The Holi this year has brought added joy to the people of Bihar amid heightening excitement and anticipation that the state could be granted special status, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday. Celebrating Holi at his official residence, Kumar could not hide his joy with the Centre reportedly considering to grant 'backward' status to the state and said: "this Holi appears to be special." ...
05:20 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The government on Thursday said it will release Rs 9,000 crore as the first instalment of compensation for losses incurred by states due to reduction in the Central Sales Tax rate, a precondition for the rollout of GST - the indirect taxes regime. It also expressed the hope that a consensus with states on the Goods and Services Tax, which has been in the works for long, will be reached...
03:32 PM, Feb 28, 2013
