The doctor whose hijab was removed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during an appointment letter distribution programme earlier this week has failed to join duty so far, officials said on Saturday, even as the controversy around the incident continued to escalate politically. Patna Civil Surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh said that Ayush doctor Nusrat Parveen … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in his Independence Day address announced to provide more opportunities for government jobs and employment to the youth of the state. Making the new announcement, the Chief Minister said that the examination fee for the preliminary competitive examinations held for jobs … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for ‘Iftaar’, in protest against his “support” for the Waqf Bill. The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, shared a copy of … Read more
File photo of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha. | Photo Credit: ANI The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday (January 19, 2025) accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on the issue of caste census, charging him with maintaining silence when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar raised the matter in … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha poll results on June 4, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on June 2 left for Delhi. The reasons for his Delhi visit have not been given officially, however, party leaders said he would meet top BJP leaders in … Read more
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: – A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ditched the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ to return to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on January 29 claimed that the JD(U) supremo’s exit will have “absolutely no impact” on the Opposition bloc INDIA. Interacting with reporters … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses an event in Patna on November 02, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed the Congress Party for the Opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) losing steam as. “The Congress party seemed to be more interested in assembly elections in the … Read more
The BJP has slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over “VIP culture” in the State after a video clip emerged on social media in which an ambulance carrying a patient was purportedly stopped when his cavalcade was passing through Marine Drive in Patna. Mr. Kumar, along with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, was inspecting … Read more
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 11 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement in Parliament terming the Opposition block I.N.D.I.A. as “ghamandia (arrogant)”. The Bihar CM claimed that in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be finished. Mr. Modi in … Read more
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asked the chief secy to talk to his counterpart in violence-hit Manipur to provide adequate security to people from the state living there. | file photo | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked the chief secretary to talk to his counterpart in violence-hit Manipur to provide … Read more