Tag: Bihar
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Bihar presents `2.18 lakh crore budget, no new tax imposed
The first budget of the state after the Corona pandemic focuses more on education with proposed budgetary allocation of `38,035.93 crore which is a hike of eight percent, road (`5,227.74 crore), health (`13,264.87 crore), welfare (`12,274.49 crore), energy (`8,560 crore) and good governance upon `4,671 crores are proposed to be spent.
February 23, 2021 -
Bihar Covid testing reports a ‘mess’
Very strangely, all the students tested “Negative” in the second test conducted by the same health authorities in the next 24 hours! Another such report relates to Vaishali district.
February 13, 2021 -
Holier than thou
The Speaker’s appeal to MLAs to publicly reject their links to criminal activity must be juxtaposed against the evaluation of at least two election watchdogs ~ Association for Democratic Rights (ADR) and Election Watch.
February 11, 2021 -
Cabinet expansion triggers revolts in Bihar BJP
The Cabinet expansion took place well 84 days after Kumar took oath as the chief minster on 16 November after the NDA won elections with wafer-thin majority.
February 10, 2021 -
Sushant Singh Rajput’s brother, Shahnawaz Hussain get ministerial berths in Nitish govt
The 17 legislators turned ministers include 10 from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), six from the Janata Dal-United (JDU), and one Independent candidate who has given support to the JDU.
February 9, 2021 -
New website of Bihar Bhawan launched by Resident Commissioner Palka Sahni
It comprises a link to Right to Public Services (RTPS) where residents of Bihar can avail different types of services like caste certificate, residence certificate, income certificate etc. conveniently.
January 21, 2021 -
Love marriages bloom in Bihar in time of ‘Love Jihad’!
Even more horrible incident was reported from Gaya district where two young lovers from different castes were strangled and chopped into pieces for falling in love.
January 12, 2021 -
Bihar: BJP accuses JD-U of misusing liquor laws
Sushil Kumar Singh alleges that the police are openly selling liquors while the police stations have become a centre for brokers
January 4, 2021 -
Setback for Nitish Kumar in Arunachal Pradesh as six of its seven legislators defect to BJP
With this defection, the JDU now has just one MLA in the 60-member Arunachal assembly and the BJP now has 48 members.
December 25, 2020 -
‘If you have any real power, then arrest us’: Tejashwi Yadav dares Nitish Kumar over farm bills
A case has been filed against the Tejashwi Yadav and 18 other leaders from various constituents of the Grand Alliance-led Opposition in Bihar for protesting without permission amid the coronavirus pandemic.
December 6, 2020 -
Centre should tell farmers MSPs, procurement won’t be affected: Nitish Kumar
He also sought to clear misconceptions over the farm legislation that allows sale of produce outside APMC mandis.
December 1, 2020 -
Chirag downplays BJP fielding Sushil Modi for seat won by Ram Vilas Paswan
The seat had fallen vacant following the death of Chirag Paswan's father and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan. The BJP has nominated former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi for the seat.
November 29, 2020 -
After Tejashwi’s barb against CM, JD-U calls him ‘Class 9 fail’
As the Speaker ordered the removal of the remark from Vidha Sabha records, Tejashwi's remark triggered a war of words between JD-U and RJD, with a JD-U leader calling Tejashwi as a "flop cricketer and Class 9 failed student".
November 27, 2020 -
Jharkhand government orders probe into Lalu Prasad’s poaching audio clip
The jail IG said he ordered an inquiry after himself hearing the purported audio clip of the conversation between Lalu Prasad and the legislator.
November 26, 2020 -
3 Maoists killed during search operation by security forces in Bihar’s Gaya district
The Maoist zonal commander Alok Yadav was also killed in the exchange of fire.
November 22, 2020 -
A minister goes
The opposition has alleged that sanction for his prosecution was granted by then Governor of the state and that a FIR had been registered, leading to his suspension from the party for some time in 2017.
November 21, 2020 -
Nitish Kumar led cabinet has 8 ministers with pending criminal cases, including serious criminal offences: ADR
Of the 14 ministers whose affidavits were scrutinized, six (43 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, including two of BJP, two of JD(U) and one each of Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Mukesh Sahani's Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), said the ADR.
November 18, 2020