Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the state government will conduct the caste Census. He said that the government will seek a political consensus before taking up the Census. Speaking to the reporters here, Kumar said, “We are committed to doing a caste Census in the state. […]
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Channi doesn’t know importance of people of Bihar for Punjab: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday criticised his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi for the controversial “UP, Bihar ke Bhaiya” remarks. Nitish said that Channi does not know the importance of Bihar and its people in Punjab. “Congress has given a chance (to be a CM) to someone who does not know anything. He does not know the […]
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Nitish Kumar says he’s stunned at Channi’s remarks against people from UP, Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday slammed his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi for his reported exhortation — ‘Don’t let UP, Bihar ke bhaiya enter Punjab’ — made during a roadshow with the Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Kumar said that he was stunned by the remarks […]
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Hijab not an issue in Bihar, people respect each other’s religious sentiments: Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has played down the Hijab controversy which has been raging in the country and said that in Bihar this is not an issue as people respect each other’s religious sentiments. Talking with the media, Kumar said, “In Bihar schools, children wear the same type of dress… We respect each other’s religious sentiments.” The Chief […]
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Vikassheel Insaan Party backs Nitish Kumar’s leadership amid widening rift between JDU, BJP
Reacting to the widening rift between Bihar’s ruling alliance partners JDU and BJP following the deaths in the Nalanda hooch tragedy, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani backed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that if BJP has a problem, they can walk out of the alliance. “CM Nitish Kumar is running Bihar government successfully and I’m with […]
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Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar govt over NITI Aayog ranking of Bihar
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Bihar’s low ranking in NITI Aayog’s poverty index baseline report and said that the “double-engine” government is responsible for this. While extending greetings for New Year, Yadav spoke to the media and said, “Whom do you hold responsible for Bihar being […]
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Nitish Kumar to meet PM Modi over caste-based census
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss the caste-based census. “I had sought an appointment with the PM to meet him along with a delegation from Bihar to conduct the caste-based census. Many thanks to the respected Prime Minister for giving time to meet on August 23,” Nitish Kumar said in an official statement. […]
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Day after swipe at Nitish Kumar, BJP minister backtracks says ‘working under his leadership’
A day after Bihar Minister and BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary said that the party had accepted Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister despite the JD(U) getting lesser seats, on Monday he stated that BJP is working under Kumar’s leadership and there is no issue in that. “We’re working under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. We recognise him as the CM of Bihar. It’s very clear. BJP is […]
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Nitish Kumar dodges answering question on fuel price hike
Refraining from commenting over the fuel price hike, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that it is true that prices are rising and it is clearly visible. Responding to a question on rising prices of diesel and petrol in the country, Nitish Kumar told reporters, “Everyone would like it if […]
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Delay in cabinet expansion of Nitish Kumar govt raises eyebrows
The NDA government in Bihar led by chief minister Nitish Kumar is about to complete a month in office next week and the delay in the much-awaited cabinet expansion is raising eyebrows in political circles. Speculations are rife that the induction of new ministers has become a tricky issue between […]
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Expand online education during lockdown, Nitish asks officials
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday asserted that there is a need to expand online education system as institutes of the state are closed for around two months because of the COVID-19 induced lockdown. Kumar directed the officials concerned to show e- content to students through Doordarshan Bihar and […]
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Delhi Assembly election results: On 2 seats contested by Nitish Kumar’s party, AAP is ahead
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates are leading in Burari and Sangam Vihar constituencies according to trends as counting of votes in the Delhi assembly elections 2020 began Tuesday. AAP’s sitting MLA Sanjeev Jha was leading in Burari while Dinesh Mohaniya who is also the incumbent lawmaker was ahead in Sangam […]
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Hindutva, Mehbooba Mufti and Nitish Kumar in Sena’s latest attack on BJP
In a stinging attack on ex-ally Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece Saamana went back in time to remind the ruling party of its roots using ‘Hindutva’ and ‘Nationalism’ to drive home the point. Accusing the BJP of announcing the Sena’s ouster from National Democratic Alliance (NDA) without […]