Centre Using Nationalism Issue To Divert Attention, Says Nitish Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 27, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Centre of deliberately playing out the emotive issues like 'nationalism' to divert people's attention from its "failure" on all fronts.

Promise To Practice Politics Of Murder Gets JD(U) Lawmaker Suspended

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 23, 2016

Bihar lawmaker Gopal Mandal, a member of the ruling Janata Dal-United, got suspended by his party for some controversial remarks. The lawmaker had allegedly said he would now resort to "politics of murder" to retaliate against his political rivals.

JD(U) Suspends 2 Bihar Legislators Over Controversial Statements

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 22, 2016

Cracking the whip on its errant legislators, the ruling JD(U) today suspended Narendra Kumar Neeraj alias Gopal Mandal and Rana Gangeshwar Singh with immediate effect for making controversial statements and served show cause notices to them.

Bihar Government Misleading People Over Delay In Teachers' Salary: Sushil Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 20, 2016

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today hit out at Bihar's ruling Grand Secular Alliance for failing to pay salaries to school teachers for over four months alleging the state government was trying to "mislead" people over the issue.

Nitish Kumar In Talks With Ajit Singh And Babulal Marandi For Merger

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 20, 2016

After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Microwaves For 243 Bihar Lawmakers. 'It's Only 30 Lakhs,' Says Minister

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday March 18, 2016

Friday was a particularly happy workday for Bihar's 243 legislators. Each of them was gifted a microwave oven by the state's education department. On other days of the ongoing Budget session they have received suitcases and mobile phones.

High-Profile Crimes Rise In Nitish Kumar's Bihar

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday March 18, 2016

For over two months, Jayanti Devi has been mourning her son. Mukesh Kumar, 42, a road engineer, was gunned down in Bihar's Darbhanga district in December. Another engineer was killed in the incident, which took place days after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar assumed office for a third term.

Nitish Kumar Suspends Jail Official For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Minor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 16, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered the suspension of a jail official for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, an official said.

JNU Row: Nitish Kumar Questions Panel's Advice For Rusticating Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 15, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today questioned a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) panel's recommendation that its students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar and other varsity scholars be rusticated for their alleged role in connection with the raising of anti-national slogans on its campus.

JD(U) To Contest Assam Assembly Poll, Nitish Kumar To Campaign

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 14, 2016

Janata Dal (United) has decided to contest the upcoming Assam Assembly elections and its leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would campaign for the party in the state, said a JD(U) press release in Guwahati.

PM Narendra Modi Attends Patna High Court Event, Raises Pendency Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 12, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today mooted a novel idea of courts coming out with an annual bulletin to highlight the oldest cases being tried by them to help create sensitivity on pendency of cases in the country.

PM Modi Inaugurates Railway Project, Says Bihar's Growth Is Priority: Highlights

India News | NDTV | Saturday March 12, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the railway project in Bihar's Hajipur today.

When PM Modi Shared Chopper Ride And A Laugh With Nitish Kumar In Patna

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Jatin Gandhi | Saturday March 12, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Patna today for his first visit to Bihar after his party's bitter defeat in the state elections in November last year, briefly shared the stage with his arch political rival and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Nitish Still My Friend Says Mamata Banerjee, As JDU Allies With The Left

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday March 11, 2016

In an unprecedented incident, a group of nearly 50 people today barged into the headquarters of the CPM in Kolkata to protest the party's decision to allot the Bhatpara seat to RJD for the Assembly polls.

For Bihar, BJP Spent 135 Crores, 14 Crores By Winner Nitish Kumar's Party

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday March 11, 2016

In its attempt to wrest Bihar from Nitish Kumar, the BJP spent 135 crores on its election campaign late last year. The state election was won by Mr Kumar, who is now serving his fourth term as Chief Minister.