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JD(U) calls for anti cow slaughter legislation
National | Mar 28, 2015, 10:30 AM ISTPuducherry:Puducherry unit of the Janata Dal (United) today udged the government to bring in a legislation to prevent slaughter of cows and also to ban sale of cows in weekly markets.Population of cows had been
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Nitish Kumar: Soft-spoken and socialist at heart
National | Feb 21, 2015, 08:44 AM ISTPatna: He graduated as an engineer but plunged into Bihar politics in the early 1970s. Sophisticated and soft-spoken Nitish Kumar, known for his development and good governance, is again set to become Bihar's chief minister.Nitish
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Jitan Ram Manjhi: A soft-spoken Mahadalit who was a shepherd
National | Feb 21, 2015, 08:40 AM ISTPatna: 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
National | Feb 16, 2015, 10:42 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Feb 10, 2015, 02:38 PM ISTPatna: 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)
National | Feb 10, 2015, 12:24 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Feb 06, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Feb 01, 2015, 09:20 PM ISTPatna: 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)
National | Nov 29, 2014, 12:29 PM ISTJalaun: 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
National | Nov 27, 2014, 12:10 PM ISTGaya: 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
National | Nov 26, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTNew 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
National | Nov 24, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Nov 24, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTSupaul: 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
National | Nov 08, 2014, 03:04 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Nov 08, 2014, 08:25 AM ISTPatna: 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
National | Oct 25, 2014, 07:35 AM ISTPatna: 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
National | Oct 09, 2014, 01:33 PM ISTNew 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
National | Sep 29, 2014, 05:33 PM ISTNew 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
National | Sep 29, 2014, 01:58 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Sep 18, 2014, 09:03 AM ISTPatna: 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