Patna: Bihar would soon have an Ombudsman (Lokprahari) to probe charges of corruption and inaction by representatives and employees of panchayati raj system and urban bodies, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. Kumar, who is sticking to his resolve to root out... (Continue reading)
Patna: Nitish Kumar, the trained engineer for whom the development mantra spun magic, has his task cut out to further change the face of Bihar riding on a massive mandate that has raised expectations. As the 59-year-old chief minister, who took... (Continue reading)
Patna: Nitish Kumar and Sushil Kumar Modi were today unanimously elected leaders of JD(U) and BJP legislature parties in Bihar, a day after NDA notched up a landslide victory. Kumar will be sworn as the chief minister with Modi as his... (Continue reading)
Patna: The Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP alliance on Wednesday attained a three-fourths majority in Bihar, bagging 183 of the 243-Assembly seats while still leading in 23 places. The JD(U) on its own won 99 seats, while its electoral ally the... (Continue reading)
New Delhi: With the JD(U)-BJP combine headed for a resounding victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said the results indicated that the party will have to rebuild itself from the scratch. “As far as our party... (Continue reading)
Patna: 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. I will need to work harder than I... (Continue reading)
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ruling alliance seemed headed for victory in assembly elections, with its candidates far ahead in 65 of the 89 seats where early trends were available. Exit polls have predicted a clear win for Nitish Kumar’s... (Continue reading)
Patna: Race for the next Chief Minister of Bihar begins as the counting for Bihar Assembly elections 2010 has begun. While all the big names of state politics are waiting to see the results, our common men’s reporter Omkar Das Manikpuri... (Continue reading)
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today held a meeting of the cabinet, the last of his present tenure, and decided to recommend to Governor Devanand Konwar the dissolution of the 14th Assembly with effect form tomorrow. The term of the... (Continue reading)
Aurangabad: Eight people, including five children, were killed and 11 others injured when a bomb planted by Maoists went off this morning in the Naxal-hit Aurangabad district in Bihar, a day after the final phase of Assembly polls in the... (Continue reading)