Dharamsala- His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Nitish Kumar to congratulate him on his coalition’s success in the recent state assembly elections. “I deeply appreciate your friendship and the generous hospitality you have extended to me during my visits to Bihar, especially to Bodh Gaya, over the years,” the Nobel Peace Laureate wrote….
Kolkata- West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, objecting to Special Intensive Revision (SIR), claiming that the manner in which the exercise is being forced upon the electoral officials and citizens is “unplanned”, “chaotic” and “dangerous”. “I have time and again flagged my serious concerns…
Balaghat- The final rites of Madhya Pradesh’s Hawk Force Inspector Ashish Sharma, who was killed in an encounter with Maoists in Balaghat a day before, were conducted with full State honours in his native village in Narsinghpur district on Thursday. A tribute march for martyr Sharma (31) was conducted in Balaghat where Hawk Force jawans,…
Bhubaneswar- Odisha Assembly Speaker, Surama Padhy, on Thursday, administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly elected Nuapada MLA Jay Dholakia during a special programme held at the Speaker’s chamber in the Assembly. Dholakia took the oath on the birth anniversary of his father and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader late Rajendra Dholakia,…
Hyderabad- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday suggested to the Centre to implement the free fine rice distribution scheme of Telangana across the country. The Chief Minister made the suggestion during a meeting with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi here. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy explained to the…
New Delhi- Congress MP Imran Masood and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti have drawn strong criticism from the BJP after both commented on the viral video of Delhi blast accused Dr Umar Muhammad, in which he attempted to justify suicide attacks as a “martyrdom operation — as known in Islam”. Masood countered the…
Patna- Caste balance has once again emerged as a decisive factor in the formation of the new Bihar government, sworn in on Thursday in the historic Gandhi Maidan Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time, and a total of 26 ministers were inducted into the new cabinet from various NDA constituents…
Bengaluru- Amid the talks of leadership change and power-sharing, former Congress MP D.K. Suresh, younger brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, has stated that CM Siddaramaiah will not go back on his words. The timing of the statement has gained significance as the Congress-led government completes two and a…
Patna- Union Minister Anupriya Patel congratulated the newly sworn-in NDA government in Bihar, stating that the double-engine government will work for the development of the state and meet all the demands of the people. Speaking to IANS, Union Minister Anupriya Patel said, “I want to congratulate CM Nitish Kumar and his cabinet. I want to…
Patna- “I, Nitish Kumar…” At 11:35 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, the naysayers silently watched him take the oath of office and secrecy for the 10th time as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Till then, there was a chorus of doubts that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not allow the 74-year-old leader of the…
