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Why Bihar police did not take Bhatkal on remandToo many advisors, few ministers
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IIT-educated real estate baron in Bihar poll fray
The confused Sahebs of Patna: Victim of media’s disinformation campaign
Hindu-CNN-IBN-CSDS study: But surveys are not elections Soroor Ahmed |
Lalu can't be RJD chief, says rebel legislator Patna, April 11 : Samrat Choudhary, an RJD legislator who tried to defect, Friday challenged RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying he cannot be the party president as per the constitution of the party as he was convicted in the multi-crore fodder scam. |
Mulayam talking rubbish: Lalu Patna, April 11 (IANS) Mulayam Singh Yadav is talking "rubbish", RJD chief Lalu Prasad said Friday, reacting to the Samajwadi Party chief terming as unfair the death penalty prescribed by law in rape cases. |
Three cylinder bombs defused after school blast in Bihar Patna, April 11: After giving sleepless night to villagers, three cylinder bombs recovered from a school in Bihar's Lakhisarai district were defused Friday, more than 24 hours after they were found, police said. |
53 percent voting in Bihar, two CRPF men die in blast |
300 students hit as Maoists blow up Bihar school Patna, April 10 :;At least 300 students in a village in Bihar's Lakhisarai district lost their school which was destroyed in a blast by Maoists ahead of voting in six parliamentary |
Bihar balloting picks up amid incidents of violence Patna, April 10 : Nearly 32 percent of the electorate voted in the first six hours Thursday in Bihar's six Lok Sabha constituencies despite incidents of violence in the state. |
Two troopers killed in Bihar blast Patna, April 10 : Two troopers were killed Thursday in a landmine blast in Bihar where enthusiastic voters ignored a boycott call by Maoists and queued up outside polling booths in six parliamentary constituencies. |
| Lok Sabha polls start in Bihar Patna, April 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Maoist-affected districts of Bihar. |
Former Kerala governor faces uphill task in Bihar seat Aurangabad (Bihar), April 10: Former Delhi Police chief Nikhil Kumar, who quit as Kerala governor last month, is in the poll fray in Bihar's Aurangabad constituency where he is facing an uphill task. |
Sonia, Lalu to share dais in Bihar, say Cong, RJD |
Nitish ridicules Lalu on “not being invited” by Congress for rallies Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the Congress and RJD leaders have announced that Sonia Gandhi and Lalu Prasad would be sharing dais after April 10 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday described the Congress' move of not inviting RJD chief to its public meetings as a smart strategy. |
Cong withdraws candidates from two Assembly seats in favour of RJD Patna,(BiharTimes): In a move to put up a united front the Congress on Wednesday announced that it was withdrawing its candidates from Khocha Dhaman and Baisi Assembly seats where by-poll will be held along with three other constituencies. Now it would be supporting the RJD candidates in these two constituencies. |
Seven bombs seized in Bihar |
Na-wada: No need of promise, just utter NaMo or Lalu Electorate of ‘Na-wada’ parliamentary constituency perhaps do not deserve any promise by the candidates of different political parties as the very name, when split, suggests. |
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Campaigning ends for six seats in Bihar Patna, April 8 : The nearly three-week-long campaign for elections to six Lok Sabha constituencies in Maoist-affected districts of Bihar ended Tuesday evening. |
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Ram temple is BJP issue, not NDA's: Paswan Patna, April 8 : LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday said the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya was a BJP agenda and not that of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). |
Nitish flays BJP’s manifesto Patna,(BiharTimes): Coming down heavily on BJP’s manifesto Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that by raising the issue of development the saffron party is actually trying to hide its hidden agenda. |
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Rs.4.4-crore worth red sandalwood seized in Bihar Patna, April 7 (IANS) A consignment of red sandalwood valued at Rs.4.4 crore was Monday seized from a vehicle in Bihar's Araria district and the driver and helper detained. |
A hat-trick may not be easy for Meira Kumar |
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Six landmines found in Bihar ahead of LS polls Patna, April 8 (IANS) Six landmines planted by Maoists in Gaya Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar were found Tuesday, a day after three troopers were killed while trying to defuse an explosive device, police said. |
Two CRPF troopers killed in Bihar blast Patna, April 7 (IANS) Two CRPF troopers were killed in Bihar's Aurangabad district Monday when an IED exploded while they were defusing it, police said. |
Ram Vilas Paswan campaigns for son Chirag Patna, April 7 : LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan has taken personal charge of his son Chirag's campaign in Jamui parliamentary constituency as it has become a "prestige seat" for him. |
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Weak candidates in several premier Bihar constituencies |
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93 and counting: Bihar's oldest candidate seeks re-poll Patna, April 6 : Honest, age doesn't matter. Ram Sundar Das, the 93-year-old outgoing MP from Bihar's Hajipur Lok Sabha seat, is seeking re-election though he isn't able to move freely. |
RJD releases manifesto tries to woo Muslims Patna: Releasing party manifesto for Lok Sabha poll on Sunday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) once again tried to win over minorities by promising them reservation in jobs and educational opportunities in government and semi-government institutions. |
