Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar invites Nawaz Sharif to Bihar
Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has congratulated Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on his decisive electoral victory and invited him to visit Bihar.
Nitish Kumar's partyman files defamation case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad
Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013
A ruling Janata Dal (United) legislator in Bihar today filed a criminal defamation suit against RJD President Lalu Prasad for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him.
Nitish Kumar snubbed me twice, says BJP leader Kirti Azad who was asked to keep quiet
Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 19, 2013
A day after he was asked by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to keep quiet after he reportedly interrupted him at a meeting, BJP leader and former cricketer Kirti Azad is crying foul. He has alleged that the JD(U) leader, who runs the state governme...
BJP leader Kirti Azad interrupts Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he says stay quiet
Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Saturday May 18, 2013
The simmering tension between allies BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has increasingly spilled over into public spats recently. And in the latest installment of the war of words, former cricketer and BJP leader Kirti Azad decided to interrupt Bihar Chief...
Plan Panel approves Rs 34,000 crore plan size for Bihar
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The Planning Commission today approved Rs 34,000 crore annual plan size for Bihar in the current fiscal, up 21.4 per cent from a year ago.
Lalu Prasad showcases sons, slams Nitish Kumar at his mega comeback rally
Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from agencies) | Wednesday May 15, 2013
At his grand comeback rally in Patna today, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said "no one can save his government because everyone is dissatisfied with it." He also called Mr Kumar, who is the...
Lalu speaks too much, don't feel the need to reply: Nitish Kumar
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dubbed Lalu Prasad as a man who speaks too much, days after the RJD chief called him a "parrot" of RSS and BJP. "Lalu is badbola (one who speaks too much). We don't comment on people who speak too much. There a...
At grand comeback rally, Lalu Prasad showcases sons, slams Nitish Kumar
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Lalu Prasad rally: At his grand comeback rally in Patna today, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said "no one can save his government because everyone is dissatisfied with it." He also called M...
Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar trade barbs again, this time over development
Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday May 13, 2013
They don't name each other, but barely a day passes without either Narendra Modi or Nitish Kumar taking a swipe at the other. These are designed to undermine the other while highlighting their own achievements and no attack goes unanswered.
Spotted. Nitish Kumar outside the Congress headquarters in Patna.
Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday May 12, 2013
It was courtesy and a technical snag that took the Bihar Chief Minister to Sadaquat Ashram, that houses the Congress' main Bihar office, not a search for new political friends. Mr Kumar was dropping off his guest, Finance minister P Chidambaram.
Bihar will qualify for special status under new criteria, says Chidambaram
Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday May 11, 2013
In a move that is bound to appease Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said a high-level sub-committee will soon be constituted to finalise the new criteria for "backwardness." He also added that under the new crit...
BJP workers put posters of Narendra Modi as PM during Nitish Kumar's Bihar tour
Reported by Manish Kumar; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday May 9, 2013
The Bihar BJP has been told by the party leadership to make things work with ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, but they are clearly yet to get over his public attack on Narendra Modi a few weeks ago.
Bihar to buy 1,000 MW to provide power to all by 2015
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Power-starved Bihar plans to buy 1,000 MW in the open market from 2015 to meet the shortfall in its power requirements and keep the chief minister's promise of power for all before 2015 assembly polls, officials in Patna said on Tuesday.
Nitish Kumar's 'wait and watch' on Bihar BJP's latest Narendra Modi gimmick
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Narendra Modi: In Nitish Kumar's Bihar, would Narendra Modi be listed as a person belonging to an extreme backward class or EBC?
Patna may get Metro rail by 2016, says Bihar minister
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 5, 2013
Patna's dream of a Metro train may come true by 2016 if the state urban development minister is to be believed. The project is set to cover a distance of 40-km stretch at a cost of Rs. 8,000 crore, said Prem Kumar.