Bihar has been an experimenting ground for liquor ban in past. In 1979, Karpoori Thakur imposed a prohibition on liquor but the ban was lifted by Ram Sundar Das in wake of corruption and bootlegging. The chapter of liquor ban was again repeated by Nitish Kumar which came into action[Read More…]
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Rail, road traffic hit in Bihar; slogans raised against PM Modi, CM Nitish Kumar
In Bihar, Opposition parties took to streets early Monday morning to stage protests in wake of the Bharat Bandh. Over a dozen long route trains were halted at Patna, Gaya, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur railway stations, reported news agency IANS. The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtriya[Read More…]
Srijan scam: IT Dept raids Bihar deputy CM’s sister residence
The income tax department conducted a raid at Rekha Modi residence in state capital Patna in connection with multi-crore Srijan scam. Rekha is a cousin of Bihar’s deputy chief minister Sushil Modi. The raid was conducted at eight places that include Patna, Purnea, and Bhagalpur. Srijan Mahila Vikas Sahyog Samiti[Read More…]
Kanhaiya Kumar’s entry in the electoral fray may well open a new chapter in politics
The former Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar appears to be on way to bring new blood and verve to the politics of not only his home State, or Bihar, but also to that of the rest of the country. The reason for this is that he for[Read More…]
Bihar: NDA finalises Lok Sabha seat-sharing formula for state
Seat-sharing formula for the 2019 general elections has been finalised by the NDA constituents in Bihar, with the BJP getting the lion’s share of 20 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats and the rest going to its allies including the JD-U, LJP and the RLSP, party leaders said on[Read More…]
“I visit cowshed every morning,” says Nitish Kumar
Patna: There was a lot of talk about Lalu Prasad Yadav and his love for cows in Bihar’s politics. The stories of cows and cattle were narrated by Lalu often. On Wednesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also narrated stories related to cow while describing himself as a cow lover. Nitish Kumar said[Read More…]
Patna High Court’s order gagging media is systematically draconian
In a recent hearing, the Patna high court in the context of Muzaffarpur shelter abuse case restrained print and electronic media from reporting anything on the case. The order said, “We have also noticed that in the media, both print media as well as electronic media, the reporting is made with respect[Read More…]
Bihar: Police figures reveal ‘increased crime in JDU-BJP rule’
Police statistics among the recent horrific criminal incidents that took place against women recently in Bihar showed that after the formation of the government with Nitish Kumar ‘s re-election last year, 20% of the total criminal incidents in the state There has been an increase of 23% in the incidents of rape. These figures are[Read More…]
Bihar turned into ‘monster raj’: Tejashwi Yadav
Reports of a woman being paraded naked in a Bihar town prompted Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday to allege the state has been transformed into a ‘jungle and monster raj’. A mob attacked, stripped and paraded a woman naked in a locality in Bhojpur district on Monday[Read More…]
Ground Report: The Musahar community in Bihar at the bottom in peril
“If our cattle somehow enter agricultural fields of upper castes we are verbally abused, beaten up and forced to pay a certain amount as fine,” says, Ram Rati Devi, a daily wage landless labour of Saandhadumber Musahartoli, in Sandhadumber village of Motipur in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Musahartoli is the[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar silent over mob attack on professor: Jamia teachers
The Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association (JTSA) on Sunday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his silence over a mob attack on an Assistant Professor in the state. Sanjay Kumar was attacked on August 17 in Motihari in Bihar after he posted a comment in response to a post, criticising[Read More…]
The shadow boxing of Modi and Didi
The swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the biggest show of opposition unity where Sonia and Rahul Gandhi shared the stage with Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Pinarayi Vijayan, N Chandrababu Naidu, Tejasswi Yadav, D Raja, Sitaram Yechury and many others. The Congress has had bitter relations with its former allies[Read More…]
Expectations from a secular opposition
It is not very often that a journalist has to actually tell his/her source about his religious identity, but in the times we are living in abnormal has become the new normal. Recently while I was strolling through Central Delhi, I stopped by a tea seller sharing political gossips with[Read More…]
Election Commission virtually rules out simultaneous elections
In the midst of the BJP’s push for “One Nation, One Poll”, the Election Commission on Tuesday appeared to rule out simultaneous polls to assemblies and the Lok Sabha given the present logistics and constitutional provisions. Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat said, however, the commission would continue to deliver its[Read More…]
Opposition unity failed idea, NDA will break records in 2019: PM Modi
Debunking opposition plans for a grand alliance as “political adventurism” and a “failed idea”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more seats than ever and break all records in the 2019 Lok Sabha battle. He ruled out cracks in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), saying the coalition[Read More…]
Tejashwi gives one week ultimatum to Nitish Kumar to unveil missing girls’ whereabouts
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has come up with a fresh attack on the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over ongoing Muzaffarpur shelter home controversy. Asking CM Kumar to resign Tejashwi has alleged that he is unable to run a state and claimed that it will be proved that he is[Read More…]
What does outcome of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman polls mean?
2019 will be a strong coalition Based Lok Sabha election. This factor was released by Congress earlier and now BJP has realized it. Alliance partners are the key to next elections – not only quantity but the quality of coalition will help the national parties. 6 states which have more[Read More…]
What is Harivansh Narayan Singh’s role in bringing back JD(U)-BJP together?
The new Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh has been a prominent journalist apart from being a politician. An inhabitant of a village called Sitab Diara in Saran district of Bihar, Harivansh Singh becomes the first non Congress deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha in 41 years. Earlier Godey Murahari[Read More…]
RS Deputy Chairman election: Nitish calls up Kejriwal, AAP hints at abstaining
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar had called up Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to seek support in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman’s election but the latter expressed inability to do so, an AAP leader tweeted on Wednesday. The AAP also hinted that it could abstain from[Read More…]
RS Deputy Chairman election: Nitish Kumar seeks TRS support
Hyderabad: Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sought the support of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) for his party MP Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Nitish Kumar telephoned TRS President and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: Only comment from woman lawmaker of BJP comes as shame
Meenakshi Lekhi was trolled by twitterati on Saturday after her comments over Rahul Gandhi joining the candle march led by Tejashwi Yadav at Jantar-Mantar in protest to the highlighted rape case of Muzaffarpur shelter home. Adding further disgrace to the BJP and NDA Meenakshi Lekhi said, “Jaaton ke gaon mein[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar’s ‘Sushasan’ is a ‘Kushasan’ for Women and Girls of Bihar
Bihar, exactly a year ago had hit headline of every media house. The reason was the shocking political masterstroke by Nitish Kumar for his survival as Bihar’s Chief Minister anyhow by hook or crook. Year after, it is again in headlines but this time it is not about settling political[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Journalists thrashed over questions on sexual abuse
Bihar Social Minister Manju Sharma had an encounter with media while she was leaving after the inauguration ceremony of ‘Kanya Utthan Yojana’ (Girls upliftment project). There she was asked by the media about the delay in the investigation into the rape cases of Muzaffarpur shelter home and about oppositions demand[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Calls from Bihar govt made to release Brijesh Thakur
It is both sorrowful and disturbing to see Bihar government trying hard to safeguard the prime culprits of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. According to Bihar’s Opposition leader and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, The shelter homeowner Brijesh Thakur is a close ally to Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma and the[Read More…]