The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission on Monday on PIL seeking cancellation of Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar’s membership of the state legislative council. The notice was issued for allegedly concealing a criminal case against Kumar while filing his poll affidavit. A bench comprising Justice Dipak[Read More…]
In a shocking case of honor killing, a couple was shot dead in Kaimur district of southwest Bihar as their son eloped with a girl of another caste to marry her. The couple’s two daughters were also injured in the attack. The incident happened at Mubarakpur village in Mohania police[Read More…]
Cases of drunk driving seem to have taken a deep plunge by 60 % between 2015 and 2016 in Bihar. The state had imposed a liquor ban in the state, that seemed to have helped to reach this figure. The ban was imposed in 2016. However, the number of fatalities[Read More…]
Suspended JD(U) legislator Manorama Devi’s son, Rocky Yadav, and three others were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for killing a 19-year-old student in a road rage incident in Bihar’s Gaya district in 2016. His father, Bindi Yadav, has also been sentenced to five years in jail for destruction of[Read More…]
The Income Tax Department has issued a notice to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and has asked for details on the amount of money spent at Lalu Prasad’s mega anti-BJP rally in Patna on 27 August. The I-T department has asked RJD to explain the source of money that was spent[Read More…]
In a significant verdict, the Patna High Court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence given to former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Mohammad Shahabuddin in a 2004 murder case. Shahabuddin had been held guilty of killing two brothers, whose bodies were never found in 2015. The men’s mother, Kalawati Devi, had[Read More…]
The Janata Dal (United) condemned the opposition rally that was organised by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday and said that he had organised the anti- BJP rally only to launch his sons. “Lalu Yadav organised this anti-BJP rally only to launch his sons so that[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday extended fullest support to RJD ‘anti-BJP’ rally, says it will expose wicked intentions of ruling party in Bihar. The Congress vice-president, who is on an official visit to Norway, said, “This rally is being organised at a time when the very foundation of our pluralistic[Read More…]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi completed an aerial review of flood-hit areas of Bihar on Saturday and declared Rs 500 crore as immediate relief for the state apart from announcing Rs 2 lakh each to the family of people who died in the flood. He also said, a team would be[Read More…]
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was attacked on Thursday by Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Srikant Sharma over the Yadav’s proposed rally of opposition parties in Patna, terming it as a “congregation of the corrupt.” “Laluji is not organising a rally but a ‘jamawada’ (congregation) of the corrupt,” said Sharma. Yadav[Read More…]
The Srijan scam continues to rock Bihar politics. On Wednesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch, Lalu Prasad Yadav accused Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for “trying to cover up” an alleged scam, involving an NGO, with the help of his “hand-picked officials” in the Special Investigation Team (SIT). “The chief[Read More…]
Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday has said that the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the state would continue with its probe till the CBI took over the case of the unique government fund transfer scam in Bhagalpur involving crores of rupees. The government is continuously facing criticism from the[Read More…]
Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar, on Saturday challenged rebel JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav to split the party after the latter did not attend the national executive meeting of the party and held a parallel meeting of the party’s other faction in Patna. “Let Sharad Yadav split the party. For splitting the[Read More…]
Amidst the ongoing rift, between Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar and rebel leader, Sharad Yadav, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday displayed their firm support for the former and said that Yadav has absolutely had no locus of his own. “Firstly, the issue of Sharad Yadav is an internal[Read More…]
The Congress on Saturday reacted at the Janata Dal (United)’s resolution to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should change its name to the BJP-United. Congress leader, Tom Vadakkan, felt that the merger was inevitable. “This was bound to happen. This isn’t[Read More…]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) passed a resolution to join National Democratic Alliance in the party’s national executive meeting on Saturday. In the meantime, security has been increased outside chief minister’s house where JD(U) meet is underway after protest by Sharad Yadav and RJD supporters. Nitish had[Read More…]
Prior to the meeting, both the factions resorted to ‘poster wars’ and verbal jibes with each claiming to represent the real JD(U).
Bihar’s leader of opposition, Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam. In the scam, the government funds were transferred to private accounts amid 2005 and 2013. BJP leader, Sushil Kumar Modi was the state’s finance minister then. “It is high time that[Read More…]
The fresh wave of flood in Assam killed another 11 people taking the death toll to 39. The first wave ending mid-July had claimed 84 lives. Officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said the deaths due to drowning were reported from six of the 24 flood-affected districts. “The[Read More…]
The leaders of Janata Dal-(United) on Thursday said that Sharad Yadav’s ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ programme reeks of hypocrisy. JD(U) leader Ajay Alok said, “It feels weird to see that Sharad Yadav’s ethics have taken a 180-degree turn. 30 years ago, he arranged the same meeting against the Congress. Now he[Read More…]
As heavy rains in the last three days triggered flash floods in parts of Bihar, where 41 people have died so far and 65.37 lakh affected, and inundated large areas in Assam and north Bengal, hitting the normal life and snapping rail link to the northeast. In Arunachal Pradesh too,[Read More…]
With rising tension in Bihar politics, senior Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav hit out at party president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday, saying the party is not Kumar’s alone but belonged to him too. “JD-U sirf Nitish Kumar ki hi party nahi hai, yeh meri bhi[Read More…]
Amidst the political turmoil with strained ties within the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, Senior MP Sharad Yadav has been removed as leader of the JD(U) in Rajya Sabha on Saturday, said reports. He is likely to be replaced by Nitish Kumar’s close aide Ramchandra Prasad Singh. Notably, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on[Read More…]
Openly defying against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, JD(U) leader and former party president, Sharad Yadav on Thursday said that he was still with the Grand Alliance of the RJD and the Congress. Talking to the reporters in Patna, Sharad Yadav said, “I still stand with Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) that was[Read More…]
A number of JD(U) leaders are planning to expel their president, Nitish Kumar who dramatically dumped the party’s alliance partners last month to associate with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Notably, former JD(U) president, Sharad Yadav, who is seen as the head of the party is not happy with Kumar’s move.[Read More…]