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Bihar raises DA to 63%; clears Rs 88.2-crore startup plan for 2,100 students
The Bihar cabinet raised dearness allowance for state employees and pensioners from 60% to 63% under the Seventh Pay Commission, effective July 1, 2026. It also approved an Rs 88.20-crore startup challenge aimed at 2,100 women students.
11.11 lakh diyas on the Ganga at Munger, and a promise of an 83-km marine drive
Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary joined the Deepotsav at Kalyanpur in his home district of Munger on Saturday, where 11,11,111 lamps were lit along the Ganga. He said work on an 83-km marine drive linking Munger and Bhagalpur will begin within two months.
CM at the hospital, a party MLA calling it 'drama': Bihar's MLC fight splits JD(U) in the open
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary visited JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar, hospitalised after a heart complication, days before the Patna Graduates' council poll. But JD(U) MLA Anant Singh called the illness 'drama' and is backing a rival candidate against his own party's nominee.