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…
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Prashant Kishor (R) NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, who is all set to launch his political party in Bihar, on Tuesday claimed that state chief minister Nitish Kumar was not “physically and mentally” fit and accused the BJP of propping him up to run its government at the Centre. The…
NEW DELHI: Former political strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday launched a fierce attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and alleged that the state government was being controlled by four retired bureaucrats.Addressing a press conference, Kishor vowed to remove Kumar from power. He accused Nitish of running his government through a small group of retired…
NEW DELHI: At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned and three others went missing while taking a holy dip in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the ‘Jivitputrika’ festival in Bihar, the state govt said in a statement on Thursday.The incidents occurred in 15 districts of the state during the festival held on…
Residents of a village in Bihar wasted no time grabbing fish that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had just released into a tank. The incident took place on Friday in Amarpur, Saharsa, during a government exhibition where Kumar was invited to inaugurate a biofloc tank for breeding fish. As soon as the CM left, the…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who is in J&K to drum up support for the party, exuded confidence that the Congress party and INDIA bloc’s good run in the Lok Sabha polls will continue in the upcoming J&K assembly elections as well. The Congress chief also used the occasion to belittle the BJP‘s performance…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the credibility of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s commitments, saying that his promises hold ‘no value’ and that he has ‘lost the trust’ of the people.Tejashwi recounted an incident where Kumar, in the presence of his MLAs, apologized with folded hands for aligning with the BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: Key National Democratic Alliance ally Nitish Kumar on Friday termed his party’s past tie ups with Lalu Prasad Yadav‘s Rashtriya Janata Dal a “mistake.” The comments came at an event where the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president JP Nadda was also present.Without taking any names, the Bihar chief minister said, “Those who were…
NEW DELHI: At least 7 were killed and 9 injured after a stampede broke out at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur in Bihar‘s Jehanabad district. “DM and SP visited the spot and they are taking stock of the situation,” SHO of Jehanabad, Divakar Kumar Vishwakarma told news agency ANI.The SHO confirmed that they are in…
PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Saturday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 1,600-crore cement grinding unit of Ambuja Concrete North Private Limited, a subsidiary of Gautam Adani‘s Ambuja Cement Limited (ACL), at Warisaliganj industrial area in Bihar’s Nawada.“The investment is a testament to Bihar’s growth potential and our commitment to fostering sustainable development for…
