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Nitish Kumar

Height: 1.73m DOB: 1 March 1951

Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of Bihar. He also served as a minister in the Union Government and belongs to the Janata Dal (United) political party. Owning responsibility for his party's poor performance in the 2014 general elections, on 17 May 2014, he resigned. However, in February 2015, he returned to office following a political crisis in the state. In November 2015, he won the state elections. On 10 April 2016, Nitish Kumar was elected as the national president of his party. On 26 July 2017, he resigned again as Chief Minister of Bihar over differences with the coalition partner RJD. Naming of Tejaswi Yadav (the deputy CM and Lalu Yadav's son) in an FIR by the CBI was the main cause of Kumar’s resignation. However, within hours, he joined the NDA coalition and secured a majority in the assembly. The very next day, he was CM, again. He belongs to a socialist class of politicians and learnt the lessons of politics from stalwarts like Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia. Between 1974 and 1977, he participated in Narayan's movement. Early life: Nitish Kumar was born in Harnaut, Nalanda district of Bihar. From Bihar College of Engineering, he got a degree in mechanical engineering in 1972. After graduation, he joined the Bihar State Electricity Board and later moved into politics.

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Arvind Kejriwal resignation

Arvind Kejriwal's resignation: Will it backfire? Other CMs who took the same risk | Explained

Sep 17, 2024, 08:21 AM IST

Names of Delhi ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot and Saurabh Bharadwaj are making the rounds as contenders for chief ministerial post, as per Aam Aadmi Party insiders. They also added that Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel are also among probables.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi accuses Nitish Kumar of spying: 'CID, Special Branch officials were present in our meeting'

Sep 16, 2024, 02:16 PM IST

Tejashwi Yadav accused Nitish Kumar of spying on him during a meeting with the party workers. He alleged that members of CID and Special Branch were present at his meeting.

Bihar bridge

Bihar to build nearly 1,000 small bridges in rural areas after string of collapses

Sep 10, 2024, 11:18 PM IST

The Bihar cabinet gave its approval for the launching of the 'Mukhyamantri Gramin Setu Nirman Yojana' (MGSNY) under which the bridges will be built across rural areas of the state.

Bihar News

Major lapse in Nitish Kumar's security: Welcome gate collapses in front of Bihar CM convoy | VIDEO

Sep 09, 2024, 05:18 PM IST

The incident, caused by a gust of wind, created panic among officials, though security personnel swiftly cleared the path.

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Bihar government transfers 50 IAS officers in major administrative reshuffle | Here are DETAILS

Sep 08, 2024, 08:03 AM IST

Bihar news: Rohtas District Magistrate Naveen Kumar has been appointed as the State Transport Commissioner. Inayat Khan, who was serving as the District Magistrate of Araria, has been made Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

Poll strategist and Jan Suraaj co-ordinator Prashant Kishor in Aap Ki Adalat

Aap Ki Adalat: 'Nitish won 12 seats due to Lalu factor,' Prashant Kishor on Bihar Lok Sabha results

India | Sep 07, 2024, 10:33 PM IST

Aap Ki Adalat: Poll strategist and Jan Suraaj co-ordinator Prashant Kishor vocally spoke about multiple issues in the politics of Bihar. While he emphasised on Lalu phenomenon in the state, he also spoke about plans for his party.

Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar

Nitish Kumar amid another 'flip-flop' speculations: 'Going with RJD twice in Bihar was a mistake'

Sep 06, 2024, 02:05 PM IST

A recent meeting between Tejashwi Yadav and Nitish Kumar triggered speculations of yet another political earthquake in Bihar, however, the Chief Minister cleared the air on Friday.

KC Tyagi, JDU

JDU leader KC Tyagi resigns as party national spokesperson, cites 'personal reasons'

Sep 01, 2024, 01:15 PM IST

KC Tyagi has resigned from his position as the national spokesperson of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU), citing personal reasons. Following his resignation, Rajiv Ranjan Prasad has been appointed as the new national spokesperson for the party.

Bihar, IAS officers transferred

Patna SDM among 14 IAS officers transferred major bureaucratic reshuffle in Bihar | Check list

Aug 29, 2024, 06:25 AM IST

Patna SDM Shrikant Kundlik Khandekar was mistakenly hit by a constable with a stick on the day of Bharat Bandh. Khandekar was standing middle of the road when the lathicharge began and came under the enraged police personnel's action.

Bihar News

'Will contest 2025 assembly elections in Bihar', says former Mokama MLA Anant Singh

Aug 25, 2024, 10:58 PM IST

It is noteworthy that this was the first meeting between Anant Singh and Nitish Kumar since Singh's release from jail in a case related to the recovery of firearms from his residence.

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Death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be observed with all state honours in Bihar

Aug 16, 2024, 01:56 PM IST

Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar paid their respects to the former PM on his death anniversary by garlanding his life-size statue at Patliputra Park in Patna.

Independence Day

'Bihar will provide 12 lakh govt jobs by 2025': Nitish Kumar targets Oppn on unemployment issue

Aug 15, 2024, 12:30 PM IST

Targeting the Opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, said some people keep making statements about unemployment, but the state government is already working on providing 10 lakh jobs by next year.

Bihar, Nitish Kumar

Bihar govt mandates registration of temples and mutts, to submit immovable asset details online

Aug 08, 2024, 05:59 PM IST

According to the latest data from BSBRT, there are approximately 2,512 unregistered temples and mutts in the state, owning 4,321.64 acres.

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Bihar: Six die as lightning strikes in Nawada district, CM Nitish Kumar announces ex-gratia

Aug 07, 2024, 07:58 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged people in state to follow advisories issued by the Disaster Management Department.

Nitish Kumar

51-year-old arrested from Kolkata for sending bomb threat email to Bihar CM office

Aug 05, 2024, 08:56 PM IST

The police said the case is linked to a July 16 incident, wherein an email was issued under the name of the proscribed terrorist organization 'Al-Qaeda' to Bihar CM's office and threatened to blow up the premises.

Nitish Kumar, Bihar CMO receives bomb threat

Bihar: CMO receives bomb threat email in Al-Qaeda's name, ATS launches investigation in Patna

Aug 04, 2024, 06:09 AM IST

The ATS registered a case and immediately launched an investigation into the matter. Security has been ramped up in the area.

Nitish Kumar, Supreme Court

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order that scrapped govt's move to increase Backward Classes quota

India | Jul 29, 2024, 11:58 AM IST

Earlier this month, the Bihar government moved Supreme Court challenging the ruling by the Patna High Court concerning reservation quotas of the backward classes in the state.

PM Modi NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog meet: PM Modi calls for collective efforts towards ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’

India | Jul 27, 2024, 09:51 PM IST

PM Modi chaired the 9th NITI Aayog governing council meeting, outlining a strategy for making India a developed nation by 2047. Held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, the meeting included leaders from 20 states and six Union Territories.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's son clears air around joining politics: 'Interested in spirituality'

Jul 27, 2024, 12:08 PM IST

Nitish Kumar's son Nishant has cleared the air around his joining politics in the near future stating that he is "interested in spirituality".

Tejashwi slams Nitish on his anti-women remarks

Tejashwi Yadav lashes out at Nitish Kumar over his alleged anti-women remark in Bihar Assembly

Jul 24, 2024, 07:44 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar triggered controversy after making an alleged anti-women remark while reprimanding MLA Rekha Paswan amid an Opposition-led protest over the reservation issue in the assembly.