Tag: Nitish Kumar

Lens on Nitish Kumar for inducting Prashant Kishor into JDU

Please let it be known that none other than Amit Shah himself had asked me twice to induct Kishor into the JDU, the chief minister revealed

January 17, 2019

Nitish Kumar tries to evict rival from bungalow, ends up losing his own

Taking a serious note of this, the Patna high court has now served notices on its occupants and asked them to reply within four weeks over the matter.

January 10, 2019

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls on Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama received Kumar at Gaden Phelgelying Monday evening and presented him with a traditional Tibetan scarf as a token of blessings.

January 1, 2019

Amit Shah, Jaitley meet Paswans over Bihar seat-sharing

The discussion came a day after LJP leaders met BJP President Amit Shah and shared their concerns over the delay in holding talks over the seat sharing issue.

December 21, 2018

Former NDA ally chief Upendra Kushwaha joins Bihar grand alliance

The former minister's joining the UPA is likely to give a boost to the formation of a grand alliance in Bihar to counter the NDA combine of Bhartiya Janata Party-Janata Dal(U)-Lok Janshakti Party.

December 20, 2018

Nitish Kumar’s plans for JD-U expansion suffer serious setback

The fresh setbacks have come from Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where the JD-U put up a disastrous performance

December 13, 2018

Student polls bring fresh tension in JD(U)-BJP relation in Bihar

The cause of fresh tension is the alleged move by Prashant Kishor, JD-U vice-president considered very close to chief minister Nitish Kumar, to meddle in the Patna University Students’ Union (PUSU) elections and work in favour of his party.

December 5, 2018

Coordinated cover-up

Almost a year after the crime was exposed, the Bihar government is on the mat again, indeed disgraced by the Supreme Court. The Central Bureau of Investigation has been authorised by the apex judiciary to take over the probe into cases of abuse and sexual attacks on inmates of no fewer than 17 shelter homes …

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November 30, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav accuses Bihar CM Nitish Kumar of snooping

Reports say the angle of CCTV cameras fitted atop the wall of the CM's official residence has been fixed in such a way that it captures every activity in the official residence of Tejashwi located just behind it

November 16, 2018

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