Former Chief Ministers of Bihar including Nitish Kumar have received a notice from Patna high court on allowance of residing in official bungalows throughout life. The list includes names such as- Satish Kumar Singh, Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rabri Devi, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.[Read More…]
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Tejashwi Yadav blames Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for spreading rumours of rift within family
Repudiating all the news reported about the differences with his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the rumours of the rift within his family are spread on the directions of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to demoralise party cadres and supporters. “All[Read More…]
Tejashwi mocks Nitish for questioning demonetisation benefits
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying the latter had supported demonetisation but was now questioning it, and soon he will describe demonetisation as the biggest scam of India. A day after Nitish Kumar questioned the benefits of the much-hyped demonetisation move to[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar announces scholarships for madrassa students
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced scholarships for students of government-affiliated madrassas. He also pledged to appoint Urdu teachers in all high schools. “Students of government-affiliated madrassas will be provided scholarships,” Nitish Kumar said at a function here to mark Urdu Day. He said the government would strengthen[Read More…]
Jharkhand issues show cause notice to Chief Secretary
The Jharkhand government has issued a show cause notice to Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma over the fodder scam, an official said on Friday. “The Personal Department has issued the notice and sought a reply in 15 days. She has been asked why she did not respond despite the fact that[Read More…]
Nitish-led JD-U to contest Gujarat elections on its own
The Janata Dal-United faction of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced it will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on its own, and not form an alliance with the BJP. “We will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on our traditional seats,” JD-U General Secretary K.C. Tyagi told reporters here.[Read More…]
VAT on petrol, diesel lower in Bihar than many states: CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday said the state’s Value-Added Tax (VAT) on fuel is the lowest among many states. His statement comes after union petroleum and natural gas minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, appealed the state governments to cut the VAT on petroleum products by five %. “Bihar’s Value-added tax[Read More…]
Day after Nitish Kumar launches campaign, JDU leader allegedly kills daughter-in-law for dowry
A Janata Dal (United) leader was charged with killing his daughter-in-law in Muzaffarpur district, just a day after Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar has launched a campaign against dowry. A FIR has been registered against JD(U) organisational secretary Arun Kumar Kushwaha on Tuesday. The political leader’s son and two others[Read More…]
Corruption case: ED summons Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued summons to former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her son Tejashwi Yadav. They have been called in link with the alleged corruption case where maintenance contracts of two IRCTC hotels were provided to a private firm during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s tenure as[Read More…]
SC issues notice to EC on PIL seeking disqualification of Nitish Kumar’s legislative membership
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…]
Nitish’s decision angers Sharad Yadav, may leave JD(U)
It had not been even 24 hours since JD(U) supremo, Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister and came back to his post on Thursday early morning, backed by National Democratic Alliance. The decision reportedly has not gone well among the members of the party. JD(U) MP Ali Anwar and[Read More…]
Bihar CM may take call on Tejashwi Yadav’s resignation today
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar may take a final call on the removal of deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday as by few party leaders. On Monday, Yadav brushed aside questions on growing demands for his resignation. “My resignation is not an issue. The BJP and media have created hype,”[Read More…]
Ramachandra Guha praises Nitish Kumar, says give him a chance to lead UPA
Making another out-of-the-box statement, noted historian, Ramachandra Guha, has suggested a way for the Congress party to revive its power at the Centre. Calling for a massive change in Congress leadership, Guha suggested that the party can only regain its prominence by projecting Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, as the[Read More…]
BJP slams Congress for ‘dividing the country’ over Prez polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday slammed the Congress Party for ‘dividing’ the nation on the upcoming presidential election. While appreciating Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar’s, decision to support NDA’s presidential nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, BJP leader, Siddharth Nath Singh, said that the Congress has always worked towards dividing[Read More…]
Presidential poll: Nitish Kumar backs Mukherjee for second term; asks BJP to build consensus
BJP should try to form an accord on the Presidential candidate by involving all the parties, said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday. He also favoured a second term for Pranab Mukherjee. The JD(U) president maintained that re-poll of President Mukherjee with the agreement will set a good precedent.[Read More…]
All ministers in Bihar are crorepatis except Firoz Alam; Nitish’s son and Dy CM richer than Nitish
All ministers in Bihar are crorepatis except Sugarcane industry minister Firoz Alam, who owns only Rs 3,100 in cash, as per the details of assets declared. However, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar is poorer than his son, Nishant, and deputy chief minister of the state, Tejaswi Yadav. In 2010, Nitish Kumar[Read More…]