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…
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…
