| Nitish asks Sibal to reconsider new criterion for IIT-JEE | 20-OCT-09 |
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| Asking union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to reconsider his move to change the existing eligibility criteria for the IIT joint entrance examination, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the new proposal will discriminate against students with poor socio-economic status. |
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| Govt declares dolphin national animal | 05-OCT-09 |
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| The Centre has declared dolphins a national aquatic animal in order to save the rare freshwater species from disappearing from the country's aqua map. |
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| Apathy in implementing land reforms led to carnage: CPI | 03-OCT-09 |
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| The CPI today charged that Nitish Kumar government's alleged apathy towards implementing the Land Reforms Commission report was one of the reasons that led to the Khagaria carnage in which 16 people were killed. |
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| Khagaria carnage; Paswan asks Nitish to resign | 02-OCT-09 |
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| Blaming the Bihar government for the Khagaria carnage in which 16 backward caste people were killed, LJP President Ramvilas Paswan today demanded that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resign owning moral responsibility for the incident. |
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| Nitish offers free land for AMU campus | 22-SEP-09 |
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| Two days after the Bihar by-elections results were declared, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has offered free land to set up a branch of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in his state. In a letter to varsity vice-chancellor Abdul Aziz, Kumar has written: “You will be glad to know that the government of Bihar has decided to give 100 acres of land, free of cost to AMU for opening its centre in Kishanganj district. |
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| JD(U) base eroded in Bihar by-polls | 18-SEP-09 |
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| Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, riding high so far on planks of development, today suffered a major setback in Assembly by-polls after his party got just four out of the 18 seats where the elections were held. |
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| Fill up police vacancies, Chidambaram tells states | 18-AUG-09 |
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| Home Minister P Chidambaram today emphasised that large vacancies in the state police forces must be filled up. The latest estimate from the states says there are about 150,000 vacant posts in the police. |
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| Disappointment for Bihar | 07-JUL-09 |
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| Before commenting on national issues, one is amazed to notice that the Budget does not address the development needs of Bihar even marginally. In contrast to the attention paid to West Bengal for Aila (Rs 1,000 crore) or even rich Delhi for the Commonwealth Games and Chandigarh, Bihar's necessities are wholly ignored. |
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| White paper to bring out truth on my performance: Lalu | 04-JUL-09 |
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| Unfazed by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's declaration of coming out with a white paper on performance of Railways in past five years, her predecessor Lalu Prasad today said he was not worried over the move as it will bring out the "truth". |
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| Mamata's white paper to expose Lalu: Nitish | 03-JUL-09 |
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| Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's promise to bring out a white paper on the present financial status of the Railways would 'expose' her predecessor, Lalu Prasad. |
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