In a major blow to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the National Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha has refused to accept Amit Shah’s formula for the BJP’s twenty-twenty seats. RLSP is a part of NDA alliance in Bihar. BJP President Amit Shah had proposed Kushwaha to share the Lok[Read More…]
Bihar’s ‘son of Mallah’ and Nishad community leader Mukesh Sahni has once again targeted the central and state government. Warning the governments he has announced that if the government fails to take initiatives in providing reservation to Mallah community within 45 days, the Mallah community will start a huge movement[Read More…]
The recent unfolding of unexpected events in Rashtriya Janata Dal has opened windows of speculations for JDU, BJP and other anti RJD parties. There are whispers in the political corridors that all is not smooth inside RJD these days. It is believed that there are ideological differences between the two[Read More…]
A Janata Dal-United leader and an MLA from Matihani Bogo Singh called Kanhaiya Kumar a monkey on Sunday during an exclusive interview to a television channel. He was talking to ETV Bharat reporter about upcoming Lok Sabha elections when he addressed Kanhaiya Kumar and a senior CPI leader Rajendra Rajan[Read More…]
Patna police nipped in the bud of a major terror plot by recovering a live bomb from Naya Tola area in the district on Friday when the town was busy celebrating Muharram. According to the police the plan was plotted to execute during the procession of Muharram in the city.[Read More…]
In a protest against SC/ST in Bihar, Swarna community members took out a procession and surrounded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s residence in Patna on Friday. However, police retorted to lathi-charge leading to severe injury to many protesters. Serious injury on heads of protestors and other journalists have been reported. Chairman[Read More…]
A youth was killed and another injured in Bihar’s Hajipur on Friday morning by unidentified assailants ahead of the Tazia procession to mark Muharram, police said. Police Station Officer Incharge Om Prakash said a youth was shot dead near Masjid Chowk and another sustained serious bullet injuries. Angry over the[Read More…]
In the latest scam in Bihar’s Munger district, an RTI reveals dead people receiving wages for working under government’s employment scheme MNREGA. Due to administrative apathy, a libel letter has been filed in the court. The court has ordered to register an FIR against the accused. Right to Information activist[Read More…]
The Dharmasati Gandaman village in Saran district was adopted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in 2013 after the mid-day meal tragedy of July 16, 2013, which claimed lives of 23 children. 5 years later the village is still waiting to see the development promised by the Chief Minister. Even[Read More…]
The 2019 general election is nearing and all the political parties in Bihar are busy in targetting their vote banks and started looking for an alternate possible political alliance. This time, these parties are trying to woo the upper caste vote bank keeping in sight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.[Read More…]
2019 is nearing and bustle in the political corridors can be heard from all sides of political corners. Gearing up once again Bihar’s ‘Son of Mallah’, Mukesh Sahni has demanded reservation for the Nishad community. Cautioning the government, he has warned that if their demand is not fulfilled, he will[Read More…]
A woman Sarpanch’s brother-in-law was allegedly shot dead in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district for pointing to corrupt practices in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY), police said on Wednesday. Md. Neyazuddin Khan alias Munna Khan, brother-in-law of the Sarpanch (village head) of Purvi Akhta village, was shot dead by Fida Hussain, husband[Read More…]
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed Madan Mohan Jha, a member of the legislative council of Bihar as the new chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. The post of BPCC president was vacant for more than a year after removal of Ashok Choudhary following the disintegration of the ‘grand alliance’[Read More…]
A Dalit youth was bludgeoned to death by a mob on suspicion of theft in Bihar’s Nawada district, police said on Tuesday. Rupan Manjhi, in his late 20s, was beaten to death with bamboo sticks, bricks and iron rods on Monday night in Lavarpura village, 150 km from here. “Police[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Patna High Court order asking the CBI to set up a fresh probe team for the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, saying changing the team now will be “detrimental” to the ongoing probe. A bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta[Read More…]
Madan Mohan Jha, a member of the legislative council of Bihar, is appointed as the new PCC chief of Bihar Congress. In a press release by AICC on Monday, Akhilesh Prasad Singh is the new campaign committee chairman of Bihar. As per the release, Bihar Congress committee has now four[Read More…]
Hindustani Avam Morcha (HAM) leader and former chief minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi is asking for 20 seats out of 40 members of parliament seats. In Bihar HAM is part of the greater alliance (Mahagathbandhan) that includes Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Manjhi was addressing the media on[Read More…]
With the Lok Sabha elections nearing Patna Sahib Seat has become the most talked constituency of Bihar. Now, when it is almost clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party is not considering the present MP Shatrughan Sinha to give a ticket to fight from this constituency, then the question arises that who[Read More…]
Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has indicated signs of cabinet expansion after the entry of political strategist Prashant Kishor in JDU. After the resignation of social welfare minister Manju Verma, the number of ministers in the Bihar government has remained 28. While 36 ministers can be inducted in the cabinet. Nitish Kumar[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, Reliance JioPhone handset exploded into flames in Bihar’s Kishanganj district on September 15. The woman carrying that phone narrowly escaped the tragedy while her saree caught fire. The company has started a probe into the case. It even offers to replace the phone and bear the[Read More…]
Political strategist and founder of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) Prashant Kishor is joining the Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) in Bihar. Kishor will join the party at the state executive today on Sunday. He has been credited with delivering election victories for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014[Read More…]
Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday questioned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his silence over the scams in the state. “U-turn Specialist Nitish Kumar is silent on Srijan Scam, Toilet Scam, Paddy Scam, Scholarship Scam, Dam Scam, MGNREGA Scam, Uterus Scam, Medicine Scam, Recruitment Scam, BPSC[Read More…]
Lalu Prasad Yadav’s eldest son and former Health Minister of Bihar, Tej Pratap Yadav may not be as active and a sharp politician as brother Tejashwi Yadav but is certainly a hope in disguise. The multitasker has been in news for not just for his divergent character but also for[Read More…]
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) Bihar’s seasoned politician and Lok Sabha member Pappu Yadav says that jailed veteran politician Lalu Prasad has become irrelevant in politics and his main backer, the powerful Yadav youth, are desperately looking for a new face outside the Lalu family to lead them. “The era of Lalu’s[Read More…]
Harinarayan Rishidev, a Mahadalit (most backward community) man from Bihar’s Madhepura district was forced to bury his dead wife inside his house after his neighbours did not allow him to cremate her on their land in the village where there is no community crematorium. Sahogiya Devi, the wife of Harinarayan[Read More…]