Nitish Kumar Government

Bihar's contentious prohibition policy sparked a showdown in the Assembly today between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who hit out at the ruling JDU-BJP government over a liquor bottle in the House.

Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar has reacted with dismay to the NITI Aayogs "poverty index" report, which has placed the state quite at the bottom, much to the chagrin of the ruling dispensation's claim of a sustained high rate of economic growth.

Bihar government employees and the people of the state would take pledge on November 26 that they would not consume liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday.

Ahead of upcoming by-polls in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state of pressurising officials to make people vote in the favour of a specific party.

The Bihar government has made COVID-19 test mandatory for those coming from other states during Diwali and Chhath festivals, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.

The killings of Biharis in Kashmir has set off ripple effects in Bihar, with the opposition putting it down to what it calls the Nitish Kumar government's failure to create jobs.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he looked forward to "appropriate action" by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the violence in the Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Bihar government has decided to reopen the Anganwadis and primary schools from November 15.

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar has placed a demand before the Nitish Kumar government for more than 10,000 square feet of land to enable it to expand its state headquarters.

While Census is an exercise carried out by the Centre, Bihar may initiate a discussion on a caste survey if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government refuses to hold one, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.

In an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, an MLA of the ruling BJP on Wednesday raised on the floor of the assembly the demand for bringing in a population control legislation, adopting a stance at variance with that of the CM

Bihar politician Lalu Yadav, in his first public address in a long time, said he was alive because of his son Tejashwi Yadav and vowed not to hold back in the fight against the National Democratic Alliance government of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday allowed reopening of colleges, universities and senior sections in schools, besides easing several other curbs that are in place as part of the COVID-induced lockdown clamped on the state two months ago.

The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, while announcing this, also said that special arrangements will be made for vaccinating adult students, teachers and staff of educational institutions.

Nothing moves in the Bihar government without money and officials don't listen to their own minister. The damning feedback comes not from the opposition but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's own ministers and allies.

Bihar's contentious prohibition policy sparked a showdown in the Assembly today between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who hit out at the ruling JDU-BJP government over a liquor bottle in the House.

Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar has reacted with dismay to the NITI Aayogs "poverty index" report, which has placed the state quite at the bottom, much to the chagrin of the ruling dispensation's claim of a sustained high rate of economic growth.

Bihar government employees and the people of the state would take pledge on November 26 that they would not consume liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday.

Ahead of upcoming by-polls in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday accused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state of pressurising officials to make people vote in the favour of a specific party.

The Bihar government has made COVID-19 test mandatory for those coming from other states during Diwali and Chhath festivals, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.

The killings of Biharis in Kashmir has set off ripple effects in Bihar, with the opposition putting it down to what it calls the Nitish Kumar government's failure to create jobs.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he looked forward to "appropriate action" by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the violence in the Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Bihar government has decided to reopen the Anganwadis and primary schools from November 15.

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar has placed a demand before the Nitish Kumar government for more than 10,000 square feet of land to enable it to expand its state headquarters.

While Census is an exercise carried out by the Centre, Bihar may initiate a discussion on a caste survey if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government refuses to hold one, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.

In an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, an MLA of the ruling BJP on Wednesday raised on the floor of the assembly the demand for bringing in a population control legislation, adopting a stance at variance with that of the CM

Bihar politician Lalu Yadav, in his first public address in a long time, said he was alive because of his son Tejashwi Yadav and vowed not to hold back in the fight against the National Democratic Alliance government of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday allowed reopening of colleges, universities and senior sections in schools, besides easing several other curbs that are in place as part of the COVID-induced lockdown clamped on the state two months ago.

The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, while announcing this, also said that special arrangements will be made for vaccinating adult students, teachers and staff of educational institutions.

Nothing moves in the Bihar government without money and officials don't listen to their own minister. The damning feedback comes not from the opposition but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's own ministers and allies.