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In a small village in Bihar, surrounded by rocky hills and long stretches of isolation, lived a man who refused to accept that geography should decide human destiny. His name was Dashrath Manjhi, a daily wage labourer with no formal education, no resources, and no institutional support. Yet by the time his life ended, he…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and HAM(S) supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday demanded the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. He expressed hope that the PM Modi-led government would bestow the award on the current Bihar CM.Manjhi’s push followed a similar demand from Nitish Kumar’s party colleague, KC…
Jitan Ram Manjhi with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has finalised its seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, after days of intense negotiations among allies. After earlier demanding 15 seats for his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi struck a…
Bihar NDA leaders (File photo) PATNA: The ruling NDA on Sunday announced the seat-sharing formula for the Bihar assembly elections on Nov 6 and 11.BJP and JDU) will contest 101 seats each, leaving 29 for LJP(RV) of Chirag Paswan and six each to Hindustani Awam Morcha (S) of union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya…
Jitan Ram Manjhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: “Ho nyaay agar to aadha do, yadi usme bhi koi baadha ho, to de do kewal 15 gram…” This verse from Bihar’s “rashtrakavi” Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s “Rashmirathi“, where Lord Krishna sought a peaceful compromise in the Mahabharata courts, has found a new echo in recent Bihar politics. Former…
