Politics

By thestatesman.com PATNA—While the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh (UP) remains actively involved in “Mandir-Masjid” politics, there has started a bizarre competition in Bihar to construct temples dedicated to various Hindu…
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PATNA—A senior minister in NDA government has said the caste census is not the kind of issue which required urgent attention. “This is not the kind of issue which, if not attended, will cause earthquake or bring deluge in Bihar,” Bihar…
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PATNA—The Janata Dal United (JD-U) on Monday welcomed election strategist Prashant Kishor’s move to launch a new party in Bihar and even dropped ample hints about allying with his party in future. Prashant Kishor, more popular as PK,…
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By thestatesman.com PATNA—In the last 10 days, three back to back Iftar parties in Patna have reduced the political distance between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav. Kumar has also been…
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By thestatesman.com PATNA—Amid RJD’s proposal to chief minister Nitish Kumar to return to the mainstream of socialism, the release of party chief Lalu Prasad from Jharkhand jail has infused sudden interest in Bihar politics…
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PATNA—The “blossoming” love between the two arch-rivals in Bihar has to be seen to be believed. In what appears to be a new kind of bolding flourishing between the two old rivals, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has now invited the RJD…
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PATNA—Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has sought a ban on all kinds of religious processions to maintain peace and communal harmony in the country. Manjhi put this demand through a Twitter message on Monday as incidents of…
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By thestatesman.com PATNA--Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has earned a new sobriquet post his impressive win in by-elections to Asansol LS seat in Bengal—From all-time famous “Bihari Babu”, he is now being addressed as “Babu…
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PATNA--With the petroleum prices now hitting the roof, the main opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has resorted to unique poster war in Bihar to take potshots at the ruling regime. The prices of petrol have touched Rs120 a litre while…
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PATNA - In a significant political development, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi today appointed his son Santosh Kumar Suman as party's new chief, citing health grounds. Manjhi made this announcement at a party rally…
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