Tag: Nitish Kumar

We are ashamed over Muzaffarpur shelter home incident: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

The chief minister said he has asked the state chief secretary to develop institutional mechanisms in consultation with the departments concerned to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.

August 3, 2018

Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik writes to CM Nitish over rape of 34 girls

In the letter, Malik described the rape of minor girls in Muzaffarpur as "heart-rending" and suggested measures for preventing recurrence of such incidents in the future.

August 1, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav mocks Nitish Kumar over flooded ICU of Bihar hospital

Photos showing the sorry state of the hospital, which is thronged by patients from across east Bihar, went viral on Sunday.

July 30, 2018

Horror of Horrors

If 16 girls could be raped and one murdered in a “shelter” in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, the incident is much too grotesque to fetch a comparison with the Delhi gangrape and murder on 12 December 2012, as did an RJD member in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. But whereas the tragedy in the National Capital …

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July 26, 2018

Bihar home of horror | Cops dig up shelter premises for ‘body’ of girl

The Nitish Kumar government has come under fire following the reports.

July 23, 2018

Temporary truce in Bihar

After their breakfast and dinner diplomacy, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Amit Shah came out all smiles on Thursday and declared that “all is well” in their alliance, ending speculation that the JD (U) could even part company with the BJP. This message came after weeks of uncertainty, as the JD (U) …

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July 15, 2018

Amit Shah says BJP is with Nitish Kumar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah met Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar over dinner on Thursday night in Patna ending all speculations of a rift between the allies.

July 13, 2018

Eye on 2019 LS polls | Amit Shah in Patna, likely to discuss seat-sharing with Nitish Kumar

On daylong trip, BJP chief will meet the Bihar CM and JD(U) president over dinner when the two leaders are expected to discuss seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

July 12, 2018

CM Nitish Kumar lays foundation stone of Bihar’s 1st double decker flyover

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of a double decker flyover in Saran district, the longest double decker flyover in the country.

July 11, 2018

RJD will support JD-U if Nitish Kumar retires: Tejashwi Yadav

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Tarique Anwar has also ruled out inviting Nitish Kumar to the Grand Alliance. 

July 5, 2018

Lalu’s son puts up ‘No Entry’ notice for CM Nitish outside his residence

In a curious political development, senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lawmaker and former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday put up a “No Entry” notice for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in the Grand Alliance outside his parents’ official residence in Patna. Tej Pratap is the elder son of ailing RJD president Lalu Prasad …

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July 4, 2018

Srijan scam: Sushil Modi’s family has direct links with accused, says Tejashwi

"Sushil Modi and Nitish Kumar are direct parties in the Rs 2,500 crore scam but CBI not naming and questioning them. Why?

June 28, 2018

Somersaulting Nitish faces rough pitch in RJD

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is really caught in a critical situation now. Even as he called up his arch-rival, ailing Lalu Prasad, admitted in a hospital in Mumbai to enquire about his health triggering fresh speculations about his possible “ghar wapsi” in the Opposition Grand Alliance, the RJD claimed to have shut the door …

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June 28, 2018

Doors of Grand Alliance shut on Nitish Kumar: Tejashwi Yadav

In the 2015 state polls, the Grand Alliance of JD-U, RJD and the Congress had defeated the BJP-led NDA.

June 26, 2018

Nitish Kumar’s JDU ignores International Yoga Day celebrations yet again

The leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party are participating in large numbers in events being held at various places to mark the fourth International Yoga Day, but BJP’s ally in Bihar, the Janata Dal(U), has decided to skip the celebrations. Unlike Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, those of the JD-U decided to stay away from the …

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June 21, 2018

Mamata, Nitish visit AIIMS to inquire about Vajpayee’s health

Chief ministers of West Bengal and Bihar – Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar – were among senior political leaders who today visited the AIIMS where former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is undergoing treatment, hospital sources said. Banerjee and Kumar are here to attend a meeting of the NITI Aayog tomorrow which will be presided …

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June 16, 2018

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar greets people on Eid-Ul-Fitr

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday extended greetings to people of the state and the country on the eve of Eid-Ul-Fitr. In his message, Kumar expressed the wish that the festival would help strengthen a feeling of harmony and brotherhood in the society. Kumar said that India is a great nation where mutual respect …

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June 15, 2018