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Bihar Cabinet expansion | JD(U) MLA Ratnesh Sada takes oath as Cabinet Minister in Nitish’s govt.

Ratnesh Sada took oath as Cabinet Minister in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) government in Bihar

The Hindu

In Patna, will opposition parties finally write the first draft of the 2024 alliance?

As the June 23 meet of 18 opposition parties in Patna draws closer, efforts are underway to set the right tone for the meet. Bringing together the widest range of opposition parties in recent times, the Patna meet is expected to work towards the first draft of alliance-making for the…

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Unidentified bike breaches Nitish Kumar’s security during morning walk

The place where the incident happened is the high-security zone where the residences of Rabri Devi, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are also there.

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Governorship plus LS ticket for son likely in store for Manjhi as he weighs joining NDA

Jitan Ram Manjhi, who pulled his party out of Bihar’s mahagathbandhan, is being wooed to join the BJP-led NDA. He is reportedly being offered a Governor’s position for himself, as well as a Lok Sabha ticket for his son

The Hindu

2024 Lok Sabha election could happen ahead of schedule: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday that the 2024 Lok Sabha election may happen before schedule.

The Hindu

Private firm employee alleging caste atrocity ends life, one arrested

The Marathahalli police arrested a private firm employee under the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, for harassing his colleague following his suicide .

The Hindu

Nitish Kumar told me to 'merge or get out': Jitan Ram Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi squarely blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his son Santosh Suman’s exit from the State Cabinet, following which the State’s ruling Mahagathbandhan slammed its doors on his party HAM

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Nitish Kumar to expand cabinet on June 16

Ratnesh Sada, Janta Dal (United) MLA from Sonbarsa and a Dalit leader is likely to be inducted in the cabinet.

The Hindu

₹1 crore hike in development fund for MLAs, MLCs in Bihar

After a cabinet meeting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an increase in the development fund for MLAs and MLCs from Rs 3 crore to Rs 4 crore annually. The funds come under Chief Minister Local Area Development Scheme (CMLADS). The hike will be effective from the current financial year 2023.

The Hindu

Bihar bridge collapse: Body of the missing security guard found after 10 days

Workers engaged in removal of debris of the collapsed four-lane Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur found the body of the missing security guard

The Hindu

Ahead of Opposition meet in Patna, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman quits Bihar Cabinet

Ahead of the Opposition meet in Patna on June 23, former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman, on June 13, resigned from the Cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Hindu

While Nitish headlines Opposition meet, Lalu, Tejashwi lay the groundwork

The feat of bringing together Opposition leaders on June 23 owes a lot to the role played by RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in pulling the strings behind the scenes

The Hindu

Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to attend Opposition meet on June 23 in Patna

Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh also used the platform to attack PM Modi alleging that there was an undeclared emergency imposed in the country.

The Hindu

Lalu celebrates his birthday with family, friends and party workers

Mr. Yadav’s oldest son, Tej Pratap Yadav, who was away in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, conveyed his wishes over a video call

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Jharkhand BJP State president calls June 23 Opposition meet ‘get-together of corrupt leaders and corrupt parties’

“As State president, I am getting all possible support from all three former Chief Ministers of the State.”

The Hindu

Manjhi demands five seats in Lok Sabha polls; asserts will remain with Nitish

After meeting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on June 7, Jitan Ram Manjhi asserted he would remain with Mr. Kumar

The Hindu

Bihar bridge collapse: construct new bridge instead of repairing damaged portion, says IIT-Roorkee

The IIT-Roorkee report says that there is a defect in the design of the bridge due to which the pillars could not support the load of the superstructure.

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My father stopped Advani’s rath, Nitish Kumar will stop Modi rath in 2024, says Tejashwi

Tejashwi Yadav alleged that attempts were being made by the Centre to change the history of the country. Read more on The Hindu

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JD(U) MLA holds department head responsible for bridge collapse in Bihar

After the Sultanganj-Aguwani ghat bridge over river Ganga collapsed on June 4 in Bihar’s Khagaria district, the ruling Janata Dal(U) MLA from Parbatta Assembly constituency Sanjeev Kumar held the head of the State Road Construction Department responsible for the incident.

The Hindu

Opposition meeting to be held in Patna on June 23

The Opposition meeting was initially scheduled for June 12 but had to be postponed after Mr. Kharge and Mr. Gandhi expressed their inability to attend because of prior commitments.

The Times of India

How Odisha train accident got politicised

NEW DELHI: The three-train accident at Balasore in Odisha on June 2, besides being one of the worst in the country in the recent years, is also the most politicised railway mishap with the opposition launching a no-holds-barred attack on the Narendra Modi government while the ruling BJP leaders resorting…

The Hindu

The falling bridges of Bihar: ten bridges collapsed in last three years

Even as the State’s road construction department issued a show cause notice to the company that built the Aguwani-Sultanganj link, records reveal that nine other bridges have collapsed over the last three years

The Hindu

Bihar bridge collapse | construction company gets show cause notice; engineer suspended

Constructed over the river Ganges, the bridge was supposed to link Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts. Read more on The Hindu

The Times of India

Strict action to be taken against those found guilty in bridge collapse: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: A day after the collapse of an under-construction bridge over the Ganga river in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said strict action would be taken against those found guilty in the incident.

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Bihar: SDRF team inspects river Ganga after bridge collapse in Bhagalpur; Guard missing

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the collapse of the under-construction bridge in Bhagalpur. Read further on Dynamite News:

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