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  Nitish, Modi, Rabri elected unopposed to Bihar's Upper House

  India | April 20, 2012 16:25 IST

  Patna, 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

  Politics | April 16, 2012 20:40 IST

  Patna, 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 | April 14, 2012 16:31 IST

  Mumbai, 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 | April 12, 2012 23:17 IST

  Malegaon, 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

  Politics | April 07, 2012 22:22 IST

  Patna, 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 | February 17, 2012 21:23 IST

  New 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 | January 01, 2012 9:34 IST

  Patna, 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

  Politics | November 14, 2011 20:20 IST

  Patna, 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

  Politics | October 08, 2011 17:20 IST

  Siwan, 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

  Politics | August 16, 2011 19:04 IST

  Patna, 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 | August 13, 2011 20:02 IST

  Patna, 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 | August 11, 2011 21:14 IST

  Patna, 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

  Politics | July 27, 2011 21:02 IST

  Patna, 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

  Politics | July 19, 2011 17:22 IST

  Patna, 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 18:12 IST

  Patna, 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

  Politics | November 30, 2010 11:26 IST

  Lucknow, 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 | November 24, 2010 17:57 IST

  Patna, 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 | November 24, 2010 17:42 IST

  New 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

  Politics | November 24, 2010 16:33 IST

  New 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

  Politics | November 24, 2010 10:05 IST

  New 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