Nitish Kumar

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

Nitish backs Modi Govt on farm laws, hopes for a resolution soon

7:34 pm February 11, 2021

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Thursday backed three contentious farm laws, saying these legislations are in the interest of farmers and not against them. Speaking to reporters after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kumar said his party is with the government on the issue and that the Centre has opted for the right path […]

Nitish narrates state’s turnaround story to Bihari diaspora in

3:12 pm January 17, 2021

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar narrated the turnaround story of the state in recent years to Bihari diaspora in the US and exhorted them to become partner in the growth by investing in industry. Bihari entrepreneurs settled abroad may rest assured of a hassle-free experience if they choose to set up a venture in […]

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

Umesh Kushwaha is new Bihar JD(U) president

9:00 pm January 10, 2021

Patna : Former legislator Umesh Kushwaha wason Sunday unanimously elected as the Janata Dal (United) Bihar Unit president, in a bid to strengthen the ruling party’s old”Luv-Kush” support base. Election of Kushwaha, a former party MLA from Mahnar Assembly constituency in Vaishali district, was ratified at the party’s state council meeting here. ”Party’s Bihar unit […]

Bihar cabinet gives its nod to free COVID-19 vaccination

11:40 pm December 15, 2020

Patna: Inoculation of the entire population of Bihar for COVID-19 will be done free of cost upon the availability of the vaccine, the state cabinet resolved on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the first meeting of the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since the allocation of portfolios last month. The cabinet gave its go ahead for […]

Nitish visits new archaeological site under river bed

11:18 pm December 12, 2020

Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday flew down to a remote part of a central Bihar district where an archaeological site, said to be more than 2,500 years old, has been discovered underneath a river bed. The site is located in Amarpur block of Banka district, about 300 kms from here, and it came to light […]