The Bihar government has exempted platform tickets, dormitory, and hostel services at railway stations from GST. Students staying in hostels for more than 90 days will be exempted from GST on services up to ₹20,000 per month. Previously, a 5% GST was levied on platform tickets. This move provides relief to...
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students and the general public.

The Eastern Railway Kolkata administration has decided to launch a weekly express train from Guwahati to Anand Vihar. The train will start operating on July 24th and will pass through Jamalpur. Train number 05671, the Guwahati Anand Vihar Weekly Express, will depart from Guwahati every Wednesday from July 24th to August...
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14th. It will leave Guwahati at 3 pm and reach Jamalpur at 9:40 am the next day, arriving in Anand Vihar at 8:30 am on Friday. The return journey, operated by train number 05672, will depart from Anand Vihar every Friday from July 26th to August 16th. It will leave Anand Vihar at 11:45 pm on Friday, arriving in Jamalpur at 6:30 pm on Saturday and reaching Guwahati at 2:14 pm on Sunday via Bhagalpur.

The Shravani Mela will begin on July 22nd. To accommodate pilgrims, the Indian Railways is preparing to run special trains from various stations to Bhagalpur, Jasidih, and Deoghar, with stops at SultanGanj. Several weekly trains will also have stops at SultanGanj. Special trains will run on the routes: ...
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Raxaul-SultanGanj via Muzaffarpur, Patna-Danapur, and Gorakhpur-Deoghar via Muzaffarpur and Samastipur. The official schedule for these trains will be released by July 20th. A special Raxaul-Bhagalpur train will depart Raxaul at 5:15 AM and arrive in Bhagalpur at 2:30 PM. It will stop at SultanGanj, Munger, Sahibpur Kamal, Begusarai, Barauni, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, and other stations. The return journey will depart at 4:30 PM and arrive in Raxaul at 3:15 AM the following day. The Patna-Bhagalpur special train will depart Patna at 6:30 AM and arrive in Bhagalpur at 2:00 PM via SultanGanj. The Danapur-Sahibganj Intercity train will now run on Sundays, in addition to its regular Monday-Saturday schedule. The Gorakhpur-Deoghar special train will also operate via Muzaffarpur. To improve the experience for pilgrims, display boards with train arrival and departure information will be installed at SultanGanj, near the first ghat, and at major intersections. Stations will provide clean and cold drinking water, and sanitation will be emphasized. Food without garlic and onions will be provided for pilgrims at the stations.

To accommodate the large number of pilgrims traveling during the Shravani Mela, the Indian Railways will run special trains from various cities including Patna, Muzaffarpur, and Raxaul to reach Sultanpur and Deoghar. These special trains will depart from various stations in Bihar, including Bhagalpur, Sultanpur, Jasidih, and Deoghar. The mela begins...
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on July 22nd, and the Railways are expected to release a detailed list of special train services by July 20th. Additionally, some express trains operating on this route will also make stops at Sultanpur. A special train will run from Raxaul to Bhagalpur via Muzaffarpur, leaving Raxaul at 5:15 am and reaching Bhagalpur at 2:30 pm. The train will have stops at Sultanpur, Munger, Sahibpur, Begusarai, Barauni, Samastipur, and Muzaffarpur, among others. The return journey will start at 4:30 pm and arrive in Raxaul at 3:15 am the next day. Another special train is planned from Gorakhpur to Deoghar, passing through Muzaffarpur. The railway authorities are also planning to install display boards at key locations, including near Jaghate and major crossroads, to display train schedules. Water dispensers will be provided at the stations to ensure adequate water supply for passengers.