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Patna, March 16 Voting began on Monday for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, with five candidates from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial elections, an official said.The polling commenced at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm in the Bihar Assembly complex...

Patna, March 16 Voting for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar will take place on Monday, with five candidates from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial polls.Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin are among...

Patna, March 15 Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) working president Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday that his party will contest the upcoming Kerala assembly elections as part of the ruling Left Democratic Front, which is locked in a contest with the Congress-led United Democratic Front.The former Bihar...

Patna, March 15 Hectic political activity was observed in Bihar on Sunday, the eve of elections for five Rajya Sabha seats, in which the ruling NDA hopes to achieve a clean sweep, even as the RJD rallied support in favor of its lone candidate.Elections for the five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar...

Patna, March 15 Bihar Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Sunday claimed that all five NDA candidates are certain to win in the Rajya Sabha elections in the state.Choudhary made the statement after attending an NDA meeting convened by JD(U)'s national working president...

Patna, March 15 JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha asserted that all NDA candidates in Bihar for the Rajya Sabha elections, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will "win by a large margin".Jha made this assertion on Saturday, ahead of the March 16 elections.Six candidates –...

Patna, March 14 JD(U) National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday claimed that all NDA candidates in the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will "win by a huge margin".Jha made the remark just two days before the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar on March...

Jehanabad, March 14 Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday claimed that after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation, the state will have "a BJP government that will be controlled by people from Gujarat sitting in Delhi".Kishor, who was touring Jehanabad district as part...

Begusarai/Sheikhpura, March 14 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched several development projects and schemes worth around Rs 480 crore in the districts of Begusarai and Sheikhpura during his 'Samridhi Yatra' (Development Journey).The CM also reviewed ongoing schemes and development...

Patna, March 14: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar briefly expressed his displeasure during a public meeting on Saturday when several people—particularly women—began leaving the venue while he was addressing the gathering.The incident occurred during his ongoing "Samriddhi Yatra" (Progress...

Patna, March 14 – Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain was sworn in as the 43rd Governor of Bihar on Saturday at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan, Patna.The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Sangam Kumar Sahoo, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, during a formal event...

Patna, March 14 Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain took the oath as the Governor of Bihar on Saturday.Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, Sangam Kumar Sahoo, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Hasnain at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan.Hasnain replaced Arif Mohammed Khan...

Saharsa/Khagaria (Bihar), March 13 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched several development projects worth around Rs 816 crore in the Saharsa and Khagaria districts during his 'Samridhi Yatra' (Prosperity Journey).The CM also reviewed ongoing schemes and development projects in the two...

Saharsa, March 13 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday asserted that the new NDA government in the state will continue to function under the guidance of Nitish Kumar, who is slated to relinquish the chief minister's post after being elected to the Rajya Sabha.Choudhary, a...

Patna, March 12 – Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor arrived in Gaya, Bihar, on Thursday, where he held a meeting with party workers at a private hotel and addressed the media.During the interaction, Kishor launched a sharp attack on the politics of Bihar and the state's Chief Minister...

Patna, March 12 JD(U) national general secretary Ashok Choudhary claimed on Thursday that the NDA had "12 extra votes" at its disposal for the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, where candidates include Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the party, and BJP president Nitin Nabin.Choudhary, an...

Patna, March 12 – An emotional moment occurred during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "Samriddhi Yatra" (development journey) in the Purnea district of Bihar, when Food and Consumer Protection Minister Leshi Singh broke down on stage while praising the Chief Minister.Addressing a group of...

Saran (Bihar), March 12 In yet another instance of suspected hooch-related death in Bihar, where the sale of alcohol is prohibited, at least one resident of the Saran district died several days after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, an official said on Thursday.Saran District Magistrate...

Purnea/Katihar, March 12 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched development projects worth around Rs 895 crore in the Purnea and Katihar districts during his 'Samridhi Yatra' (Development Journey).Kumar also reviewed ongoing schemes and development projects in both districts."The CM...

Patna, March 12 Bihar Governor-designate, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retired), arrived in Patna on Thursday, two days before he is scheduled to take oath.He was welcomed by Bihar ministers Dilip Jaiswal and Sunil Kumar on behalf of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.The CM on Wednesday...