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Cattle-pit airport punches holes in Sibal claim
Calcutta Telegraph 6 hours ago

Barely 55km from Motihari, the Raxaul airport is among the six aerodromes in the state. It is situated along the India-Nepal frontier, around 96km from Kathmandu. Chief minister Nitish Kumar had announced setting up of a central university, named after...
Jairam jab over rural funds
Calcutta Telegraph 6 hours ago

Feb. 14: Union minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh today criticised the Bihar government for poor spending of funds under MNREGA, the UPA regime’s pet scheme that guarantees rural employment. Ramesh, who has earlier praised the Nitish Kumar...
Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Vendors wait for customers in front of a poster of Bihar's chief minister and leader of Janata Dal United party Nitish Kumar at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state January 22, 2012. When India... View Photo »
I may go to campaign in UP if my party allows me to do so
– Nitish Kumar SOURCE: Calcutta Telegraph 4 weeks ago
States should be given free hand to decide rural development schemes: Jairam
Webindia123 10 hours ago

He advocated giving free hand to the states for deciding rural developmental schemes as per their requirements. After interacting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his residence here, Mr Ramesh told newspersons here that the union government was...
Action against teacher for hitting kid
Times of India 12 hours ago

A four-year-old boy, Amit Kumar, who was hit in his eye by a teacher of a private school at Barihat in Nalanda district recently, met the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. As his parents narrated the incident, a furious CM immediately ordered action against...
States have equal role to check MNREGA corruption: Ramesh
The Hindu 15 hours ago

“The state governments should also keep strict vigil to avoid misuse of the funds under MNREGA and IAY,” he said. Mr. Ramesh spoke about the responsibility of the states while referring to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s recent statement where he...
Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Bihar's chief minister and leader of Janata Dal United party Nitish Kumar gestures during an interview with Reuters in the eastern Indian city of Patna January 9, 2012. When India launched reforms to open up its state-stifled economy 20 years ago, many... View Photo »
Congress may have to work on what Nitish Kumar did for the Mahadalits in Bihar
SOURCE: Economic Times 4 weeks ago
Nitish Kumar's take on Katrina Kaif
YouTube Videos 12 months ago
Jairam assures more funds for IAY, rural job scheme
Times of India 15 hours ago

He said that earlier, mukhiyas and other panchayat functionaries were more interested in purchasing SUVs instead of using MNREGA funds for development works. "I got this information from chief minister Nitish Kumar himself," Ramesh said and added that...
Social audit, CAG to rein in MNREGA corruption: Ramesh
Firstpost 19 hours ago

Social audit and audit by CAG will rein in corruption in the flagship programme, he said. Referring to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's recent statement, Ramesh said the CM had alleged that the mukhiya and representatives of other panchayati raj institutions...

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About Nitish Kumar

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Nitish Kumār (Hindi: नितीश कुमार) (born 1 March 1951, Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India) is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. He is the top leader of Janata Dal (United) party. His name may also be written Nitīś Kumār, following the Hindi orthography. Full Article

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