Union Minister of State for HRD, Upendra Kushwaha has demanded to change the Chief Minister face in Bihar for 2019 assembly elections. According to reports, he doesn’t want Nitish Kumar to continue to be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the state. Heating up the politics in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok[Read More…]
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Nitish proposes new, impossible seat sharing formula to BJP
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar seems to have proposed an impossible formula for BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar. According to sources, the formula was proposed to the BJP President Amit Shah during his visit to Patna last week. As per the seat sharing formula being proposed by the Bihar Chief Minister, BJP[Read More…]
Bihar: IAS officer investigating Srijan scam case transferred
In the latest development in high-profile Srijan scam case, IAS officer Amit Kumar who was investigating the case was transferred by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. So far, 10 FIRs have been registered in Bihar’s famous NGO scandal. At the same time, the figure of embezzlement has also reached to[Read More…]
Bihar: Nitish Kumar led JD(U) passes resolution to join NDA
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…]
Secularism cannot be used to hide corruption in Bihar, says CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, said that secularism cannot be used to justify corruption in the state, ahead of the floor test in Bihar assembly on Friday. “Secularism can’t mask corruption,” said Kumar, adding, “I will not support people who make money through unfair means. These are arrogant people. Political[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar wins floor test with 131 votes in Bihar assembly
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar won the trust vote with 131 MLAs voting for and 108 voting against the motion. He easily managed to win the decisive floor test with the support of the BJP. Earlier, former deputy CM and Yadav’s son, Tejaswi Yadav had hinted that his party will[Read More…]
‘What wrong did we do?’ Lalu Yadav questions Nitish Kumar
Soon after Nitish Kumar announced his resignation as the chief minister of Bihar, his ally Lalu Yadav was clearly bitter at the shocking move. He questioned the JD(U) chief, “What did we do wrong?” The RJD chief spoke to the media soon after the resignation. Here are the highlights of[Read More…]
‘Nitish is an opportunist’: Twitter reacts on CM’s resignation
Soon after former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigned from his post, he was surrounded with comments and criticism alike. Nitish Kumar, after tendering his resignation, said that he had quit in the ‘interest of Bihar’. He said he never demanded anybody’s resignation but wanted Lalu and Tejashwi to come clean[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…]
Bihar to impose fines on cattle owners if they abandon animals on roads
Bihar will impose fines on cattle (cow, ox and buffalo) owners if they abandon the animals on roads and has also decided to keep the abandoned cattle in cowsheds. Recently, chief minister Nitish Kumar had called for a national debate on “cow vigilantism” following a wave in lynchings across the[Read More…]
JD(U) to extend support to NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind
After attending a committee meeting of the party, a Janata Dal (United) MLA, said that the party has decided to support NDA’s presidential candidate, Ram Nath Kovind. “Yes, at the meeting our party decided to support Ram Nath Kovindji as the presidential candidate… he is a good person”, Ratnesh Sada,[Read More…]
Taj Mahal does not reflect Indian culture, says Adityanath
Listing the achievements of the BJP government in the Centre, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, said that foreign dignitaries visiting India were now being given copies of epics like Gita and Ramayana instead of Taj Mahal replicas. “Foreign dignitaries visiting the country used to be gifted replicas of the[Read More…]
Bihar topper scam: State govt accepts it as a challenge
On Monday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, speaking about the Bihar topper scam, said that the state government has accepted it as a challenge to conduct future examinations fairly. However, he also added that he has “miles to go to plug all loopholes”. Significantly, this is the second scam in[Read More…]
Naxalism cannot be fought if the Centre keeps reducing funds: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slammed Centre for stopping funds for schemes to combat Naxals and ‘declining’ the state’s request for a helicopter for quick deployment of forces in anti-Maoist operations, during a review meeting on Naxalism, organized by the Home Ministry. Kumar lashed out at Centre saying that, “the[Read More…]
