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  Special assistance to Bihar is a question of its welfare: CM

  Politics | April 11, 2015 21:10 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the special assistance to the state was “a question of its welfare and right”, and his officers were following the issue after he submitted a memorandum to

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  Bihar seeks funds from Centre to strengthen judicial system

  Politics | April 05, 2015 21:54 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar today sought financial assistance from the Centre to strengthen the state's judicial system through increasing the number of judicial officers and non-gazetted employees and expanding infrastructure.At the joint conference of Chief Justices

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  Opposition slams budget as 'directionless'

  Politics | March 18, 2015 17:14 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition today slammed the Budget as “directionless” and said the government has made false promises as the economy continues to struggle with falling investments and dipping employment generation.“This budget is full of platitudes.

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  Will not hesitate to knock PM doors for Bihar: Nitish

  Politics | March 09, 2015 21:16 IST

  Bhagalpur: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said political rivalry with BJP notwithstanding he would not hesitate to knock doors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the interest of the state.“In the interest of Bihar

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  States should use additional funds for infrastructure: PM

  Politics | March 04, 2015 21:25 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday suggested that additional funds and resources at the disposal of states should be directed primarily towards nation building, an official release here said.At a meeting with 35 first-time Maharashtra

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  Nitish to call all party meet on loss due to 14th Finance Commission

  Politics | March 02, 2015 20:26 IST

  Patna: Criticising BJP for celebrating the budgetary hike of 10 per cent of state's share in central taxes, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the percentage hike for Bihar was among the lowest three and

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  BJP hails Modi govt for giving a grant of Rs 40,625 cr to HP

  Politics | February 25, 2015 22:42 IST

  New Delhi:BJP today lauded Narendra Modi-ledregime for rising above partisan politics to grant Rs 40,625crore to Himachal Pradesh in the 14th Finance Commission thatwill help it move forward in development path and willcompensate its loss

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  14th Finance Commission: JK to get maximum grant of Rs 60Kcr

  February 24, 2015 20:44 IST

  New Delhi: Among 11 revenue-deficit states, Jammu and Kashmir will get the maximum grant of about Rs 60,000 crore in five-year period ending March 2020, as per the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission which have

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  14th Finance Commission resets centre-state fiscal relations

  February 24, 2015 15:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Finance Commission has suggested raising share of states in central taxes to 42% from current 32%. According to the increased devolution suggested in the report of the 14th Finance Commission, the states

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  Centre 'deliberately delaying' nod for TN power projects:Jaya

  India | December 16, 2013 23:44 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asserted that the state would be power surplus in the next six months even as she alleged that the Centre was “deliberately delaying” certain clearances for state government-initiated

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  Odisha government submits memorandum to 14th Finance Commission, seeks Rs 4.6 lakh crore

  December 09, 2013 22:43 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government today submitted a memorandum to the 14th Finance Commission and demanded about Rs 4.6 lakh crore for the 2015-2020 period besides urging the panel to modify the sharing pattern of SDRF

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