Tag: Nitish Kumar

BJP minister Giriraj Singh, who asked critics to go to Pak, loses home

The gifting of his home constituency that he nursed with much care has, thus, very obviously distressed the minister.

March 18, 2019

Bihar seat-sharing: Sudden panic grips four Union ministers from BJP

Four ministers who may lose their seats to allies include Giriraj Singh, RK Singh, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, and Ram Kripal Yadav

March 12, 2019

‘Don’t even think of scrapping Article 370’: Nitish Kumar warns ally BJP

The assertion by Kumar, who is the national president of the JD(U), came at a time when a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court with the request for scrapping the article.

February 22, 2019

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: POCSO court orders CBI probe against Nitish Kumar

This order has come at a time when the Lok Sabha elections are hardly a couple of months away and could prove to be disastrous for Kumar and JD (U).

February 16, 2019

RJD trying hard to make 10% EWS quota for upper castes a key poll issue

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav kicked off a formal “berojgari Hatao-Arakshan Badao Yatra” from Darbhanga district on Thursday

February 8, 2019

After Patna rally, NDA under pressure to outnumber Congress on crowd strength

The total crowd capacity of the historic Gandhi Maidan ground is a little over 5 lakh, and old timers say it got filled to its brim only twice during the past 44 years

February 6, 2019

Political somersaulter Nitish Kumar keeps his allies guessing in Bihar

The Janata Dal United (JD-U) headed by Nitish Kumar in Bihar has decided to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and send a team to Guwahati to back the agitation against it, much to the embarrassment of the BJP

January 23, 2019

Party discomfited by Nitish line

In a recent interview to a leading Hindi channel, Kumar lauded the Sangh for the consistency of its work, its commitment and its tremendous growth over the years.

January 23, 2019

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