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BIHAR Patna University senate okays Rs 545-crore deficit budget   The Patna University (PU) senate passed a Rs 545.15-crore deficit budget for the 2021-2022 financial year. It will now be submitted to the government for its inclusion in the annual state budget.   The expenditure is likely to be met with grants from the education department (Rs … Read more

BIHAR Railways installs new surveillance system at Bihar’s Hajpur, 13 stations   East Central Railway (ECR) inaugurated an internet protocol (IP) based video surveillance security control centre at the headquarters in Hajipur. It has been made functional at 13 more stations under the ECR with an aim to further strengthen security system. Railways has already made this system functional at … Read more

BIHAR Agriculture department grabs ‘best tableau’ tag The state agriculture department won the first prize for the ‘best tableau’ during the Republic Day parade at Gandhi Maidan. While the health department stood second, the tableaux of the Women Development Corporation, Jeevika and water resources department won the third prize. Besides, SWAT commandos of the anti-terrorism squad and the … Read more

BIHAR NITI Aayog’s innovation index: State finishes last   Bihar has finished last by getting 17th rank in the second edition of the India Innovation Index, 2020 released by NITI Aayog on Wednesday. The state had secured 16th rank in the country in the first edition of the index in 2019. Interestingly, the overall score of the state … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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