% is likely to increase the burden on the salaried class as well as professionals, especially when residents are still coping up with the Covid-19 pandemic.   As per the civic body’s … Read more 24.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Katihar tops in paddy procurement in Bihar   The Katihar administration has claimed that 57.08% of the registered farmers have sold their paddy to the primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS) at the minimum support price (MSP), which is the maximum among the 38 districts in the state this year so far. Muzaffarpur (48.99%) was at the … Read more 23.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Rs 27 crore GST evasion detected in Bihar The state commercial taxes department (CTD) claimed to have unearthed a bogus firm allegedly indulged in tax evasion to the tune of Rs 27.2 crore. Senior CTD officials said the firm with registered address at Bhagwat Nagar in Patna had generated e-way bills worth about Rs 173 crore. … Read more 22.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Rs 27 crore GST evasion detected in Bihar   The state commercial taxes department (CTD) claimed to have unearthed a bogus firm allegedly indulged in tax evasion to the tune of Rs 27.2 crore. Senior CTD officials said the firm with registered address at Bhagwat Nagar in Patna had generated e-way bills worth about Rs 173 … Read more 21.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Post-matric dropout rate of girls declines in Bihar   The intermediate examinations conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) this year is expected to witness maximum number of girl students appear, thereby registering a decline in post-matric dropout cases in the district.   “This year, 41,530 and 31,112 girl students would appear in … Read more 20.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Nitish Kumar inaugurates Bihar’s first state bird festival ‘Kalrav’ at Jamui district’s Nagi bird sanctuary   Chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Bihar’s first state bird festival ‘Kalrav’ at Nagi bird sanctuary in Jamui district, about 200 km south-east from the state capital. Though the three-day bird festival began at a colorful event organized by … Read more 19.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR KSDSU senate approves Rs 327.17 crore deficit budget   The Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) senate in its 44th meeting held under the chairmanship of vice-chancellor, Prof Shasinath Jha, passed a deficit budget of Rs 327.17 crore for the fiscal 2021-22. The budgetary provision entails a proposed expenditure of Rs 329.02 crore and an income of only … Read more 18.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar’s Covid recovery rate touches 98%   The state’s Covid caseload increased to 2,58,739 on Sunday with 211 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Four more Covid deaths, on the other hand, took the state’s toll to 1,457. At 383, the number of recovered cases surpassed the … Read more 16-17.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar: Door-to-door drive, incentives to enhance GER in higher education   In a bid to enhance the gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education, universities in Bihar will soon launch a door-to-door campaign in their respective areas to attract youths in the age group of 18 to 23 years. The state has a dismal GER of … Read more 15.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar: 4.7 lakh health workers enrolled on CoWin site   Around 4.7 lakh healthcare workers, both private and government, have enrolled in Bihar on the digital platform CoWIN for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination to be rolled out in the state on January 16.   The vaccination sites will have the Centre’s list of beneficiaries. For the … Read more 14.01.21 Daily BPSC Current Affairs