Tag: CM Nitish Kumar
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Nitish Kumar saddened by Rajkumar’s death
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed deep condolences on the demise of 101-year-old Rajkumar Vaishya, who has done an MA in Economics at the age of 98. Kumar said, “Rajkumar Vaishya did his MA in Economics at the age of 98, for which his name is recorded in the Limca…
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PM to start three schemes in Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Narendra Modi government at the Center, which is offering the central schemes, will once again give the projects worth Rs 901 crore to Bihar on Sunday. On Sunday, the Prime Minister will inaugurate three schemes worth Rs 901 crore related to petroleum and natural gas in Bihar. PM will…
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Manjhi’s HAM quits Grand Alliance in Bihar ahead of polls
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In a setback to the Grand Alliance before the Bihar assembly polls, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM-S) has announced that it’ll leave the alliance. The party, which is ready to hitch the NDA, will take a turn on the difficulty during a few days. “The…
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Bihar DGP explains “Aukat” remark on Rhea Chakraborty
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Actor Rhea Chakraborty should not forget that she is an accused in the case of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, said Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey on Thursday. The top cop said he used the word ‘aukat’ for Chakraborty, as she made some groundless remarks against the Bihar chief minister…
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Bihar will set a new election paradigm
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Election Commission (EC) is set to come up with guidelines to hold elections for the Bihar assembly soon. This will be the first major election since the pandemic hit India. The EC is planning to allow physical rallies, but with a limited public presence, permit online filing of nomination…
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Unlock or Lockdown? Bihar Govt to make an announcement
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): As the lockdown imposed in the state has come to an end on August 16, the Bihar government is likely to make a major announcement today on whether it is extending the lockdown or unlocking the state for economic activities. On July 30, the state government had extended the lockdown in…
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Fulfilled promises within time, says CM Nitish Kumar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar made a slew of promises and highlighted the work his government has done in the poll-bound state in his Independence Day address in Patna on Saturday. He said he will seek votes on what he has promised. “I had said that I will not come before…
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Testing scaled up as Bihar set to cross 1-lakh mark
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Bihar scaled up the testing to more than 1 lakh even as the covid-19 positive cases paced fast, close to reaching the 1-lakh mark on Thursday. With the addition of 3,906 cases, the cumulative tally to 94,459, while the testing in the last 24 hours was 1,04,452. CM Nitish Kumar had…
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Bihar aims to increase Covid-19 testing to over 1 lakh
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state plans to raise the testing rate for covid-19 to over one lakh per day. Kumar, who was joined by his counterparts in nine other states at the video conference meeting on coronavirus situation, said the state was…
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Patna: R-block inauguration by CM today
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The R-block flyover will begin on Sunday. CM Nitish Kumar will inaugurate it at 12 noon. With the inauguration, roads will be closed from R-block to G.P.O. to make the third end of the flyover. The Road Construction Department has given necessary instructions to the Patna District Administration in this…