Maharashtra cuts expenditures, says no to new hiring in fight against Covid-19

May 05, 2020, at 04:20 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra, the worst-hit state by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, on Tuesday took a slew of measures including cutting down of expenditures in various departments to combat the contagion, media reports said.

Assam spends over 70 per cent of total budgetary provisions in FY18

Apr 06, 2018, at 01:12 am

Guwahati, Apr 5 (IBNS): Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that, the state has spent over 70 per cent of the total state budgetary provisions during the financial year 2017-18 which is slightly high compared to the previous fiscal.

Assam CM spent Rs 2.82 crore alone in chopper rides in just four months: Reports

Dec 14, 2017, at 03:23 am

Guwahati, Dec 13 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who vowed to end up VIP culture in the state after taking oath as the CM a year and six months back, has spent over 2.82 crore from the state exchequer for his helicopter tour and airlift expenditure in just four months, said reports.

IT dept serves notice on Lalu Prasad for Patna rally expenditure

Sep 01, 2017, at 07:22 pm

Patna, Sep 1 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): In another setback to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, the Income Tax Department has served notice on his party over the recent rally at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.