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Nitish donates one month’s salary to Chief Minister’s relief fund

Patna, Dec 16 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday donated his one month’s salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
Kumar handed over the cheque equal to his one month salary to the Officer-in-Charge of the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and Secretary to the Chief Minister, Anupam Kumar.
The Chief Minister appealed to the people of Bihar, those capable sections of society, to contribute generously to the Relief Fund.
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