RJD leader Vijay Kumar Shukla gets life term for 1998 killing of Bihar ex-minister Brij Bihari Prasad | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday convicted former MLA and RJD functionary Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla and Mantu Tiwari for the 1998 murder of former Bihar minister Brij Bihari Prasad and awarded them life imprisonment. The court, however, granted benefit of doubt to five other accused including former MP Suraj Bhan Singh, acquitting them…

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Will Prashant Kishor’s pitch against liquor ban in Bihar be a gamechanger for his Jan Suraaj Party? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has dared to tread an uncharted territory in Bihar politics in recent times with his promise of scrapping liquor ban in the state, within an hour, if voted to power by the people in assembly elections due next year.Interestingly, liquor ban is considered to be one of the important…

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Prashant Kishor pledges to end Bihar liquor ban within 60 minutes of taking office – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishor on Saturday vowed to immediately end Bihar’s contentious liquor ban, if elected to power. He made the claim just days before his party’s foundation day on October 2.In an interview with ANI, Kishor said, “There is no need for any special preparation for the 2nd….

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