Tag: Chief Minister
Dalai Lama Hails Liquor Prohibition In Bihar
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is in Bodh Gaya for the 34th Kalchakra puja, termed the liquor prohibition in Bihar as a good decision.....
Even Ravana Had Broad Shoulders:Mamata Takes A Dig At Modi
Virtually comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ravana, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday declared that he would be "banned" by the people before any more bids to demonetise Indian currency....
'Bijli' Portends Lifestyle Changes In Rural Bihar
Unlike in the past, the current cold wave-like conditions don't bother Nagma Khatoon any more. The biting chill has stopped discomforting her and her family of late -- thanks to the bliss of "bijli".....
Goa Polls: 4 Former CMs In Congress' First List
The Congress party on Thursday declared its first list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Goa assembly polls, which includes four former chief ministers and a host of new faces.....
Jharkhand CM Faces Criticism Within His Own Party
It seems that all is not well in the Jharkhand BJP, particularly in Raghubar Das's government, as voices are being raised by senior leaders and ministers from within the party against the functioning of his government.....
Makar Sankranti Treat Will Reflect Bihar's Political Warmth
Political temperature in Bihar's ruling Grand Alliance will be reflected in the warmth with which guests are treated at the residences of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD-U state President Vashisht Narain Singh here during the Makar Sankranti festival celebrations, say observors. ....
Bihar's Contractual Teachers Will Get 7th Pay Panel Benefits
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced that nearly 3.5 lakh contractual teachers in Bihar will get their wages hiked after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission in the state.....
Amarinder Seeks Congress Permission To Contest Against Badal
Giving an interesting turn to Punjab's politics, state Congress president Amarinder Singh has sought the Congress high command's permission to fight next month's assembly elections against Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal from the latter's assembly constituency of Lambi.....
Chandy Keeps Away From Crucial Party Meet
Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday failed to turn up for a crucial political affairs committee (PAC) meeting of the Congress party here, and senior Congress leaders were hard put to explain his absence.....
Nitish Kumar Rejects BJP Demand To Postpone Longest Human Chain
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday rejected BJP's demand to postpone its programme of forming the world's longest human chain on January 21 in support of prohibition in the state in view of the boat tragedy that claimed 24 lives.....
