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  Sharad Yadav holds closed-door meeting with Jitan Ram Manjhi

  Politics | February 05, 2015 16:08 IST

  Patna: Amid speculation of pressure being mounted on Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to quit and make way for Nitish Kumar, JD (U) president Sharad Yadav held a closed door meeting with Manjhi last

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  Nitish to take over as Bihar CM before February 15: Sources

  Politics | February 05, 2015 12:57 IST

  Patna: Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is all set to make a comeback as Bihar Chief Minister. If everything goes as planned, Kumar will take the charge before February 15, replacing incumbent Jitan Ram

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  No decision on Jitan Ram Manjhi at JD(U) meeting

  Politics | February 04, 2015 20:51 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi did not attend an important meeting of the JD(U) and there was no word on decision to remove him from the chief minister's post after the meeting.Manjhi did

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  Case against Sharad for casteist remarks against Bihar CM

  Politics | February 04, 2015 15:57 IST

  Patna: A case has been registered against JD(U) President Sharad Yadav for his alleged casteist remarks against Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.  “A case has been registered against Sharad Yadav in Airport Police station

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  After Lalu's green signal, Nitish Kumar may return as Bihar CM

  Politics | February 04, 2015 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is believed to have given his nod to Janata Dal (United) leadership to replace Jitan Ram Manjhi with Nitish Kumar as Bihar Chief Minister.Lalu's green

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  Manjhi Govt orders transfer of police officers

  India | February 03, 2015 8:51 IST

  Patna: The Bihar government tonight effected transfer in police administration by shuffling six Superintendent of Police level officers.However, transfer order of two Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) ranked officers was cancelled, according to a

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi, Uma Bharti praise each other

  Politics | February 02, 2015 13:34 IST

  Patna: Displaying bonhomie, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Union Minister Uma Bharati today mutually praised each other.“Manjhi, who hails from a poor family, understands the pain of poor and he is a garibo

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  Bihar CM Manjhi may land in trouble for providing false information in affidavits

  Politics | February 02, 2015 7:08 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi may land in trouble for providing wrong information relating to his age and assets in various affidavits.The Chief Minister has filed three affidavits in last 13 months. The

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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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  Manjhi defends himself on controversy over age, assets

  Politics | February 01, 2015 17:32 IST

  Patna: A day after coming under scanner for alleged divergent figures about his age and assets in affidavits submitted on different occasions, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today stood by details submitted during last

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi, Tushar Gandhi attack Shiv Sena on its Preamble demand

  Politics | January 29, 2015 16:07 IST

  Patna: Shiv Sena's demand to remove the words ‘secular' and ‘socialist' from the Preamble of the Constitution today drew flak from Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi.The two

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi exhorts Dalits to hold key to power

  Politics | January 28, 2015 23:20 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today exhorted the Dalits to hold key to power or their progress was not possible.“Till you hold political key, your progress is not possible,” Manjhi said addressing a

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  Will do everything to fulfill Nitish's dream of Metro Rail: CM

  Politics | January 28, 2015 19:38 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said his government would try to fulfill the dream of his predecessor Nitish Kumar, a Metro Railway in Patna, for which a DPR has been formulated.  Manjhi

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  Bihar celebrates Republic Day with joy

  India | January 26, 2015 11:54 IST

  Patna: The 66th Republic Day was celebrated across Bihar Monday with joy and enthusiasm amid tight security.Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi hoisted the tricolour in Patna. Despite intelligence bureau inputs on a possible terror strike

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  MoU signed for central agriculture university in Bihar

  India | January 26, 2015 6:51 IST

  Patna: The Bihar government and Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a central university, the Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), at Pusa in Samastipur district.Union

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi 'a nominated CM, not an elected one': JD(U) spokesman

  Politics | January 25, 2015 23:47 IST

  Patna: A day after he denied talk of any differences with senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today appeared to take a dig at his detractors, which prompted the party's

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  Bihar CM, not Governor, to take Republic Day salute

  Politics | January 25, 2015 21:31 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will hoist the flag and take salute at the Republic Day parade in the state capital tomorrow instead of Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi.The arrangements to this regard have

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi refutes differences with Nitish Kumar

  Politics | January 24, 2015 23:08 IST

  Patna: With JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav holding a closed door meeting with Bihar chief minister and state party chief to stem the deepening crisis in the party, Jitan Ram Manjhi today denied speculations about ‘differences'

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  Nitish Kumar smells 'conspiracy' in Azizpur violence

  Politics | January 24, 2015 6:55 IST

  Muzaffarpur: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today alleged "conspiracy" behind Sunday arson in Azizpur village that claimed four lives and asked people to live in harmony."There appears to be a well-thought out big conspiracy behind

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  JD (U) squabble fuels speculation, Manjhi strikes defiant note

  Politics | January 22, 2015 19:36 IST

  Patna/Banka/Gaya: Squabbling in JD(U) intensified today, a day after the ‘dinner diplomacy' by pro-Nitish Kumar ministers which fuelled speculation of attempts being made to replace Jitan Ram Manjhi by another Dalit in the Chief Minister's