Nitish Kumar
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‘Aadmi toh hai…’: UP minister defends remarks on niqab row
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday sought to justify his controversial remarks linked to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s hijab row, saying he often speaks in several regional languages where…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad activists file complaints against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over niqab row
Hyderabad: Two prominent activists from Hyderabad, Khalida Parveen and Lubna Sarwath, have filed police complaints urging action against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after he tried to pull the niqab from a…
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Hyderabad Congress condemns Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over niqab removal
Hyderabad: Hyderabad district congress committee (DCC) president, Syed Khalid Saifullah, strongly condemned Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for allegedly pulling off a woman’s niqab during a recent government function, calling it a…
- India
Video: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar removes doctor’s niqab, receives backlash
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar pulled the niqab or the face covering of a Muslim woman while distributing appointment letters to newly recruited Ayush doctors, shocking people, including his deputy, Samrat…
- India
World Book of Records recognises Nitish Kumar’s ‘milestone’ of 10 oaths as CM
Patna: The World Book of Records, London, on Friday recognised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “milestone” of having taken oath as chief minister for the 10th time. Announcing the development, Janata Dal…
- India
Bihar CM announces 3 new departments for youth employment
Patna: The Bihar government on Friday announced the creation of three new departments, directorate of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and the state marketing promotion corporation to provide more employment opportunities…
- India
Nitish Kumar disburses Rs 1,000 Cr to 10 lakh women beneficiaries
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disbursed Rs 1,000 crore among 10 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, which is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among the state’s women.…
- Opinions
Can Nitish Kumar avoid the fate of his mentor Fernandes
The difficulty Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faced while taking oath on November 20 reminded one of the campaign undertaken by his frail-looking mentor, George Fernandes, during the 2009 Lok Sabha election. …
- India
Owaisi promises ‘full cooperation’ to NDA in Bihar, urges against communalism
Patna: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has promised “full cooperation” to the NDA government in Bihar provided Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did “justice” to the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region, and kept “communalism” at bay.…
- India
Portfolios allotted to Bihar ministers, Samrat Chowdhury assigned Home dept
Patna: The Home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, BJP leader Samrat Chowdhury, this time,…
- India
PM Modi congratulates Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Bihar CM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Bihar chief minister, hailing him as an experienced administrator with a proven track record of good governance.…
- India
Nitish Kumar sworn in as CM of Bihar for record 10th time
Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Thursday was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at the Gandhi Maidan here. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the…
- India
Nitish Kumar to take oath as CM of Bihar for record 10th time
Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Along with him, 19…
- India
Nitish Kumar’s Record 10th Swearing-In as Bihar Chief Minister
Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time on Thursday, days after the NDA secured a landslide victory in the assembly…
- India
Nitish Kumar is leader of NDA in Bihar, submits resignation as CM
Patna: JD (U) Supremo Nitish Kumar on Wednesday submitted his resignation as the head of the outgoing NDA government in Bihar to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, state BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal said.…