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  Jitan Ram Manjhi: A soft-spoken Mahadalit who was a shepherd

  Politics | February 21, 2015 8:40 IST

  Patna: Jitan Ram Manjhi, the 70-year-old Mahadalit leader who quit as Bihar chief minister on Friday nine months after assuming office in May 2014, began his life working as a shepherd for a farmer.Manjhi, who

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  Manjhi skips, BJP boycotts all-party meeting in Bihar

  Politics | February 16, 2015 22:42 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday failed to attend the all- party meeting called by Assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary while the opposition BJP boycotted it.Meanwhile, the Patna High Court restrained the Manjhi

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  JD(U) to parade legislators in Rashtrapati Bhavan: Nitish Kumar

  Politics | February 10, 2015 14:38 IST

  Patna: Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state, former chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said his party will parade his

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  Delhi poll result will impact Bihar: JD(U)

  Politics | February 10, 2015 12:24 IST

  Patna: Congratulating Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for the staggering victory, JD(U) today said the people of Delhi "have rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP" and the results will have "far reaching

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  Manjhi abandons crucial JD(U) meeting; leaves for Delhi

  Politics | February 06, 2015 18:07 IST

  Patna: As the tension across Janata Dal-United (JD-U) deepens, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will be leaving for Delhi on February 7 to participate in the meeting of Niti Ayog. The meeting has been

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi has become 'announcement minister': Sushil Modi

  Politics | February 01, 2015 21:20 IST

  Patna: Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, the BJP has said that he has become "announcement minister" while competing with senior Janata Dal - United leader and former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar."Manjhi has made

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  Will discuss possibility of Janata Dal-2 next month: JD(U)

  Politics | November 29, 2014 12:29 IST

  Jalaun: The possibility of constituting Janata Dal-2 by bringing together leaders of erstwhile Janata Dal would be discussed in the first week of December in New Delhi.“A meeting of all the scattered leaders of the

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  Nitish, Manjhi show camaraderie again

  Politics | November 27, 2014 12:10 IST

  Gaya: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his predecessor Nitish Kumar showed camaraderie as they shared the dias for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, dispelling the reports of differences between them.Manjhi was present

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  Azam's view on Taj Mahal: JD(U) asks Muslim not to fall into traps

  Politics | November 26, 2014 14:24 IST

  New Delhi: Taking on senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his demand that the Taj Mahal be handed over to Waqf Board, JD(U) today urged Muslims not to fall into such "traps" which are

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  JD(U) may oust Manjhi as Bihar Chief Minister

  Politics | November 24, 2014 14:10 IST

  Patna: Speculation is rife in Bihar's political circles over the possible ouster of Jitan Ram Manjhi as the Chief Minister after he said his days in the office are numbered.The speculation gained strength a day

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  No regrets over debacle in general elections, says Nitish Kumar

  Politics | November 24, 2014 8:10 IST

  Supaul: Asserting that he had given primacy to principle over coalition government while severing alliance with the BJP last year, former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has said that he has no regrets over debacle

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  Nitish takes a dig at BJP for 'misuse' of social media

  Politics | November 08, 2014 15:04 IST

  Patna: Recognising social media as an "influential weapon", senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today stressed greater usage of social media by his party but not like BJP which has turned it as "anti social" by

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi meets Nitish Kumar to ease out tension

  Politics | November 08, 2014 8:25 IST

  Patna: Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi yesterday met JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and had discussions amid reports of "power tussle" between him and five ministers.Manjhi reached Kumar's 7, Circular Road residence and was engaged in

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  JD(U) leader Jagannath Mishra sees Jawaharlal Nehru in Narendra Modi

  Politics | October 25, 2014 7:35 IST

  Patna: Senior Janata Dal (United) leader and former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a ‘national identity' to Lok Sabha and assemblies elections through his personality and saw

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  JD(U)-RJD alliance won't last till Bihar assembly poll: Paswan

  Politics | October 09, 2014 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday rubbished the possibility of the Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance lasting till assembly elections in Bihar next year.In a similar vein,

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  JD(U), INLD to go together in Haryana Assembly polls

  Politics | September 29, 2014 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: Moving a step closer towards the unification of old ‘Janata Parivar', Janata Dal (United) and Indian National Lok Dal today decided to go together in Haryana Assembly elections.“In an effort to unite the

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  Bihar Minister denies CM's charge of temple being washed after his visit

  Politics | September 29, 2014 13:58 IST

  Patna: Rural Development Minister Nitish Mishra and Janata Dal (United) leader Vinod Kumar Singh have denied charges levelled by Chief Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi that a temple in Madhubani and its deity were ‘washed after

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  BJP infighting in Bihar will strengthen JD(U): Jitan Ram Manjhi

  Politics | September 18, 2014 9:03 IST

  Patna: Expressing glee over 'infighting' in state BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday said if rivals fight like this, the non-BJP parties would keep getting stronger and would form the next government

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  Allies to decide Bihar cabinet, says chief minister

  Politics | September 09, 2014 21:22 IST

  Patna: Leaders of the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal as well as the ruling Janata Dal-United would decide on the expansion of the Bihar cabinet, Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said Tuesday."I would expand my

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  Nothing wrong in consuming alcohol after having dinner, says Bihar CM

  India | September 08, 2014 9:19 IST

  Patna: Stirring up another controversy, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said that there is nothing wrong in consuming alcohol after eating dinner.“I don't think it is wrong for a person who work hard for