Bihar Chief Minister
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As ex-CM, Nitish declines to accept personal staff
National | Jun 04, 2014, 02:17 PM ISTPatna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today declined to accept a posse of personal staff allotted to him by the state government, a facility not available to other former Chief Ministers. “I will accept
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JD(U) chief says successor to Nitish to be chosen tomorrow
National | May 17, 2014, 08:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Soon after Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister, president of his party JD(U) Sharad Yadav today said his successor would be chosen tomorrow and made it clear that the party will tie-up
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Nitish resigns as Bihar CM, new leader likely tomorrow
National | May 17, 2014, 07:02 PM ISTPatna: Mauled in the Lok Sabha elections and facing dissidence within, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today resigned but interestingly did not seek dissolution of the Assembly injecting a dramatic turn in the state politics."The
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Nitish Kumar expands cabinet, inducts one
India | Mar 12, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTPatna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday inducted legislator Lessi Singh into the council of ministers and said the next cabinet expansion would be after the Lok Sabha polls.Governor D.Y. Patil administered the oath
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Shinde raps Bihar govt for 'failure' to control Naxals
India | Dec 11, 2013, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre has rapped Bihar government for its alleged failure in controlling Maoists activities and said situation in the state has become alarming and there is complete breakdown in coordination between the state
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Assocham backs special status demand for Bihar
India | Oct 07, 2013, 06:07 PM ISTPatna: Lauding Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for changing perception about Bihar, industry body Assocham today backed the demand for grant of special status for industrial development of the state.The Nitish Kumar government has worked hard
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Sushil Modi slams Nitish over special status demand
National | Sep 05, 2013, 01:18 PM ISTPatna: BJP yesterday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of misleading people about investors getting windfall of tax incentives in the event of grant of special status to the state and said such incentives were
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Nitish prays for progress of Bihar on Eid
National | Aug 09, 2013, 02:00 PM ISTPatna, Aug 9: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today visited several places to greet people on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr and prayed for the progress of the state.At a prayer at the Gandhi Maidan here,
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Nitish demands special status category for Bihar
National | Aug 09, 2013, 07:28 AM ISTPatna, Aug 9: Demanding special category status for Bihar to fast track its economic development, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday pinned hope on the high-level sub-committee formed by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram which will
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Nitish announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for slain soldiers
India | Aug 07, 2013, 07:34 AM ISTPatna, Aug 7: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each of the four soldiers, who were killed in an ambush by Pakistani forces along
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Nitish contributes Rs 5 crore for Uttarakhand flood victims
India | Jun 20, 2013, 06:04 PM ISTPatna, June 20: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today contributed Rs five crore for relief work among the victims of the Uttarakhand flash flood.A state government officer has gone to Dehradun with the cheque of
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Lalu says, Nitish, Sharad should now commit Sati sacrifice after Advani's exit
National | Jun 10, 2013, 05:59 PM ISTPatna, Jun 10: Reacting to L K Advani's resignations from key BJP posts, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad today asked Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav to stop
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Nitish Kumar targets Modi, reminds BJP of Vajpayee model
National | Apr 14, 2013, 06:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 14: Virtually vetoing Narendra Modi, JD(U) today gave an eight-month deadline to its ally BJP to declare its Prime Ministerial candidate having "secular credibility beyond doubt" for the next general elections.Setting conditions
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Congress knows the trick to remain in power: Nitish Kumar
National | Mar 20, 2013, 06:31 AM ISTPatna, Mar 20: With the withdrawal of support by DMK from the Union government and the UPA alliance , Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Congress knows the "trick" to remain in power."Congress knows the
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Bihar not the only backward state in country: Congress
National | Mar 18, 2013, 08:43 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 18: The Congress Sunday said the central government "goes out of the way" to support all backward states and Bihar is not the only one, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claimed to
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Nitish Kumar to meet PM today
National | Mar 18, 2013, 08:35 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 18: After holding a rally here for demanding special status for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today."The Bihar chief minister will first meet Planning Commission Deputy
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Nitish seeks special status for Bihar at Delhi rally, eyes national role
National | Mar 17, 2013, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 17: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday brought his political fight to the national capital and demanded special status for his backward state, while laying bare his ambitions for a national role.“Change
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Bihar CM orders probe into torture incident
National | Jan 28, 2013, 12:34 PM ISTPatna, Jan 28: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday ordered an inquiry into allegations of thrashing of a staff of a liquor trader at the residence of Sheikhpura district's police chief and demand for money,
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Bihar CM orders inquiry into Aurangabad road accident
National | Jan 10, 2013, 03:02 PM ISTPatna, Jan 10: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered an inquiry into the Aurangabad road accident which claimed 25 lives.Condoling the loss of lives, Kumar ordered the district magistrate and superintendent of police to
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The poorest minister in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
National | Jan 08, 2013, 08:16 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is poorer than his cabinet colleagues — as far as cash assets are concerned. According to details of movable and immovable assets declared by the chief minister and his