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Rabri Devi refuses to comment on spat between Nitish Kumar, Speaker Sinha

Refusing to comment on the recent spat between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Rabri Devi on Wednesday said that it's their (NDA) government at the Centre and in the state then why are they fighting within themselves.

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Ruckus in Bihar Assembly, Opposition demands apology from CM

Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha did not attend Budget session a day after sparring with Nitish Kumar

The Hindu

“This is not the way the House runs,” Bihar CM tells Speaker

The argument between both Mr Kumar and Mr Sinha started over an issue of arrest of some people in Lakhisarai.

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Bihar Assembly witnesses strong difference of opinion between CM Nitish Kumar, speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha

The Chief Minister rose to express his outrage when the Speaker asked Cabinet Minister Bijendra Yadav to appraise the House of the action taken with regard to an incident in Lakhisarai

The Hindu

Bihar: Barh, which sent Nitish Kumar to Lok Sabha for consecutive 5 times, will now be upgraded as a new district

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said Barh, a sub-divisional headquarters in Patna district, would be upgraded as a separate district.

The Times of India

CM Nitish Kumar tells officials to expedite work on elevated road, Patna-Gaya-Dobhi NH

PATNA: Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar visited various locations in Patna district’s southern region on Wednesday via road and inspected ongoing construction work on two mega projects, the Mithapur-Mahuli elevated road and the Patna-Gaya-Dobhi national highway (NH).

The Times of India

Bhagalpur explosion: Death toll rises to 14; Bihar CM Nitish Kumar orders 'appropriate action'

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday asked the state’s chief secretary Amir Subhani and the DGP SK Singhal to take “appropriate action” in the Bhagalpur explosion case, as the death toll in the incident rises to 14.

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PM Narendra Modi, others extend birthday greetings to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and over a dozen Union ministers extended birthday greetings to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who turned 71 on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Samastipur incident was a criminal act, says JD(U) spokesperson; Cong. to raise issue in State Assembly

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has not yet spoken on the killing of Mohammed Khalil Alam, a local leader of his party

The Hindu

Speculation rife over Nitish as Opposition’s presidential candidate

However, the Bihar CM has dismissed any such “thought” over it

The Hindu

Nitish, top JD(U) leaders yet to campaign in U.P.

BJP, the party’s alliance partner in Bihar, had rebuffed JD(U)‘s pre-poll tie-up offer

The Hindu

Nitish Kumar says his government is committed to hold caste-wise census in Bihar

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government was committed to conduct caste-based census in the state, but he wanted to take consent of all political parties before taking a formal decision to begin the caste-wise headcount.

The Times of India

Lalu Prasad gets five-year jail term in Doranda treasury case

RJD leader has been convicted in 4 other fodder scam cases and served more than half of the jail terms in most of them

The Hindu

'This is nonsense': Nitish hits out at Channi over 'bhaiyas' comment

CM Nitish Kumar sought to know if Charanjit Singh Channi was unaware how much people of Bihar have served Punjab

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The Times of India

Fodder scam impacted Lalu Prasad’s fortunes

PATNA: With the special CBI court at Ranchi scheduled to pronounce the sentence on Lalu Prasad and 39 others on February 21 in the fifth fodder scam case related to Doranda treasury, the RJD chief has weathered the odds for the last 26 years since the scam burst in 1996…

The Times of India

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thanks PM Modi for describing him a socialist, attacks Lalu Prasad for promoting 'parivarvad' in politics

PATNA: While thanking PM Narendra Modi for describing him a true socialist, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday made a veiled attack on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad for promoting "parivarvad" (nepotism) in politics.

The Hindu

Will conduct census of those who quit liquor drinking: Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM asks officials to continue action against liquor mafia with help of drones, sniffer dogs

The Times of India

Complete construction of school buildings: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to education department officials

PATNA: Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar directed officials on Thursday to expedite the completion of infrastructural development of educational institutions and the recruitment of teachers for vacant positions throughout the state to ensure that students enrolled in schools can pursue their studies properly.

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Bihar CM expresses satisfaction over a record procurement of 32.61 lakh MT paddy in current season

PATNA: Expressing satisfaction over a record procurement of 32.61 lakh metric ton (MT) paddy in Bihar till February 1 this year, CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked the officials to work promptly to achieve the current year’s target of paddy procurement in the state.

The Hindu

Union Budget 2022 | Nitish says it’s ‘balanced’ while senior JD(U) leader terms it ‘disappointing’

Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal took a jibe at JD(U)’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha

The Times of India

JD(U) disappointed over no provision for grant of special category status to Bihar in Union budget

PATNA: Though CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday hailed the Union government for presenting a ‘balanced budget’ despite the covid-19 induced adverse situation, his party JD(U) is extremely disappointed over no provision for the grant of special category status to Bihar in the Union budget.

The Hindu

After BJP slight, JD(U) divided ahead of U.P. polls

RCP Singh owe explanation: Lalan

Newslaundry

The Original Lutyens’ Insider

Maurice Nagar chowk in Delhi University doesn’t exactly look like a place that could host a bustling public event. But, it did once — four decades ago. Old timers recall that a huge crowd had gathered here in 1977 when Arun Jaitley was welcomed in a public reception on his…

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Six ways Rahul Gandhi can get Congress ready for 2019

In an electric 24 hours, the newly-minted Congress President Rahul Gandhi can go from being a Pappu to Sheru, or plunge the depths again, depending on the results of the Assembly election in Karnataka—an electoral battle that has significant ramifications in the run-up to the general election in 2019.

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Six reasons why the media should stop publishing opinion and exit polls

This piece was originally published on November 24, 2015, when Bihar’s exit polls got a Mahagathbandhan landslide spectacularly wrong. Sadly, its relevance has aged better than the polling industry.

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