Tag: Nitish Kumar
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Prayers offered to Sun to mark Chhath festival in Bihar
Colourful idols of the Sun God riding his chariot with seven horses, a new attraction this year, were sold on the riverbanks.
November 13, 2018 -
Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha meets Sharad Yadav amidst speculation
The meeting comes amid war of words between Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Kushwaha which took an ugly turn on Sunday when the RLSP chief accused the JD-U President of poaching his MLAs.
November 12, 2018 -
Was revolt ‘orchestrated’ to delay seat-sharing deal with Nitish Kumar’s JD-U?
According to him, JDU has lost its significant support base over the past few years owing its bizarre moves to frequently desert its allies midway.
November 10, 2018 -
‘Kite-flying’: Bihar allies on Nitish Kumar-Amit Shah’s seat-sharing pact in Bihar
The NDA allies expressed their reservation after reports emerged that BJP and the JD(U) are expected to field candidates on 34 out of the total 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.
November 9, 2018 -
Bihar constables attack officers, probe ordered
They said the woman constable died due to sheer negligence and the "inhuman and authoritarian stance of her seniors".
November 2, 2018 -
Ram Vilas Paswan under pressure to refrain from LS contest
Paswan has lost his home Lok Sabha seat only thrice in the past 41 years since he contested the first LS elections in 1977.
October 30, 2018 -
BJP, JD(U) will contest equal number of seats in Bihar LS polls: Amit Shah
The details of the number of seats and the constituencies from which the parties would contest would be made public in two-three days.
October 27, 2018 -
BJP ally JD-U dares Union Minister to change name of Bakhtiyarpur
Sanjay Singh, considered close to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, dared Giriraj to change the name of Bakhtiyarpur.
October 22, 2018 -
Bihar: RJD depicts Tejashwi as ‘Ram’, CM Nitish Kumar as ‘Ravan’
The huge poster surfaced on the busy Birchand Patel Marg, nearly 50 metres from Janata Dal-United (JD-U) state headquarters.
October 17, 2018 -
Gujarat minister to visit Bihar to invite Nitish for unveiling of Statue of Unity
"Saurabh Patel will visit Bihar with a delegation after October 22 to invite Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the unveiling function of Statue of Unity," said a statement from his office.
October 16, 2018 -
Bihar: CM Nitish appoints Prashant Kishor as JD-U Vice President
The Grand Alliance comprised the JD-U, Lalu Prasad's RJD and the Congress and it humbled the BJP-led alliance.
October 16, 2018 -
Student throws sandal at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Tiwari was quickly detained by the police. But some Janata Dal-United workers still managed to thrash him before the student was taken away.
October 11, 2018 -
Harder and harder for Nitish to defend his decision to rejoin NDA
The latest embarrassment has come in the form of open rejection of his demand for granting Special Category status to Bihar by the 15th Finance Commission which paid a two-day visit to the state this week.
October 5, 2018 -
Nitish Kumar may abandon NDA before Lok Sabha polls: Digvijaya Singh
In the Opposition, RJD, Congress, HAM of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Left parties are working together.
October 3, 2018 -
Cong revamps Bihar unit
Experts say the idea will work wonders for the three-party Grand Alliance in Bihar if Congress is able to get a little support of these two upper castes.
September 19, 2018 -
Election strategist Prashant Kishor joins Nitish Kumar’s JD(U)
Prashant Kishor had previously worked as election strategist for JD (U) during the 2015 Bihar polls after parting ways with the BJP.
September 16, 2018 -
Won’t tolerate lawlessness, Nitish Kumar tells Bihar Police
Nitish Kumar held a marathon meeting with top officials in the state administration at his official residence here and reviewed the law and order situation in the state, said an official.
September 12, 2018