Kumar was in Banka district, about 250 kms from the state capital, where he reached after inspection of a bridge in the adjoining Jamui which got damaged after heavy rainfall last week.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday asserted that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has lent credence to his anticipation of early Lok Sabha polls by convening a special session of the Parliament.
In a statement, the Raj Bhavan said the CM and the governor discussed ways to find a solution to the issues related to universities and higher education.
Kumar said, in a statement issued by the CMO, that there should be quotas for women from Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a key figure in the anti-BJP bloc, on Friday said the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are likely to be advanced and called upon opposition parties to be alert.
The meeting comes at a time when efforts are being made to strengthen the opposition bloc to take on the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Kumar added that some members of the INDIA bloc may have felt that there might be some problems with the TV anchors and so they might have taken the decision.
Taking note of Kumar recently visiting the national capital to pay tributes to late Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad also wondered if it was an “honest” expression of his love...
After the meeting, attendees said the discussions were positive and Kumar assured them that all concerns will be addressed.
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“The chief minister took ill. Sudden physical illness can afflict anybody. He informed the Tamil Nadu CM and other people concerned,” Finance and...
He made the remark at the chief minister's residence where, in the presence of his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and others, he launched 5,061 projects, worth a total...
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, the JD(U) supreme leader said a new date for the much talked about meeting will be announced after...
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State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha said his party felt outraged over attempts to "foist Modi constitution on the nation".
"He is daydreaming to become prime minister. Instead, he should discharge his duties as Bihar chief minister, his constitutional responsibility," he said.
He, however, declined to comment on the Supreme Court's refusal to grant an interim relief on an appeal filed by the state government challenging Patna High...
The Congress had earlier named Siddaramaiah as the next chief minister of Karnataka and state party president D K Shivakumar as his deputy in the...
"Kumar runs his JD(U) like a fiefdom. It is true for all regional parties. A reason why he also takes along, on his excursions, the crown prince (yuvraaj)",...
"Our talks centred around forming a united opposition and the result of the discussion will be visible in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections," Kumar told...
The JD (U) supremo said issues related to forging opposition unity could be expected to be discussed at length at this meeting.
He asserted that the state is not conducting a caste census but only collecting information related to people’s economic status and their caste so that...
