Patna: The state govt will observe ‘Bihar Vigilance Awareness Week’ from July 2 to 8, marking a first-of-its-kind campaign to build public awareness against corruption and promote integrity in public life.The main programme will be organised on July 2 at Gyan Bhawan in Patna. Chief minister Samrat Choudhary, ministers, senior officials and govt employees are…

Patna: Welcoming the state cabinet’s decision to allocate five acres of government land each for five new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), education minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Wednesday said the initiative would strengthen educational infrastructure and improve access to quality school education across Bihar.Tiwari said the new KVs would be established at Madhubani in East Purnia, Pilkhi…

Patna: The Bihar-Jharkhand headquarters of the income tax department (I-T) has uncovered an alleged large-scale tax evasion and fake political donation racket involving two registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) in Bihar under its special investigation ‘Operation Nudge’.According to highly-placed official sources, preliminary findings indicate that more than Rs6,000 crore in suspicious political donations may have…

Patna: Ten newly-elected members of the legislative council took oath of office on Wednesday, marking a formal start to their tenure in the Upper House. The members, elected unopposed in the byelection and biennial election include Nishant Kumar, son of former CM Nitish Kumar, and Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh.Council chairman Awadhesh Narayan Singh administered the…