Nitish exit may alter Bihar's caste calculus and social equations

PATNA, March 6 -- In Bihar, polarisation on caste lines and social affiliations always shape political fortunes of political parties. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who steered the Janata Dal (Uni... Read More

Nitish's transition too sudden; it could be more gracious, say leaders, experts

PATNA, March 6 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar's bid to make a transition to national politics by filing nomination for Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday after spending 20 years as head of the state govern... Read More

Nishant Kumar, a reluctant politician, to finally take plunge

PATNA, March 6 -- He was supposed to join the Janata Dal (United), a party his father helmed for decades, on Thursday. He didn't. But Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant's entry into polit... Read More

For NDA constituents, a chance to consolidate support base

Patna, March 6 -- Caste has always shaped political fortunes in Bihar. Chief minister Nitish Kumar reaped rich rewards by packaging development politics with deft social engineering of combining diffe... Read More

CAG raps transport dept for issuing DLs, LLs sans following proper procedures

PATNA, March 1 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the state transport department for multiple lapses, including issuing driving licences without following mandatory pr... Read More

Deficiencies in rollout of Ayushman & Awas schemes in Bihar: CAG

PATNA, Feb. 27 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India( CAG) has flagged several deficiencies in the implementation of two pivotal schemes -- Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (... Read More

sanitary napkin vends to be set up in middle & high schools in Bihar: Minister

PATNA, Feb. 25 -- Bihar education minister Sunil Kumar on Tuesday assured the state Assembly that the government would install sanitary pad vending machines in all middle and high schools across the s... Read More

RJD set to field candidate for one Rajya Sabha seat

PATNA, Feb. 21 -- Even though short of six legislators less than required, the main Opposition party -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) -- seems ready to field its candidate for one out of five seats in up... Read More

Tejashwi to embark on post-Holi Bihar yatra to assess poll debacle

PATNA, Feb. 20 -- Almost three months after its defeat in the Assembly polls last year, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) working national president and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is set ... Read More

NDA leads race for RS poll numbers in Bihar

PATNA, Feb. 19 -- The Rajya Sabha polls for five seats from Bihar, out of a total of 37 seats from across the nation, announced on Wednesday, have put the spotlight on the numerical strength of MLAs i... Read More

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