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…]
In Patna, a councillor affiliated to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle near Saguna Mor at Danapur on Thursday. Kedar Rai, a representative of ward number 15, was shot dead when he was out on a morning walk. He was soon taken[Read More…]
Bihar minister, Vinod Kumar Singh on Tuesday triggered a controversy as he asked if people who hadn’t raised their arms while shouting “Bharat Mata ki Jai” were Pakistan supporters. His remark was hinted towards media persons present there. The minister for mines and geology was speaking during a Bharatiya Janata[Read More…]
RJD supremo, Lalu Prasad on Tuesday attacked Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for walking out of the grand alliance government, saying the JD(U) leader has committed a “political suicide” by joining hands with the BJP. “No party in the country would any longer trust Nitish Kumar…he is politically finished now.[Read More…]
The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish, Kumar, on Sunday urged the Centre to allocate funds “liberally” to strengthen the subordinate judiciary in the state in order to provide speedy justice to the litigants. “We (BJP and JDU) have come together. It must also reflect (in the allocation of funds). Bihar[Read More…]
Ever since the formation of the JDU-BJP government in Bihar, the fringe saffron outfits have become active. Days after workers of Bajrang Dal and locals have detained a truck carrying beef in Bhojpur district and thrashed at least one of three men inside the truck, BJP state executive committee member,[Read More…]
The Bihar government has decided to compulsorily retire non-performing headmasters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years after considering the poor results of class X and intermediate exams this year. Chief secretary, Anjani Kumar Singh declared this after the evaluation of the department of education by[Read More…]
The Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) has cleared that its senior leader Sharad Yadav is never going to back Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Yadav, as the latter is claiming. The JD(U) said Lalu Yadav is making such remarks as he is upset with the failure of the grand alliance.[Read More…]
The “marital declaration” form at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna has stirred quite a lot of controversy in the past two days. To get away with all the controversy and confusion, the word ‘virgin’ has been totally removed from the form, and it has been replaced[Read More…]
Bihar was till now a state away from mob violence, killing and lynching in the name of cow. However, soon after BJP govt entered the state, such incidents have been reported. Three persons were thrashed and handed over to police on suspicion of transporting beef. Reacting over the incident CPIM said,[Read More…]
To save themselves from the Open Defecation Free(ODF) team in Bihar’s Sasaram, a couple of people jumped into the river to escape being caught by the team. Two children lost their lives in the incident. The kids died after they jumped into the river and drowned. The people were caught[Read More…]
Former Samajwadi Party head Mulayam Singh Yadav has claimed that CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar has shed tears unveiling his desires to be the Chief Minister, to Singh. He further added that Lalu Prasad Yadav has always been in two minds about trusting Kumar with the political alliance completely. According[Read More…]
In a funny incident, a government hospital in Bihar is asking its employees some really weird questions in their declaration forms. In the marital declaration form of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Patna, employees are being asked to declare their virginity and also the number of wives[Read More…]
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s son , Tej Pratap Yadav is likely to face trouble as the newly-formed Bihar government, led by Nitish Kumar, has decided to start a fresh investigation into the alleged soil purchase scam at the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in Patna during his tenure as environment and[Read More…]
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar reacted promptly on Sharad Yadav’s response on the political disturbance in the state saying, “stop sulking and debate in party forum.” The forum is the national executive of the Janata Dal United and will be held in Patna on 19 August. It will also decide[Read More…]
Six district magistrates (DM), 28 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 44 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred in Bihar just days after the formation of a new government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. Although there is no report of these high-rank[Read More…]
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar, on Monday, held his first press conference after being sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar. He stated that he tried hard to save the grand alliance, but things were getting difficult for him after corruption charges against RJD leaders including Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi[Read More…]
The Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) along with the NDA. The ruling comes days after Nitish tendered his resignation and formed a new government in the state after joining hands with[Read More…]
Barely 10 minutes before he submitted his resignation, Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar phoned Lalu Yadav who lives just next doors away in Patna, reported a source. “Lalu-ji, I beg your forgiveness, but after running the government for 20 months, I cannot do it any longer. I am going to quit,” the Chief[Read More…]