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A former minister in Bihar, Jha was originally in the BJP and served as its link with Kumar before crossing over to the JD(U). (File Image) PATNA: JDU on Wednesday released a fresh list of its national office-bearers, with Sanjay Kumar Jha, a Rajya Sabha member and aide of JDU president Nitish Kumar, retaining the…
NEW DELHI: Months after a high-stakes assembly election, politics in Bihar is once again heating up following chief minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to resign from the top job for a Rajya Sabha seat.According to reports, Nitish is likely to submit his resignation as CM and vacate his official residence on April 14.Janata Dal (United) working…
NEW DELHI: A video showing a large mob allegedly parading and assaulting a woman in Bihar’s Nalanda district went viral on social media on Tuesday, triggering a sharp political backlash. The opposition targeted the ruling NDA alliance over “collapsed” law and order in the state, calling it the “beginning of brutality akin to Manipur” .The…
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned from the Bihar legislative council days after securing a place in Rajya Sabha, marking an end of era in the state politics. The move has triggered fresh speculation over an impending change of guard in…
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary with KC Tyagi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday pledged to carry forward former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh’s legacy after joining the Rashtriya Lok Dal, after parting way from the Nitish Kumar-led party, which has been at the helm of the Bihar government for the…
NEW DELHI: The Patna high court on Thursday granted bail to Anant Singh in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav.Anant Singh had been arrested ahead of polling in the Bihar Assembly elections last year along with two associates, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram.Despite his arrest, Singh went on to win the…
In an exciting development for travelers and devotees alike, the much-anticipated daily passenger train service between Patna Junction and Thawe was officially launched by former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alongside MLA Shyam Rajak. This vital link not only supports the influx of pilgrims heading to the Thawe temple but also significantly improves transport options…
PATNA: Outgoing Bihar CM and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar’s 50-year-old son Nishant Kumar, who had long stayed away from public life, entered active politics and joined the party Sunday after his father filed his Rajya Sabha nomination three days ago.Crowds of party workers thronged the JD(U) headquarters in Patna, welcoming Nishant with garlands and a…
Nitish Kumar and son Nishant Kumar (Picture from X) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar on Sunday formally joined the JD(U), days after the party chief filed his nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah.As the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar’s…
CM Nitish Kumar during the JDU party meeting in Patna on Friday PATNA: Nishant Kumar is set to join Janata Dal United in a grand political debut on March 8, the party announced on Friday even as his father Nitish Kumar made it clear that his decision to move to Rajya Sabha and step down…
