Centre must think of ‘one nation, one power tariff’ policy, says Nitish Kumar

Centre must think of ‘one nation, one power tariff’ policy, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called for a ‘one nation, one power tariff’ policy across the country, asserting that there is an urgent need to bring parity in the cost of electricity. Bihar gets electricity from the Centre’s power generation plants at a […]

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Jungle Raj prevailing in Bihar, people fed up with Nitish Kumar: BJP leader Dinesh Sharma

Jungle Raj prevailing in Bihar, people fed up with Nitish Kumar: BJP leader Dinesh Sharma

BJP leader Dinesh Sharma. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The people of Bihar are fed up with the Nitish Kumar government as “jungle raj” (lawlessness) prevails in the State, BJP leader Dinesh Sharma said on Sunday. He alleged that anti-social elements have been roaming freely in Bihar ever since Kumar joined hands with the […]

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Analysis | BJP on a hunt for EBC party chief, non upper caste chief ministerial candidate in Bihar

Analysis | BJP on a hunt for EBC party chief, non upper caste chief ministerial candidate in Bihar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal Janata Dal (U) walking out of the […]

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Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad to meet Sonia Gandhi on September 25

Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad to meet Sonia Gandhi on September 25

They are in New Delhi to attend a rally organised by O.P. Chautala on birth anniversary of his father and Indian National Lok Dal founder Devi Lal They are in New Delhi to attend a rally organised by O.P. Chautala on birth anniversary of his father and Indian National Lok Dal founder Devi Lal Bihar […]

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BJP in high gear ahead of Amit Shah rallies in Bihar’s Seemanchal area

BJP in high gear ahead of Amit Shah rallies in Bihar’s Seemanchal area

State BJP leaders work on gathering public support for the visit even as JD(U) plans a protest State BJP leaders work on gathering public support for the visit even as JD(U) plans a protest Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Seemanchal (bordering) districts of Bihar Purnia and Kishanganj on September 23 and 24 […]

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Bihar Minister, accused in kidnapping case, resigns amid protests

Bihar Minister, accused in kidnapping case, resigns amid protests

Kartik Kumar, an RJD MLC, became the State’s Law Minister in the new Nitish Kumar government but resigned hours after being moved to Sugarcane Department. Kartik Kumar, an RJD MLC, became the State’s Law Minister in the new Nitish Kumar government but resigned hours after being moved to Sugarcane Department. Bihar minister Kartik Kumar, who […]

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Controversial Bihar minister Kartik Kumar’s portfolio changed

Controversial Bihar minister Kartik Kumar’s portfolio changed

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Wednesday changed the portfolio of its law minister Kartik Kumar, whose induction despite alleged involvement in a case of kidnapping had drawn heavy opposition fire. According to a notification issued by cabinet secretariat department, Kartik Kumar will be swapping portfolios with sugarcane minister Shamim Ahmed. An RJD MLC […]

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Nitish Kumar-led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ Government wins trust vote in Bihar

Nitish Kumar-led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ Government wins trust vote in Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Mahagathbandhan government on Wednesday won the floor test in the State Assembly to prove majority while Opposition BJP legislators walked out of the session. Mr. Kumar proved his majority first by voice vote and then by counting of votes.  Earlier, Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha resigned from his post saying he […]

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Morning Digest | India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador; Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty, and more

Morning Digest | India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador; Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty, and more

India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador India and China are seeing a “positive impetus” to ties, given two meetings between the Foreign Ministers in the past few months and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in June, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on […]

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Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for the 8th time, Tejashwi as his Deputy

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for the 8th time, Tejashwi as his Deputy

The oath-taking ceremony comes a day after Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined hands with the RJD to form a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) government The oath-taking ceremony comes a day after Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined hands with the RJD to form a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) government JD(U) […]

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