Nitish flays Bukhari’s support to Congress Patna,(BiharTimes): Criticizing the support to Congress, RJD and Trinamool Congress announced by Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Ahmed Bukhari, the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that such move by the the party President Sonia Gandhi would hardly yield any result. |
Nitish criticized after sharing dais with murder accused Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar has come under strong criticism for sharing dais with “Janab Javed Khan”, a murder accused and the Gaya district president of Janata Dal (United) Minority Cell. |
Nitish Embarrassed After Sharing Dais With Murder Accused Patna,(BiharTimes): In an embarrassment for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a fugitive murder accused presided over his election rally here and was arrested later, the police said today. |
Maoists ask people to boycott poll in Bihar's Jamui Patna, April 6 : Maoists Sunday called for a boycott of the Lok Sabha election in Jamui parliamentary constituency of Bihar, and told cadres to attack security forces during the poll, police said. |
JD-U releases manifesto, promises reservation in private sector Patna, April 5 : Bihar's ruling party JD-U Saturday promised reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in the private sector and 50 percent reservation for women in panchayati raj institutions, among other things, in its election manifesto. |
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BJP may face trouble if it releases manifesto April 7: EC |
Is BJP manifesto a victim of party's inner division? Why has the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not been able to release the party manifesto as yet, even though the first phase of balloting begins Monday? For Narendra Modi, this lapse is a major embarrassment. Not only does it point to a cloudiness of the outlook which is holding up its release but also that the "one man show", which is how the party's "mentor", L.K. Advani, described Modi's command-and-control structure, does have a few cracks. |
Modi will become PM, can't be compared to Vajpayee: Advani Gandhinagar, April 5 : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will become the next prime minister of India but cannot be compared to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani said Saturday. |
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Voters are more mature than Bukhari, feels many Muslims Patna,(BiharTimes): The appeal made by the Imam of Jama Masjid of Delhi, Ahmed Bukhari, to support the Congress party and by about a dozen Muslim socio-religious organizations of Bihar to vote for a strong secular candidate who can defeat the fascist forces, have not gone down well with many members of the community in Bihar. |
Friendly fight between Congress, RJD in by-poll for five Assembly seats Patna,(BiharTimes): There will be a friendly fight between the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal in the forthcoming by poll on five Assembly seats in Bihar. |
CM defends Uday Narayan Chaudhary as party goes on defensive Patna,(BiharTimes): After the Janata Dal (United)’s candidate from Jamui, Uday Narayan Chaudhary, it is the turn of the chief minister Nitish Kumar, who strongly denied that the former has any link with the Maoists. |
Jamui: From the battle of bullets to battle of ballots “Achcha to hoga ki Jamui se jeet kar jaye aur yahan ka seat khali karde,”(It would be better that he wins from Jamui and leaves this seat), said a youth of Iamaganj (Gaya district) Assembly constituency, which Uday Narayan Chaudhary, the JD(U) candidate from Jamui Scheduled Caste reserved constituency, at present represents. |
Lalu's daughter hires two IITians to manage her campaign Patna, April 4 : Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, is taking all the help she needs and has hired two IITians and doctors to manage her campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. |
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JD-U president Sharad Yadav files nomination papers Patna, April 4 : Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav Friday filed his nomination papers from Madhepura in Bihar. |
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'Outsider' Manoj Tiwari tries star spell in 'neglected' constituency New Delhi, April 4: For some he is an "outsider" and for some he is a popular figure, but to Manoj Tiwari, BJP candidate for North East Delhi constituency, these people are his "own". The Bhojpuri actor-turned politician is confident of writing a new chapter of development in this "neglected" constituency |
Sadhu Yadav not to contest against sister Rabri Devi Patna, April 4 : Former MP Sadhu Yadav Friday said he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Saran constituency, where his sister and former chief minister Rabri Devi is fighting on an RJD ticket, but from the Maharajganj constituency instead. |
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| Congress complains to poll panel against Modi New Delhi, April 4 : The Congress Friday approached the Election Commission demanding action against Narendra Modi, saying that the BJP's prime ministerial candidate had sought to provoke religious sentiments by referring to slaughter of cattle in a speech in Bihar. |
CPI(ML) candidate arrested in Bihar Patna, April 4: CPI(ML) candidate from Bihar's Katihar Lok Sabha constituency was Friday arrested in a case of murder, soon after he filed his nomination papers, police said. |
I-T move to check flow of black money on eve of LS poll |
UPA has fulfilled most promises: Sonia Gandhi Patna, April 3 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said that the UPA government fulfilled most of the promises made to the people in the last Lok Sabha polls and was committed to work hard to improve the lives of people if voted to power again. |
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| Borrowed candidates may not ensure victory to different parties Patna,(BiharTimes): Now that the selection of candidates has been finalized and in most constituencies the nomination papers have been filed an analysis of the constituencies would reveal that all the three major players––the BJP-LJP-RLSP, the RJD-Congress-NCP and Janata Dal (United)-CPI––seriously failed in their bid to put up 40 candidates for the Lok Sabha seats. |
