Page 60 - Latest Updates on Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar takes Covid-19 test after leader he sat next to tests positive
The sample has been sent to Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
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400,000 ex-gratia each for kin of lightning strike victims: Bihar CM
The strike claimed the lives of three people in Samastipur, two in Lakhisarai, one each in Gaya, Banka and Jamui
Nitish hatching plots against oppn: Tejashwi after 5 RJD MLCs join JDU
Yadav said that all the steps taken by Nitish Kumar are aimed at furthering his personal ambitions
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Xi, Premier Li disagree over role of street vendors in post-Covid-19 China
Li Keqiang openly addressed employment concerns and praised street vendors for creating jobs
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India wants revenge against China: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at all-party meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party virtual meeting to discuss the situation in India-China border areas
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Nitish says Bihar prepared for floods as coronavirus cases rise in state
At a high-level meeting that he chaired here, Kumar directed officials to make arrangements so that those displaced by floods are relocated at camps without compromising on social distancing norms
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Tejashwi asks Nitish to focus on corona management, not 'manage headlines'
RJD on Sunday observed 'Garib Adhikaar Diwas' in protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's virtual rally
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NDA will get two-thirds majority in Bihar under Nitish's leadership: Shah
Shah attacked the opposition RJD saying the growth rate of the state was just 3.9% when the party was in power, but it rose to 11.3% under NDA
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Focus of political storm in Bihar shifts from Covid-19 cases to jobs
Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has emerged after many weeks to challenge the chief minister on the issue
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Shah to kickstart Bihar campaign on Sunday with 'virtual rally' in Chhapra
This will be the first of the several "virtual rallies" the BJP has planned for its Bihar Assembly poll campaign. The polls are scheduled for October.
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Workers going from one state to another are not 'migrants': Nitish Kumar
People who have returned from other states do not need to leave because of helplessness, the chief minister says
Many unhappy returns
For states that account for the bulk of the migrants, this unprecedented reverse migration imposes extraordinary challenges of absorbing them without causing social disruptions
Job creation top on Nitish's mind as scores of migrants return to Bihar
At Lingampally, the 226 passengers, all labourers, were welcomed by ministers and officials of the Telangana government
Covid-19 crisis: States urge PM Modi to extend lockdown but relax norms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier this week asked the states to send suggestions on their respective strategies for lockdown 4.0, which comes into force from Monday.
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A Pandemic and an election: Covid19-led migration to test Bihar alliance
At the time of writing this report, more than 500 people have been tested in Bihar. The state has also reported 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and registered one death
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Here's how government plans to combat Covid-19
State governments are also taking proactive measures. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have all moved closer to imposing a lockdown
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Congress reminds RJD of promise to help it win one RS seat from Bihar
The RJD-Congress combine seem poised to wrest two of the five Rajya Sabha seats for which elections will be held from the ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance
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The rationale behind Nitish's anti-NRC stand and bonhomie with Tejashwi
The president of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) also vociferously denounced a nationwide National Register for Citizens (NRC) and termed the BJP's demand for it "needless" and without justification
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Bihar first NDA-ruled state to pass resolution against NRC: Tejashwi Yadav
Earlier in the day, the Bihar Assembly passed a resolution to not implement the NRC in the state
Bihar to focus on education, healthcare, infra in Rs 2.11 trillion budget
Bihar's Budget has increased eight times and touched Rs 2,11,761.49 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 23,885 crore in 2004- 05, Modi said in his 11th Budget speech.
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