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Bihar: Senior journalist Binay Kumar nominated to Centre's Hindi Advisory Committee

Patna, June 7 (UNI) The central government has nominated senior Bihar-Jharkhand journalist, Binay Kumar, as a member of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
The committee is chaired by Chirag Paswan, who currently heads the ministry.
According to an official communication issued by Deputy Secretary D.S.S. Srinivasa Rao, the Hindi Advisory Committee has been reconstituted. The panel includes Members of Parliament from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, along with senior officials of the Indian Administrative Service serving at the secretary and chairman levels.
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Bangladesh High Commissioner proposes to screen acclaimed films in Tripura

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