Tag: Nitish Kumar
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Options running out fast for Bihar’s Chanakya
Kumar, whose three-party Grand Alliance was handed out a huge mandate by the voters in the last 2015 assembly polls, suddenly walked out of the ruling alliance two years later to form his new government with the BJP which had got the mandate to sit in the opposition.
September 15, 2019 -
Bihar Police embarassed as rifles fail to fire during former Chief Minister’s state funeral
Congress leader Jagannath Mishra passed away on August 19 and the cremation took place at Balua Bazar in Supaul district on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other state leaders.
August 22, 2019 -
Three-time Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra dies at 82 after prolonged illness
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the death of the veteran leader and declared a three-day state mourning.
August 19, 2019 -
Bihar’s green carpet
The Chief Minister has generally been blamed for not tackling the floods with the seriousness that it deserved. His government’s rescue and relief operations have been superficial at best and direly negligent at worst.
July 24, 2019 -
Unease in Bihar NDA, political developments keep state in suspense
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar paying a sudden visit to the residence of senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui in Darbhanga, and BJP’s sudden, bitter reaction to Tejashwi Yadav’s meeting with his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad in jail amply indicate that Bihar politics is set to take a sharp turn sooner than later, say the analysts.
July 22, 2019 -
After Bihar, Rajasthan declares Super 30 tax-free
Hrithik Roshan and Anand Kumar thanked Ashok Gehlot for the gesture on social media.
July 19, 2019 -
BJP sees red as Nitish Kumar seeks details about RSS, its affiliates
The letter, which was issued by the Bihar Police Special Branch, the intelligence wing of the state police which briefs the chief minister, asked the officials to gather details about the office-bearers of the RSS and its allied organizations and submit the details within a week.
July 17, 2019 -
Bihar floods: Water level recedes after heavy rains, leaves 33 dead
However, the water level is rising in the Burhi Gandak and Ganga rivers, according to the water resource department.
July 17, 2019 -
Bihar floods claim 25 lives till date, confirms CM Nitish Kumar in Assembly
199 relief camps have been set up till date, with 644 community kitchens providing food to the displaced people, said the CM.
July 16, 2019 -
Hrithik Roshan starrer Super 30 made tax-free in Bihar
Earlier in an interview, Anand had revealed that he wanted the film to be made in time as he is suffering from brain tumour.
July 16, 2019 -
Over 2.5 million affected due to floods in Bihar, rescue operations on
To date, 196 relief camps have been set up in the affected areas, with 644 community kitchens providing food to the displaced people.
July 16, 2019 -
Protests in Bihar after custodial death of JD-U Dalit leader
The officer-in-charge of Nagarnausa police station and a sub-inspector has been suspended by Nalanda Superintendent of Police Neelesh Kumar.
July 12, 2019 -
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hails Union Budget
Nitish Kumar welcomed 'Har Ghar Jal Yojna' and said that in Bihar a similar Yojna is already under progress.
July 5, 2019 -
Bihar legislature to discuss water crisis on July 13
The attending MLAs and the MLCs will present before the government the ground reality of water shortage in their respective constituencies.
July 4, 2019 -
Nitish Kumar earns Opposition’s ire for gifting mangoes amid deaths of children
The agriculture minister defended the move saying the idea was aimed at saving the environment by gifting mangoes and mango saplings.
July 4, 2019 -
What’s ‘cooking’ between Nitish & Lalu’s RJD triggers debate
It all began when the Opposition moved the call attention motion over the encephalitis deaths today and demanded immediate debate over the issue which the Bihar assembly Speaker hurriedly accepted.
July 2, 2019 -
Nitish Kumar under fire as gang-rape cases flood Bihar
According to an official report, more than 7,300 incidents of rape/gang-rape have taken place in the past six years of the Nitish Kumar regime.
July 1, 2019