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          Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) Parmeshwari Devi, mother of Bihar Chief   Minister Nitish Kumar, was cremated at the Digha ghat on the bank of the Ganga   here Sunday. Parmeshwari Devi, 92, died Saturday afternoon after a prolonged   illness.
 Her elder son Satish Kumar lit the pyre while Nitish Kumar was   present by his side.
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	   Most cabinet colleagues of Nitish Kumar offered floral tributes. Hundreds of   people, mostly ruling Janata Dal-United leaders and workers, were   present.
 Earlier, the body was taken to Bakhtiyarpur town in Patna   district, the chief minister's native place.
 
      
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