Mamata Banerjee to take oath as West Bengal CM on Friday
May 27, 2016, at 05:39 pm
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS) Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, will take her oath as the chief minister of West Bengal, her second term, in an elaborate ceremony to be held at Kolkata's Red Road.
Will consider CBI probe: Nitish Kumar on Bihar journalist killing
May 16, 2016, at 07:02 pm
Patna, May 16 (IBNS) Reiterating that no one has been spared, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said if required he would agree to a CBI probe into the killing of journalist in the state besides the killing of a teen by his party legislator's son.
Nitish Kumar formally takes over as JD-U President
Apr 23, 2016, at 09:09 pm
Patna, Apr 23 (IBNS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday officially took over as national president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
PM Modi greets Bihar CM on his 65th birthday
Mar 01, 2016, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on his 65th birthday.
Lalu Prasda defends Nitish Kumar's ban on sirens
Jan 18, 2016, at 07:31 pm
Patna, Jan 18 (IBNS) Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad Yadav has defended Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ban on sirens on cars with blue and red beacons.
Nitish Kumar for selling milk from liquor shops after prohibition
Dec 21, 2015, at 04:52 pm
Patna, Dec 21 (IBNS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has declared to enforce prohibition in Bihar, plans to put to use the liquor shops as milk selling outlets, reports said.
BJP does not have genuine respect for Ram: Nitish Kumar
Dec 04, 2015, at 05:06 pm
Patna, Dec 4 (IBNS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has lashed out at the BJP yet again, saying that the party is not too keen about the construction of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh.
Nitish Kumar bans alcohol in Bihar
Nov 26, 2015, at 10:01 pm
Patna, Nov 26 (IBNS) Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday imposed a ban on alcohol which will come into effect from Apr 1 next year.
Nitish Kumar to take oath today; programme looks like a rallying point of anti-BJP forces
Nov 20, 2015, at 04:36 pm
Patna, Nov 20 (IBNS) Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Bihar chief minister at Patna's Gandhi maidan on Friday afternoon in presence of a large number of guests, most of them representing forces opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP.
Venkiah Naidu to represent PM Modi at Nitish Kumar's oath taking cermeony
Nov 19, 2015, at 05:57 pm
Patna, Nov 19 (IBNS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkiah Naidu will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Nitish Kumar's swearing-in ceremony to be held in Patna on November 20, reports said.
Nitish Kumar to take oath as CM on November 20
Nov 15, 2015, at 01:12 am
Patna, Nov 14 (IBNS) Nitish Kumar, who led the Grand Alliance to a landslide victory in Bihar assembly poll, will be sworn in as Chief Minister on November 20 for a third term, reports said.
Nitish Kumar resigns, Bihar Assembly to be dissolved
Nov 14, 2015, at 07:15 pm
Patna, Nov 14 (IBNS) Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday submitted his resignation to governor Ramnath Kovind as a precursor to formation of the new ministry, reports said.
Nitish Kumar thanks Mamata Banerjee : What shape their relationship will take ?
Nov 10, 2015, at 04:31 pm
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS) Reciprocating Mamata Banerjee's open support to the grand alliance that trounced the BJP-led NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, Nitish Kumar on Monday thanked her- a bonhomie being closely watched.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Nitish Kumar after Bihar Assembly poll victory
Nov 08, 2015, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday congratulated Bihar CM Nitish Kumar after the Grand Alliance won the Bihar Assembly polls by beating the BJP-led alliance.
Nitish Kumar dares BJP to ditch or dondemn RSS
Oct 28, 2015, at 06:33 pm
Patna, Oct 28 (IBNS) Using senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shourie's comment to bash the NDA Government, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has dared the BJP to ditch or condemn RSS over its controversial statement on reservation.
Giriraj Singh shares video showing Nitish Kumar visiting a tantrik
Oct 24, 2015, at 04:47 pm
Patna, Oct 24 (IBNS) While Bihar voters are busy electing a new Assembly, a video has surfaced which shows state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visiting a tantrik.
