The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial reason to interfere with the election results and deemed the petition to be without merit. This decision upholds Nitish Kumar’s position as the party president. … Read more
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday inaugurated Bihar’s first Sports Academy and Bihar Sports University, a part of the International Sports Complex in Rajgir on the occasion of Sports Day. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurates state’s first Sports Academy and Sports University on Thursday. (File image/Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times) On the occasion, Dilip … Read more
Prashant Kishor and Tejashwi Yadav While speaking to the reporters, the election strategist-turned-politician said that the politician, whose party was in rule for 15 years (1990-2005) in Bihar doesn’t know what GDP and growth rates are. Jan Suraaj Party founder and chief Prashant Kishor on Sunday took a jibe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over … Read more
Punning it Like a Poet CEC Rajiv Kumar was at his poetic best during the press conference announcing the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. In keeping with his ‘shaayari’ on ‘zamooriyat’ in his Jammu presser last week, the CEC composed another one, this time with full pun intended, referring to how J&K voters … Read more
Patna: Amid the national outrage over the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday highlighted several such crimes against women in Bihar in the last few days. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Bihar Assembly, sharply criticised the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government after releasing … Read more
India’s census could be delayed yet again. The speculations about the once-in-a-decade headcount missing the mark this year too gained more ground after the decision of the government to reduce allocation for census in this year’s budget and not earmark anything for the National Population Register (NPR). The census was originally scheduled for 2020. House … Read more
New Delhi: A day after Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge commented that Bihar and Andhra Pradesh got “pakoda and jalebi” in the budget, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Thursday said the government has actually given “shells in the name of peanuts”. Asked about Kharge’s remarks on the Union Budget 2024-25 … Read more
These new roads for Bihar will give several districts a first expressway and will open the door for faster development and opening of new industries. (PTI File) Budget 2024: Roads, new airports, medical colleges, sports infrastructure, along with special allocations for Nalanda, Rajgir and Gaya, have been announced making the Trinamool Congress (TMC) comment that … Read more
New Delhi: Differences of opinion among the ruling NDA partners in Bihar are turning out to be a cause of concern for the BJP-led grouping. Even, the recent Enforcement Directorate raids on premises linked to an IAS officer considered close to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar have come as a rude shock for the state’s … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s key aide Manish Kumar Verma, who was given a key organisational position on Thursday within two days of joining the JD(U), said his party will strongly push for the fulfilment of its demand that the Centre grant special status or a special package to the state. Citing the JD(U)’s good … Read more
