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Nitish shifts home quietly

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has quietly shifted home - from 7, Circular Road to 1, Aney Marg. The shift was so quiet that when Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad arrived one evening to meet him, he found the chief minister was not there. He was told Kumar had moved permanently to his official residence, vacating the second bungalow that had been assigned to him. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the Opposition in Bihar, said: "There seems to be little communication between the two brothers." (Kumar and Prasad are referred to as brothers, after journalist Sankarshan Thakur's book on them, The Brothers Bihari.) Janata Dal (United) leaders refused to concede that the Opposition had any part to play in the move. "The house on Circular Road will be the new office of the Bihar Vikas Mission and the CM will have an office there," one of them said. The BJP and its leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who had earlier served as Kumar's deputy, had taken on the CM for occupyin

Too much sweetness can kill

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his former deputy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi were full of praise for each other on the day the state Legislative Assembly passed the goods and services tax (GST) Bill. Modi said he had refused the post of the chairman of the GST committee when he was the finance minister of the state but Kumar convinced him to accept the offer. Kumar, in turn, was full of praise for Modi, recalling how he had advocated the cause of the states. With so much nostalgia and camaraderie, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) - a partner in the Grand Alliance government in the state - felt left out. A miffed RJD leader said: "Who are we to spoil their fun?"

Flood situation in Bihar under control: Nitish Kumar

Nitish sarcastically said that he has not asked much from the Centre in this hour of crisis

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces a slew of schemes on Independence Day

He announced setting up a police control room and police help line for prompt redressal of complaints of citizens

Nitish favours scrapping of Governor post

He said in a lighter vein that he was saying this on merit and because he himself is a member of the state council

Nitish finds no merit in protest over lowering of scholarship

A vigilance probe has established that scholarship money paid to many of such educational institutions have "dubious" credentials

Nitish Kumar chief guest at BSP rebel's rally in Lucknow tomorrow

JD(U) may have a tie-up with Bahujan Samaj Swabhiman Sangharsh Samiti for the 2017 UP Assembly elections

Nitish Kumar using alcohol ban as political tool against rivals: Jharkhand CM

Das also alleged consumption of contrabands like ganja has increased 'tremendously' in Bihar since the alcohol ban

Nitish sees silver lining in scam

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar believes the Class XII topper scam is a blessing in disguise as it would help clean up the system.

Nitish Kumar pitches for abolishing Governor's post

As the existing federal democratic structure does not warrant its continuance

Nitish Kumar to raise special status issue for Bihar with Modi

He earlier said, Bihar would take at least 25 years to touch the national average of economic growth if the special category status was not accorded

Nitish reviews preparation for Prakash Utsav, Satyagrah celebration

Senior officials of various depts gave presentations on preparations for the two mega events to the CM

Nitish Kumar asks Narendra Modi to ban alcohol across country

Yoga would be meaningless unless a ban was imposed on sale of liquor across the country, he said

Real 'Vikash Parv' only by ordering liquor ban: Nitish Kumar

'True celebrations will be if PM Modi gets the liquor ban imposed at least in BJP-ruled states,' said the Bihar CM Kumar said as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked as the Chief Minister of Gujarat where liquor is banned for a long time it shows he is in favour of it. "I request him to get the liquor ban implemented in at least

Nitish Kumar announces Rs 25,000 for every rescued child labour

He said he has also announced setting up a committee headed by Chief Secretary for implementation of children's demands

No desire to become prime minister, says Nitish Kumar

He said he only desired to become an MP at least once in life

Nitish paints bleak picture of PM Modi's 2 years in office

Bihar CM congratulated PM Modi but said that nothing had been done during this period

Nitish Kumar calls for 'RSS-free nation' in bete noire Modi's bastion

Asserting that people of the country voted for the BJP with a lot of aspirations, Nitish said the nation's dream has been shattered

Nitish Kumar to launch JD(U) campaign for Uttar Pradesh polls on May 12

Kumar will address a workers' rally in Varanasi with prohibition as the main electoral issue

Prohibition brand ambassador

The ban on sale and consumption of liquor in Bihar enforced by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has led to varied reactions from different sections of society. While some are unabashed in their criticism, women, in general, seem happy about it. On Sunday, Kumar was invited by a group of women from Maharashtra to advise them on effective enforcement of prohibition in some districts of their state. A delegation of Chandrapur Shramik Elgar Group, led by its president Paromita Goswami, met Kumar at his official residence. She later said Kumar has accepted the invitation to visit Maharashtra. The Bihar chief minister has already received invitations from Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh to campaign against liquor in those states.