Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar Holds High-Level Meeting, Places Officials Under Suspension

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday placed officials under suspension, withheld payment of salaries and issued show-cause notices to them after they were found wanting in discharge of their duties during water-logging in Patna this month.

"Won't Give Benefits": Nitish Kumar's Warning To Farmers Burning Stubble

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 14, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed concern over the rising instances of farmers in Bihar setting agricultural residue on fire and warned that the cultivators burning stubble in fields will be deprived of government benefits.

Nitish Kumar Calls For A Meeting On Patna Floods, No BJP MLA Invited

India News | ANI | Monday October 14, 2019

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a high-level meeting, excluding any Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP or MLA, to discuss the situation in Patna after the flood at 4 pm on Monday.

For Bihar Bypolls, Nitish Kumar, Deputy Sushil Modi To Campaign Together

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday October 12, 2019

With just 10 days to go for byelections in Bihar, the state's ruling alliance of the Janata Dal United and the BJP has decided to put behind their sharp political differences and campaign together. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will kick off the election campaign from Siwan's district's Daraundha with his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi by his side on Thurs...

After BJP's Dussehra Boycott, Tejashwi Yadav's Googly To Bihar Coalition

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A day after BJP leaders stayed away from the state-organised Dussehra function at Patna's Gandhi Maidan amid rumblings of political discontent, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav today zeroed in on a month-old tweet by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi to question the stability of the ruling alliance.

Giriraj Singh Asked By BJP To Call Off Attacks On Nitish Kumar: Sources

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Wednesday October 9, 2019

Union Minister Giriraj Singh has gone silent after days of acrimonious sparring with alliance partner Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United.

No BJP Leader With Nitish Kumar At Dussehra Event Amid Rift Over Floods

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Wednesday October 9, 2019

The sharp political differences within Bihar's ruling alliance - between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP - became evident on Tuesday as leaders of the BJP stayed away from a Dussehra function at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. Presence of political leaders across party lines in key social functions is traditional.

Giriraj Singh Fires Fresh Attack At Nitish Kumar, Party Hits Back

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 7, 2019

Twitter war erupted between Union minister Giriraj Singh and the ruling JD(U) on Sunday, as the firebrand BJP leader continued with his barbs at the state government.

Slammed For "Casual Attitude", Bihar Floods Singe Tejashwi Yadav Too

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday October 7, 2019

The Nitish Kumar government may have come in for widespread criticism over its handling of the Patna floods, but the "casual attitude" of state opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav has also raised a few eyebrows across the state.

Amid Attacks From BJP, Sushil Modi's Compliments For Nitish Kumar

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday October 6, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's re-election as the chief of his party, the Janata Dal United, has brought cheer to alliance leaders who have faith in his leadership. Among the first to extend compliments was his deputy, the BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi - and his praise was on issues his party colleague Giriraj Singh is using to attack Mr Kumar, chie...

"Chameleon-Like": Tejashwi Yadav Rules Out Tie-Up With Nitish Kumar In Bihar

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday October 6, 2019

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav today rejected reports of seat-sharing disputes giving rise to cracks in the Bihar grand alliance ahead of the bypolls on October 21, maintaining that all five parties in their political front nurture the common objective of displacing the "anti-people" Janata Dal United-BJP coalition.

Patna Crisis Exposed Nitish Kumar's Failure, Says Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 6, 2019

Bihar Floods: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, has attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the recent water-logging in Bihar's capital Patna, saying it not only exposed the failure of the drainage system but also the corruption involved in it.

Patna Crisis Opens Gate For BJP Guerrilla Attacks On Nitish Kumar's Party

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday October 6, 2019

The severe water-logging in Patna that has left thousands affected and an outbreak of dengue have revealed an apparent rift between the partners of the ruling alliance in Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United and it ally BJP are bickering over who is to blame for the situation in the state capital, where even Deputy Chief Minister ...

State Government Doesn't Pay Heed To Flood Situation, Says Tejashwi Yadav

India News | ANI | Sunday October 6, 2019

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing attack on the BJP-JDU led state government over the flood situation in Patna and said that it is shameful that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called it a mere natural disaster.

Nitish Kumar's Party Hits Back At Union Minister Giriraj Singh After Patna Floods Jibe

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday October 6, 2019

A day after Union Minister Giriraj Singh attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his "inept" handling of the Patna floods, the Janata Dal United on Saturday hit back by claiming that he is not qualified to make such an observation.