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…
PATNA: The Bihar govt is doing all it can to unlock the state’s revised reservation limit of 65% that was struck down by Patna high court, including requesting the Centre to incorporate it into the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to make it immune from judicial scrutiny, CM Nitish Kumar said Wednesday as the assembly…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar sparked a fresh controversy on Wednesday with his remarks directed at a woman legislator during ongoing protests by the opposition in the state assembly. Amid heavy sloganeering against the government over alleged failures on reservation and special status for Bihar, Nitish lost his temper at RJD MLA Rekha…
NEW DELHI: Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday opened floodgates of goodies for “ally” states Andhra Pradesh and Bihar – reflecting the political compulsion of Modi 3.0 government which is dependent on the support of Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar for its survival. Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not have accepted the demand for “special category…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday stated that Bihar’s demand for “special category status” is not made out as it has been considered and rejected in the past. This comes a day after all parties of the state, including two allies of the BJP – Nitish Kumar‘s Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti…
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi took a dig at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday.Recalling their separation in 2001 when Manjhi formed his own party, and Nitish expressed doubts about his ability to lead it successfully, he said, “I want to thank Nitish Kumar ji, when we separated in 2015 and formed the party he…
NEW DELHI: A video showing Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s index finger has gone viral on social media. This interaction took place shortly after they attended the inauguration ceremony of the new Nalanda University campus in Rajgir, Bihar.In the video, shared by news agency PTI, Nitish Kumar, who was seated…
NEW DELHI: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor accused Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar of compromising his integrity by “touching the feet” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to maintain his position of power. Kishor made these allegations while addressing a public meeting in Bhagalpur on Friday as part of his ‘Jan Suraaj’ campaign.“People ask me…
AYODHYA: Rs 1,253.06 crore was distributed as compensation among the people affected during the construction of Ram Janmabhoomi Path , Bhakti Path, Ram Path, Panchkoshi Parikrama Marg, Chaudah Kosi Parikrama Marg and Ayodhya airport.Responding to a video going viral on social media claiming that the BJP lost the Ayodhya parliamentary seat as no adequate compensation…
NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA govt is set to take oath on Sunday. However, unlike 2014 and 2019, Modi 3.0 will be a coalition government in the true sense. Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Nitish Kumar‘s JD(U) will have the keys to the government and may impact several of its decisions.The two regional leaders are veterans…
