Ministry of Finance informed Parliament govt implemented demonetisation to reduce incidence of fake notes. But counterfeiting of high value currency has risen sharply, fresh data shows.
National Crime Records Bureau’s report for 2017 says new Rs 2,000 note, released after demonetisation, accounted for more than half the seized currency.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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