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Nitish, Modi, Rabri elected unopposed to Bihar's Upper House
India | Apr 20, 2012, 04:25 PM ISTPatna, Apr 19: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and RJD leader and former chief minister Rabri Devi were today elected unopposed to the Bihar legislative council.They were among total 11
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JD(U) Lambasts Prasad, Paswan For Criticising Nitish
National | Apr 16, 2012, 08:40 PM ISTPatna, Apr 16: Ruling JD(U) today pilloried RJD chief Lalu Prasad and LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan for their allegations against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for participating in the Bihar Divas Programme in Mumbai saying they
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Bal Thackeray Praises Nitish, Ridicules Raj
India | Apr 14, 2012, 04:31 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 14: Lauding the developmental work undertaken by Nitish Kumar in Bihar after he took over as chief minister, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Saturday took a dig at his estranged nephew MNS
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Raj Thackeray Says, Nitish Must Not Be Allowed To Attend Bihar Day Event
India | Apr 12, 2012, 11:17 PM ISTMalegaon, Apr 12: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today said he would write to Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan not to allow Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to attend Bihar Day event in Mumbai.
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Modi And Nitish Are Like Cousins, Says Lalu Prasad
National | Apr 07, 2012, 10:22 PM ISTPatna, Apr 7: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar are like “cousins” on communal issues. “Both Modi and Kumar are like cousin brothers in
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Mamata, Non-Congress CMs Oppose NCTC, Centre Tries To Allay Fears
India | Feb 17, 2012, 09:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 17: The plan for creation of the ambitious National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has come under attack from non-Congress Chief Ministers, including ally Trinamool Congress, but the Centre rejected criticism that it would
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Congress Should Seek A Fresh Mandate : Nitish
India | Jan 01, 2012, 09:34 AM ISTPatna, Jan 1: After the failure of the Parliament to pass the Lokpal Bill, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Congress-led UPA government has lost the moral right to continue ruling at the
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Ministerial Team To Fine Tune Lokayukta Draft, Says Nitish
National | Nov 14, 2011, 08:20 PM ISTPatna, Nov 14: Appearing firm in his resolve for “a strong and effective” Lokayukta, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said a three-member ministerial team led by Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi would fine-tune the
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Lalu, Nitish To Campaign In Daraunda By-Election
National | Oct 08, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTSiwan, Oct 8: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar are slated to campaign for their respective candidates in the Daraunda assembly by-election to be held on October 13.Supported by former MPs
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Centre Afraid, Hazare Detention Reminder Of Emergency, Says Nitish
National | Aug 16, 2011, 07:04 PM ISTPatna, Aug 16: The detention of Anna Hazare was a ‘rehearsal for emergency' and a ‘murder of democracy' since the Centre was afraid of the mass support generated by Gandhian's movement against corruption, Bihar Chief
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Anna's Fast Should Be Allowed: Nitish
India | Aug 13, 2011, 08:02 PM ISTPatna, Aug 13: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today lent full support to Anna Hazare's movement against corruption asserting that everybody had the constitutional and democratic right to hold agitation for a cause and so
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RJD Asks Nitish To Ban 'Aarakshan' In Bihar
Bollywood | Aug 11, 2011, 09:14 PM ISTPatna, Aug 11: RJD today demanded that Nitish Kumar government in Bihar ban the release of Prakash Jha's controversial Hindi film “Aarakashan” (Reservation) in keeping with Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.RJD workers brought out a procession
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Nitish Wants To Break Ties With BJP: Lalu
National | Jul 27, 2011, 09:02 PM ISTPatna, Jul 27: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said ‘all was not not well' in ruling NDA in Bihar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was now ‘plotting' to break ties with BJP.“Nitish is trying to
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Anna Will Be Consulted To Make Lokayukta 'Broad-Based': Nitish
National | Jul 19, 2011, 05:22 PM ISTPatna, Jul 19: Pledging his firm resolve to fight corruption, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare's help would be sought to make Lokayukta “further broad-based and effective.”“We have
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Small Aircraft Must Also Have Two Engines, Says Nitish
India | May 26, 2011, 06:12 PM ISTPatna, May 26: Expressing concern and unhappiness over the death of 10 people in the chartered plane crash at Faridabad, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked concerned officials to take measures to make plane journeys
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Mayawati Says, Nitish Won Because Of Lalu-Paswan's Faulty Strategy
National | Nov 30, 2010, 11:26 AM ISTLucknow, Nov 29: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, whose BSP drew a blank in Bihar Assembly polls this time, today said the NDA's return to power in the state was not due to development but
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We Have No Magic Wand, But People's Trust: Nitish
India | Nov 24, 2010, 05:57 PM ISTPatna, Nov 24: Nitish Kumar today termed the victory of his NDA-JD(U) alliance as a victory for development and pledge to work harder in his second innings. "We have no magic wand, but people's trust.
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Cong Not Surprised, RJD Baffled, Left Disappointed
India | Nov 24, 2010, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi/Patna, Nov 24: Describing its poor showing in Bihar as not surprising, Congress today said it will have to start from the scratch in the state while the RJD said it was baffled by
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Sonia Congratulates Nitish, Lashes Out At Oppn
National | Nov 24, 2010, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 24: In a surprising signal in national politics, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today came to the Congress office to publicly congratulate Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, while at the same time, she
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All Credit Goes To Nitish, Says Congress
National | Nov 24, 2010, 10:05 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 24 : Congress today gave all credit to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine's success in Bihar Assembly elections and said law and order in the state improved