Page 22 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Nitish's ties with INDIA bloc worsen, Sushil Modi hints at coalition
They open and close as per the necessity, he said, when asked about the party's earlier stand that its doors were closed for Kumar forever after he snapped ties with the BJP in August 2022
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JDU chief Nitish Kumar will soon return to BJP-led NDA: Jitan Ram Majhi
Earlier in the day, Manjhi had said that the 'grand alliance' government in Bihar would not remain intact
 "JDU chief Nitish Kumar will soon return to BJP-led NDA: Jitan Ram Majhi")
Doors never permanently closed: Sushil Modi on Nitish Kumar's return to NDA
After Nitish Kumar split away from the NDA in 2022, the BJP said that its doors w ere permanently closed to Bihar's longest-serving chief minister
 "Doors never permanently closed: Sushil Modi on Nitish Kumar's return to NDA")
Firmly with INDIA bloc but would like Congress to do introspection: JD(U)
State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha made the statement, refuting rumours that his party, headed by the chief minister, was thinking of a return to the BJP-led NDA
 "Firmly with INDIA bloc but would like Congress to do introspection: JD(U)")
Book on life, legacy of 'Jan nayak' Karpoori Thakur to hit stands in May
A new book on the life and legacy of former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, commemorating the birth centenary of the political luminary, will hit the stands in May, Penguin announced
 "Book on life, legacy of 'Jan nayak' Karpoori Thakur to hit stands in May")
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unfurls national tricolour on 75th Republic Day
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday unfurled the national flag at his residence in Patna, on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day
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Political turmoil in Bihar, Chirag Paswan postpones his R-Day programmes
As the speculations ran rife over a rift in the ruling Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance), the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) went into a huddle at state headquarters
 "Political turmoil in Bihar, Chirag Paswan postpones his R-Day programmes")
Will he, won't he? Buzz on Nitish Kumar's BJP return amid INDIA rift
Union Home Minister Amit Shah himself sounded more open to such a possibility in a recent interview
Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur: All you need to know about 'Jan Nayak'
Karpoori Thakur, who is considered to be the fountainhead of OBC politics in Bihar, served as the state's CM for two short tenures
 "Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur: All you need to know about 'Jan Nayak'")
Bharat Ratna: 'Jannayak' Karpoori Thakur, mentor to likes of Lalu, Nitish
Leaders of the current era like JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD head Lalu Prasad, although products of the Mandal era, often call Thakur their mentor
 "Bharat Ratna: 'Jannayak' Karpoori Thakur, mentor to likes of Lalu, Nitish")
'Nyay Yatra' to enter Bihar on Jan 29, Nitish may share stage with Rahul
The Congress leader, who also heads the party's "war room" in the state, claimed that there was "a lot of public enthusiasm" in Bihar for the Yatra that comes just ahead of Lok Sabha polls
 "'Nyay Yatra' to enter Bihar on Jan 29, Nitish may share stage with Rahul")
CM Nitish Kumar reshuffles portfolios of 3 RJD ministers in Bihar govt
Education Minister Chandra Shekhar, who has been hitting the headlines for different reasons, was made the Sugarcane Industries Miniter
Cong turns to civil groups to train cadre; allies hesitant to join Rahul
The BJA, a union of activists and civil society outfits, is currently assisting the Congress in organising the Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
 "Cong turns to civil groups to train cadre; allies hesitant to join Rahul")
Bihar govt to begin study to analyse air pollution in Gaya, Muzaffarpur
The Bihar government has decided to conduct a real-time apportionment study in Muzaffarpur and Gaya to identify sources of air pollution in these two cities of the state, an official said on Monday
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Will exceed target of creating 1 million govt jobs in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
"Here at Gandhi Maidan, a total of 26,935 newly recruited teachers are getting their appointment letters. We have so far provided government jobs to 3.63 lakh people in the state," he claimed
Railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case: ED files charge sheet
The alleged scam pertains to the period when Prasad was the railway minister in the UPA-1 government
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'He should be sacked': Paswan on Bihar minister's remark on Ram temple
Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar sparked off controversy by saying that if the people fall sick or get injured they will seek medical attention rather than visit a temple
 "'He should be sacked': Paswan on Bihar minister's remark on Ram temple")
18,000 workers, dismissed on account of strike, to be reinstated: Nitish
Kumar gave the assurance to a delegation of anganwadi workers, which called on him at his official residence, requesting that the government consider raising the stipend paid to Sevikas' and Sahaayika
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may become INDIA convenor with Congress help
Has Congress' backing for appointment as bloc's convenor
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Cows, gold rings, treadmill in Nitish's list of assets worth Rs 1.64 crore
The only immovable property that he has is an apartment in Dwarka in New Delhi, which cost him Rs 13.78 lakh in 2004, and is now worth Rs 1.48 crore
 "Cows, gold rings, treadmill in Nitish's list of assets worth Rs 1.64 crore")