Reservation policy should be reviewed : RSS chief reiterates
Oct 14, 2015, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has reiterated that he favours a review of the country's reservation policy, media reports said.
Ready for debate with PM, is he ? : Nitish Kumar dares Narendra Modi ahead of Bihar polls
Oct 07, 2015, at 05:12 pm
Patna, Oct 7 (IBNS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has accused the BJP of trying to import the controversy over beef-eating into the state ahead of polls next week.
Nitish Kumar announces list of candidates for JD (U)-led Grand Alliance
Sep 23, 2015, at 07:15 pm
Patna, Sept 23 (IBNS) The Janata Dal United-Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress Mahagathbandhan on Wednesday announced its list of 242 candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls.
Is Mulayam VC of university of secularism ? Nitish Kumar on ex-ally
Sep 22, 2015, at 09:52 pm
Patna, Sept 22 (IBNS) In what came as a disdainful remark against a partner till three weeks ago, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has questioned the credential of Mulayam Singh Yadav as a secularist leader asking whether he is a Vice Chancellor of the university of secularism.
Nitish, Sonia launch scathing attack on Modi in Bihar rally
Aug 30, 2015, at 09:23 pm
Patna, Aug 30 (IBNS): Minutes after Congress President Sonia Gandhi's scathing attack on the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday slammed Narendra Modi and said the Prime Minister repackaged the old schemes and declared them as new.
Modi govt anti farmer, people lost faith in Centre: Sonia in Patna
Aug 30, 2015, at 08:14 pm
Patna, Aug 30 (IBNS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government in Bihar's Patna city while addressing the 'Swabhiman Rally' (a rally for self-respect) ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls.
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad, Sonia Gandhi to address rally in Patna
Aug 30, 2015, at 04:29 pm
Patna, Aug 30 (IBNS): A massive rally is scheduled to take place in Patna on Sunday where Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress President Sonia Gandhi will share the stage ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls.
Nitish wages war of crores against Modi: Announces Rs.2.70 lakh crore-scheme in Bihar
Aug 28, 2015, at 09:44 pm
Patna, Aug 28 (IBNS) It was a war of crore Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seemed to have waged against Prime Minister Narnedra Modi in the run up to the Assembly elections when he on Friday announced Rs. 2.70 lakh crore- development schemes to be implemented in the state over the next five years.
PM Modi's special package for Bihar an attempt to tell a fairy tale : Nitish Kumar
Aug 26, 2015, at 08:29 pm
Patina, Aug 26 (IBNS) A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar, the state's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has scorned it saying the offer "is an audacious and brazen effort to narrate a fairy tale" to the people.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar condemns arrests of FTII students
Aug 19, 2015, at 07:59 pm
Patna, Aug 19 (IBNS): Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Pune's prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Tuesday.
50 lakh people of Bihar to send their DNA for test to PM Modi : Nitish Kumar
Aug 10, 2015, at 05:00 pm
Patna, Aug 10(IBNS) Escalating the "DNA" issue to the level of a full-blown campaign war before the state Assembly elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said 50 lakh people of the state will send their samples for testing lineage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi insulted Bihar by calling it sick: Kumar
Aug 10, 2015, at 12:06 am
Patna, Aug 9 (IBNS): Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has insulted the people of his state by calling it 'sick'.
Nitish faces protests during an event in New Delhi
Aug 09, 2015, at 04:01 am
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faced protests during the inauguration of the Delhi chapter of Bihar Foundation in New Delhi on Saturday.
Questiong the DNA of Nitish Kumar is an insult to the Biharis : Lalu tweets
Aug 07, 2015, at 10:50 pm
Patna, Aug 7 (IBNS) Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad stood by the side of his alliance partner and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the "DNA" remark controversy, saying the remark made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an insult to the people of the state.