Nitish Kumar

Missing: 7 Girls, Including 5 Witnesses In Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday February 23, 2019

Five witnesses in the Muzaffarpur sexual assault case were among seven girls who fled from a government-run children's shelter in Bihar's Mokama town early this morning, police said. This incident, which comes as a major blow to the criminalproceedings against main accused Brajesh Thakur, might expose the Nitish Kumar government to charges of not d...

Don't Touch Article 370: Nitish Kumar's Message To Government

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Thursday February 21, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today rebutted the calls to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants Jammu and Kashmir its special status.

Over "Sunny Leone" In Exam Topper List, Tejashwi Yadav Jabs Nitish Kumar

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday February 21, 2019

Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav mounted a sharp attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, alleging that the state government followed a policy of "farzi topper banao, farzi naukri pao (make fake toppers, get fake job)."

Bihar's Last Day Of Budget Session Rocked By Shelter Home Scandal

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

The Bihar assembly was adjourned for a few hours on Wednesday, the last day of the Budget session, as opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) members stalled the proceedings, demanding resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the wake of an order by a special POCSO court on Muzaffarpur sex scandal.

Bihar Assembly Seeks Caste-Based Census In 2021, A First Since 1931

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

The Bihar Assembly on Monday passed a resolution recommending to the Centre to conduct caste-based census in 2021, when the next head counting exercise would be held in the country.

"Make Brajesh Thakur's Call Records Public To Expose BJP Leader": Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday demanded that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar make public the call records of Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. He said if made public, a BJP leader who is apparently hiding will be exposed.

Lawmakers Demand Nitish Kumar's Resignation Over Bihar Shelter Home Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 18, 2019

The Bihar Assembly plunged into turmoil on Monday, forcing adjournment till 2 pm within minutes of commencement of proceedings, as the opposition MLAs kicked up a ruckus demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal.

"Is BJP Alliance With Nitish Kumar Holy?" Kumaraswamy Hits Out At PM Modi

India News | Reported By Sreenivisan Jain, Edited By Anindita Sanyal | Monday February 18, 2019

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that the opposition alliance is "adulterated" and contended that the BJP's choice of allies is far more questionable.

"When And Where?" Tejashwi Yadav Questions PM Modi On Second Bihar AIIMS

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday February 17, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for infrastructural projects worth Rs 33,000 crore in Bihar during a visit to Barauni in Begusarai district today. Among them was the Patna Metro Rail Project, expected to be set up at a cost of Rs 13,000 crore.

Pulwama Terror Attack Drowns Differences Between BJP and Bihar Allies

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday February 17, 2019

NDA allies Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan today threw their weight behind the government and called for retaliatory measures over the suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, which led to the deaths of more than 40 CRPF personnel. The country is seething over the terror attack on Pulwama and the government should give a befitting reply, Pr...

"Fire In My Heart...": PM Modi's Outrage On Pulwama Terror Attack

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday February 17, 2019

The demand for retaliatory action following the terror attack in Pulwama grew today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bihar to inaugurate some central projects. As NDA ally Nitish Kumar called for appropriate response, ally Ram Vilas Paswan said India should take "revenge" for "every drop of blood shed in Pulwama". The Prime Minister said he ...

Plea Against Nitish Kumar In Muzaffarpur Shelter Case Forwarded To CBI

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday February 17, 2019

A petition seeking inquiry into the alleged involvement of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and two government officials in the Muzaffarpur shelter sexual exploitation case has been to the CBI by a local court.

"Which Minister Visited Muzaffarpur Shelter Home": Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2019

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav Thursday demanded that the call detail record (CDR) of the mobile phone of Brajesh Thakur, the kingpin of Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal, be made public so that the other accused could be nabbed.

Will Fight 20 Seats On Our Own If Things Do Not Work Out: Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2019

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday reiterated his demand for a respectable share of seats within grand alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha poll and said his Hindustani Awam Morcha would contest 20 out of a total 40 parliamentary seats in the state on its own if denied its due.

Former Bihar Congress President Ram Jatan Sinha Joins Nitish Kumar's JD(U)

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Former Bihar Congress president Ram Jatan Sinha on Tuesday joined the ruling Janata Dal (United) and lavished praise on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the party.