Page 18 - Nitish Kumar

Many unhappy returns

For states that account for the bulk of the migrants, this unprecedented reverse migration imposes extraordinary challenges of absorbing them without causing social disruptions

Job creation top on Nitish's mind as scores of migrants return to Bihar

At Lingampally, the 226 passengers, all labourers, were welcomed by ministers and officials of the Telangana government

Covid-19 crisis: States urge PM Modi to extend lockdown but relax norms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier this week asked the states to send suggestions on their respective strategies for lockdown 4.0, which comes into force from Monday.

A Pandemic and an election: Covid19-led migration to test Bihar alliance

At the time of writing this report, more than 500 people have been tested in Bihar. The state has also reported 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and registered one death

Here's how government plans to combat Covid-19

State governments are also taking proactive measures. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have all moved closer to imposing a lockdown

Congress reminds RJD of promise to help it win one RS seat from Bihar

The RJD-Congress combine seem poised to wrest two of the five Rajya Sabha seats for which elections will be held from the ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance

The rationale behind Nitish's anti-NRC stand and bonhomie with Tejashwi

The president of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) also vociferously denounced a nationwide National Register for Citizens (NRC) and termed the BJP's demand for it "needless" and without justification

Bihar first NDA-ruled state to pass resolution against NRC: Tejashwi Yadav

Earlier in the day, the Bihar Assembly passed a resolution to not implement the NRC in the state

Bihar to focus on education, healthcare, infra in Rs 2.11 trillion budget

Bihar's Budget has increased eight times and touched Rs 2,11,761.49 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 23,885 crore in 2004- 05, Modi said in his 11th Budget speech.

Have asked Centre to drop contentious clauses from NPR forms: Nitish

Kumar said it has also been proposed by the Bihar government that 'transgenders' be included in the gender column

Kushwaha, RJD or Congress - who will be Prashant Kishor's alliance partner?

The BJP is desperate to retain Kumar and his Janata Dal (United) within the fold of the NDA, and both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have said Kumar is their chief ministerial candidate.

Baat Bihar Ki: Prashant Kishor hits out at Nitish over alliance with BJP

Kishor also rubbished the contention that a tie-up with the BJP was in the interest of Bihar, a claim Kumar has been making to defend his realignment with the saffron party

Godse-Gandhi can't go together; Prashant Kishor questions Nitish's ideology

In a direct assault on Kumar's model of governance, Kishor said Bihar was the poorest state in 2005 and continues to be so

Nitish will be voted out for being communal: Tejashwi on Bihar Elections

A concerted effort was needed in a planned and systematic manner to create necessary industrial infrastructure and ecosystem to attract large scale investments in the state, he said.

JD(U) expels Prashant Kishor and Pavan Varma over disciplinary issues

Both leaders have been critical of the party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Population Register (NPR)

Rift in open: Prashant Kishor comes out with first direct attack on Nitish

There was no immediate reaction from leaders of the JD(U), who were stunned by Kishor's action

'Free to go': Nitish slams Pavan Varma for questioning BJP-JD(U) tie-up

Responding to Varmas repeated demands for 'ideological clarity', Kumar said, 'The JD(U)s stand is very clear...he is free to go wherever he likes'

Nitish finds BJP isn't in his corner as he fights for political relevance

A truce was finally called by the BJP leadership earlier this week, when its executive president, J P Nadda, put a gag on party leaders

Oppn meets to strike balance over CAA as UP identifies 32K refugees

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says no justification for the country-wide implementation of NRC

Nitish says nationwide NRC 'needless', but is open to debate on issues

Kumar said his government agreed in principle to the National Population Register like it did 10 years ago when the exercise was last undertaken