caste census

PATNA—After bouts of bitterness, the bonhomie! Top BJP ministers in the Narendra Modi government at the Centre now seem to be making a beeline at residence of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna in what is believed to be an attempt…
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By thestatesman.com PATNA—Setting aside the widely-highlighted issue of CBI raids on Lalu Prasad family in a fresh corruption case, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar convened an all-party meeting on May 27 to seek to consult on…
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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—After displaying initial discomfort, the BJP has finally opened its doors for the party rebels who cut the JD-U down to size and ultimately made it a Number three party in Bihar. Call it a new twist in the continuing coalition…
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PATNA—The ruling NDA partners, the BJP and the JD-U, are treading different paths in Bihar despite being together in the government, so it seems. Days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said he was awaiting his partner’s response…
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PATNA—Is Bihar headed for “Khela Hobe” drama in near future? What has triggered this million-dollar question is the warmth with which the ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) has reacted to the main opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD)…
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PATNA—All-party meeting over caste-based census remained delayed as the BJP has not made its stand clear so far, it has been learnt. The revelation came to light after the local media asked questions from Bihar chief minister Nitish…
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PATNA—There seems to be no end of troubles for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. Even as he faces serious embarrassment for failing to convince the BJP, his own ally, to go for caste census, Kumar has come under fire once again now with…
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NEW DELHI/PATNA—The Centre’s formal declaration about not to enumerate numerically powerful social groups as part of the 2021 Census has created political storms in Bihar with both ruling and the opposition parties expressing annoyance in…
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By SYED MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ PATNA—The central government’s affidavit in the Supreme Court expressing “inability” to conduct caste census of backward classes as part of the decennial Census of 2021 has raised political temperatures in…
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