Page 26 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Caste-based survey exercise completed, data being compiled: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the caste-based survey in the state has been completed and the state government would soon make the data public
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Unnecessarily being troubled: Nitish Kumar on CBI challenging bail to Lalu
"He is being troubled unnecessarily...Those at the Centre have been troubling everyone no one is being spared," Nitish said
'No law and order in Bihar, nobody is spared': Minister on journo's murder
The journalist, identified as Vimal Kumar Yadav, was allegedly shot dead at his home by unidentified assailants in the Raniganj Bazaar area of the district, police said earlier on Friday
 "'No law and order in Bihar, nobody is spared': Minister on journo's murder")
Journalist shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Bihar's Araria, probe on
The journalist was shot dead by four men at around 5:30 am in Raniganj market area in Bihar's Araria
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Will attain target of providing 2 mn jobs by next year: Nitish Kumar
He lambasted the Modi govt at the Centre for not giving special status to Bihar, which, he claimed would have made unimaginable progress had the long-standing demand for it was met
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Bihar caste survey: SC defers hearing for Aug 18 on plea against HC order
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred for August 18 hearing on a plea challenging the Patna High Court's August 1 order giving the go-ahead for a caste survey in Bihar.
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Chirag Paswan parted ways with NDA because of Nitish's arrogance: Rai
The BJP's fundamental fight has been with the Congress because it is the party that compromised on the issue of partition, the minister claimed
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Nitish can return to NDA any time, says Athawale; takes dig at 'INDIA'
Union minister Ramdas Athawale said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the BJP last year, can return to the NDA any time
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PM Modi must make statement on Manipur in Parliament: Nitish Kumar
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals -- Nagas and Kukis -- constitute another 40 per cent of population and reside in hild distri
Bihar BJP women cell books Nitish, Tejashwi over lathicharge on workers
The incident had taken place during BJP's protest march, organized against the state government's new recruitment policy of teachers
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Nitish not angry, asserts JD(U) prez who accompanied him to Bengaluru
The allusion was to Modi's speech in Bhopal where he had accused NCP chief Sharad Pawar, among others, of nepotism and corruption
Five-day long monsoon session of the Bihar legislature to begin Monday
The BJP will also take out a march from Gandhi Maidan to the state assembly cornering the government on the issue of alleged deterioration of law and order, and corruption
Amid rumours, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar holds meetings with party legislators
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said Kumar was nervous as the JD(U) would soon disintegrate
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Everyone is free to come to Bihar: Nitish Kumar on Amit Shah's visit
Kumar, who was speaking to reporters here, however, evaded questions on the Modi government's strong pitch for the Uniform Civil Code
Another bridge washed away in Bihar, 3rd such collapse in less than a month
Another under-construction bridge, which was supposed to connect Khagaria district with Bhagalpur, collapsed on June 4
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No domicile-based reservation for teaching jobs in Bihar govt schools
This proposal was mooted before the cabinet by the state Education department
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Opposition unity: Is well begun, half done?
Previous experiments with Opposition unity have shown that forming an alliance does not ensure electoral victory by itself. Public perception of the incumbent leader and the govt also has to change
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Opposition parties meeting in Patna: An opportunity to build bridges
Except for the AAP versus Congress showdown over the Ordinance issue, the Opposition meet in Patna was about finding common ground. ADITI PHADNIS writes
Another under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Khagaria district
Claiming that nobody was injured in the accident, the official said a five-member team of experts has been constituted to investigate the cause
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