'Became CM in 2020 due to pressure': Nitish Kumar reveals after BJP's betrayal allegation
Aug 25, 2022, at 03:24 am
Patna/IBNS: Nitish Kumar, who won the floor test Wednesday to prove the majority of the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance government in the state Assembly, revealed that he agreed to become the Chief Minister in 2020 even as his party bagged fewer seats than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election, due of "pressure".
Bihar Assembly Speaker from BJP quits ahead of Nitish Kumar's floor test
Aug 24, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, an MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Wednesday stepped down from the post ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's floor test, media reports said.
Depty CM Tejashwi Yadav issues guidelines for RJD ministers in new Bihar govt
Aug 21, 2022, at 02:24 am
Patna: Bihar's new Deputy Chief Minister and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav has issued a string of guidelines for his party MLAs, who have been inducted as ministers in the state government.
Nitish Kumar to expand Cabinet tomorrow
Aug 16, 2022, at 04:49 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will expand his Cabinet on Tuesday, with a chunk of seats going to alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), media reports said.
Independence Day: Nitish Kumar promises 20 lakhs jobs and employment in Bihar
Aug 15, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Patna/UNI: In less than a week after the formation of a new government with the Grand Alliance, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday announced that his government would provide 20 lakhs jobs and employment in the state while hoisting the tricolour to mark 76th Independence Day.
Will Nitish Kumar's breakup with BJP help rainbow Opposition or puncture anti-Modi club?
Aug 11, 2022, at 07:26 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was basking in the glory of winning back control over Maharashtra politics, had a deja vu moment Tuesday after it lost the key eastern Indian state of Bihar, courtesy Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's yet another political somersault. Only this time the saffron camp was the casualty.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time
Aug 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the record eighth time Wednesday.
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:50 am
Patna/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav, who stitched ties with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) to become the deputy chief minister of the new alliance government, said the Bharatiya Janata Party only knows "to divide people on communal lines."
Take a look at Nitish Kumar's partner-swapping spree in his political marriage of convenience
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:29 am
Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar Tuesday apparently took the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) off-guard by stripping it off power by dumping the saffron MLAs in the Opposition bench, restitching the severed ties with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.
Nitish Kumar to take oath as CM of Grand Alliance tomorrow, Tejashwi Yadav as deputy
Aug 10, 2022, at 02:36 am
Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, who ditched the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, asked that he be named the Chief Minister of Bihar as the head of a new "Grand Alliance" which includes Tejashwi Yadav and other Opposition parties.
Nitish Kumar back-stabbed people of Bihar: BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal
Aug 10, 2022, at 12:19 am
Patna: Apparently aggrieved at Nitish Kumar's decision to walk out of the NDA in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit president Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday accused him of having "backstabbed" the saffron outfit as well as the people's mandate of 2020.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unsubscribes BJP-led NDA again
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Patna/IBNS: In his yet another political somersault, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), throwing open the gates for the Grand Alliance 2.0 in the eastern state, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar seeks time to meet Guv. Is Bihar bracing for Grand Alliance 2.0?
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:13 pm
Patna/IBNS: In a significant move amid speculation of his break up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought time to meet Governor Phagu Chauhan, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar to meet JDU MLAs today. Is break up with Modi's BJP imminent?
Aug 09, 2022, at 04:48 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to meet his party Janata Dal (United) MLAs Tuesday amid the speculation over his another political somersault, media reports said.
Bihar: Explosion rocks building, two die
Jul 25, 2022, at 12:03 am
Chhapra: At least two people were killed while some others sustained injuries in a huge explosion in a building at Khodaibagh village under Khaira police station area in Saran district of Bihar.
Bihar assembly adjourned following Opposition's pandemonium over Agnipath scheme
Jun 30, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Patna/UNI: The Bihar Assembly was adjourned till 2:00 p.m. following an uproarious scene created by the opposition in support of their demand to rollback Agnipath scheme during the pre-lunch sitting of the lower house which functioned only for 8 minutes on Thursday.
Court grants bail to ex-Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi in CAA, NRC procession case
Jun 28, 2022, at 01:07 am
Patna/UNI: A special court designated to hear cases related to MPs and MLAs granted bail to the former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in connection with a case related to taking out a procession and obstructing the road and paralysing traffic.
'Agnipath' protests continue even after Centre announces new steps to address protesters' concerns
Jun 19, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the Centre's steps to address the concerns over the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme, protests in several states continue with the job aspirants demanding a rollback of the scheme.
Agnipath protest: Train services suspended in Bihar today and tomorrow
Jun 19, 2022, at 01:59 am
Patna: Train services were stopped in Bihar till 8 pm on Saturday and will be suspended again between 4 am and 8 pm on Sunday as the state continues to boil under the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, media reports said.
1 killed, 12 trains burnt, stations vandalised amid nationwide protests over 'Agnipath': Key facts
Jun 18, 2022, at 03:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least one person has died and several others were injured as an angry mob set trains on fire and clashed with police in several states amidst protest over the Centre's Agnipath scheme, which is a radical new recruitment plan for India's armed forces.
Agnipath row: Army job aspirants give call for Bihar bandh on June 18
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Patna: Army job aspirants have given a call for Bihar bandh on June 18 to protest against Agnipath recruitment scheme in all three wings of Armed forces while opposition parties extended their support to make bandh call success.
Modi govt's Agnipath scheme triggers violent protests in Bihar
Jun 16, 2022, at 09:45 pm
Patna/IBNS: Massive violent agitation rocked various parts of the eastern state of Bihar where buses were vandalised and trains set on fire in protest against the central government's new army recruitment scheme, dubbed as Agnipath.
No meaning of protest after action over controversial Prophet remark: Nitish Kumar
Jun 13, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that there was no meaning of any protest after an action was taken against the two leaders by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a controversial remark allegedly hurting sentiments of a particular community during a debate on a news channel recently.
Caste-based census would be conducted in Bihar soon: Nitish Kumar
Jun 02, 2022, at 07:00 am
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Wednesday that a caste-based census would be conducted soon in the state.
Bihar to permit exploration of India's largest gold reserve: Report
May 29, 2022, at 03:29 am
Patna: The Bihar government has decided to permit the exploration of the "country's largest" gold reserve in Jamui district, media reports said.
I believe in work, not in propaganda: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
May 24, 2022, at 06:43 pm
Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that he believes in work and not in propaganda.
JD(U) fields Anil Hegde as its candidate for Rajya Sabha by-election
May 17, 2022, at 01:41 am
Patna: JD(U) has decided to field veteran party leader Anil Hegde as its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha (RS) seat from Bihar that fell vacant after the death of sitting member King Mahendra.
BPSC Preliminary Examination cancelled following paper leak
May 09, 2022, at 03:24 am
Patna: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)'s preliminary examination, conducted on Sunday, was cancelled within hours after the question paper got leaked.
May 07, 2022, at 04:44 am
Patna/IBNS: A day after political strategist Prashant Kishor criticised 15-year rule in Bihar and declared a mission to bring in "new thinking and new effort" to revive the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returned barb saying anyone's opinion is "not important".
Prashant Kishor launches mass outreach campaign in Bihar days after declining Congress offer
May 05, 2022, at 09:33 pm
Patna/IBNS: Taking a step closer to the formation of his own party, political strategist Prashant Kishor Thursday spoke about exploring the mood of people over the next four months in his own home state Bihar days after his talks to join the Congress turned unsuccessful.