Nitish Kumar

7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

11:47 pm May 28, 2021

Patna: A total of seven persons were killed due to cyclone Yaas in Bihar, even as moderate to heavy rainfall was received in most parts of the state on Friday because of a low pressure area that has been formed across the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm. One person each died in […]

Bihar imposes lockdown till May 15 amid COVID crisis

7:51 pm May 4, 2021

Patna: Lockdown was imposed in Bihar till May 15 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases with the state facing a positivity rate of around 10 per cent, officials said on Tuesday. The decision for the lockdown, which will come into effect on Wednesday, was taken at the meeting of the Crisis Management Group presided over […]

Nitish unimpressed by Rahul calling Emergency a mistake

10:45 pm March 3, 2021

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday appeared unimpressed with the candid remark of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that the Emergency, imposed by his grandmother and the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was a “mistake”. The JD(U) leader recalled his own days in prison where he had been lodged beside other young student activists […]

PM Modi wishes Nitish Kumar on birthday

7:50 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his birthday and said under his leadership, the NDA government is undertaking numerous measures for developing the state. Nitish Kumar turned 70 on Monday. He took oath in November last year for a fourth straight term as the state’s chief […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Bihar govt presents Rs 2.18 lakh crore budget for FY22 in

11:09 pm February 22, 2021

Patna: The Bihar government on Monday presented a Rs 2.18 lakh crore budget for the 2021-22 fiscal in the Assembly, with no new tax and a thrust on infrastructure and social sectors. Presenting the revenue-surplus budget in the House, Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad, who holds the finance portfolio, proposed to introduce a separate department for skill development and entrepreneurship. […]

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