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Uday Narayan Choudhary strikes deal with Maoists: Intelligence reports Patna,(BiharTimes): Central intelligence agencies have sent specific inputs on reports that Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary has paid huge amount of money to the Maoists in Jamui parliamentary constituency to seek their support. He is a Janata Dal (United) candidate from Jamui. |
“26 per cent candidates have criminal cases” Patna,(BiharTimes): About 26 per cent of the candidates contesting in the first phase of election of Bihar (April 10) have criminal cases pending against them. |
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Nitish’s focus shifts from development to survival: N K Singh Patna,(BiharTimes): Former bureaucrat and outgoing Rajya Sabha MP of Janata Dal (United), N K Singh, said that the focus of the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar had shifted from development to survival after the split with the Bharatiya Janata Party on June 16 last. |
Lalu, Sushil ask people not to throw stones at Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): RJD chief Lalu Prasad has urged people not to throw shoes and slippers at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and instead strike at him through votes. |
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Sasaram: One of the most prestigious SC reserved seats of India Sasaram is the only parliamentary constituency in Bihar where the 21st century Congress can hope of making a hat-trick. |
End of dynasty rule has come, says Modi Palamu/Kodarma/Buxar/Nawada, April 2 : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday called for an end to dynastic politics, saying there was no place for it in Indian democracy. |
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Nearly 100 Bihar IAS officers fail to declare assets Patna, April 2 : As many as 94 of 210 Bihar cadre IAS officers have failed to declare their assets, officials here said. |
Bihar polling booths to have armed security forces Patna, April 2: In view of the Maoist threat to disrupt Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, armed security forces will be deployed for the first time at all polling stations, an official said Wednesday. |
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Family first: Bihar politicians field kin
Patna, April 2: It's all in the family as Bihar politicians have fielded sons, daughters, brothers, wives and close relatives in the Lok Sabha polls. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is a notable exception who has kept his family out of politics. |
After Nalanda and Patna Nitish faces hostile crowd in Gaya district Patna,(BiharTimes): A day after strong protest at Nitish Kumar’s election rallies in his home turf of Nalanda and Patna districts some youths shouted pro-Narendra Modi slogans during the chief minister’s public meeting at Wazirganj in Gaya on Tuesday. |
Patna facing acute power shortage Patna,(BiharTimes): The state capital, Patna, has been facing acute power shortage for the last couple of days following the snag in Digha grid station after damages to the cable through which it receives power. |
BJP's Gujarat model will explode like 'India Shining': Rahul Patna/Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha election - just as the BJP's "India Shining" burst after the 2004 polls. |
Sonakshi should campaign for Shotgun: BJP workers Patna, April 1: With former actor and BJP candidate Shatrughan Sinha facing a four-cornered contest for the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, party workers and supporters say it will be great if his daughter, Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha, campaigns for him. |
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Slain Ranvir Sena chief's son queers BJP poll pitch Patna, April 1 (IANS) Slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh's son Indu Bhusan, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Patliputra constituency in Patna, has queered the pitch for the BJP. |
| 12,000 detonators recovered in Bihar Patna, April 1 (IANS) Nearly 12,000 detonators were recovered and a man was arrested in this connection early Tuesday in Bihar's Kaimur dictrict, police said. |
Trinamool leading in Bengal, BJP in Bihar: Opinion poll New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal could win up to 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state, while the BJP-led alliance would be ahead of its rivals in Bihar, an opinion poll said Monday. |
March 2014
Aurangabad: The generational war between Rajput political overlords goes on The Aurangabad parliamentary constituency, known as Chittorgarh of the East, is one of the few seats in Bihar, where the two national parties––the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress––are almost in straight contest, though Janata Dal (United)’s Bagi Prasad Verma, is trying to make it a three-cornered fight. |
| In a first, Maoists SMSing for poll boycott Patna, March 31: In a first, Maoists are using SMS service to appeal to people to boycott the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand, police officials said Monday. |
Bihar declares all polling stations no-smoking zones Patna, March 30: All polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared no-smoking zones, an official said Sunday. |
A family of 47 voters wooed by all in Bihar Patna, March 30 (IANS) It's a joint family of 85 people, with 47 being voters and in this poll season, they find themselves much in demand in Bihar's Kishanganj constituency. Leaders and workers of all political parties are eyeing the joint family, probably the largest in Bihar. |
Sabir Ali's wife protests outside Naqvi residence New Delhi, March 31 : Expelled JD-U leader Sabir Ali's wife Yasmin Monday sat on a protest outside BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's Delhi residence, demanding an apology over remarks that Ali is close to terrorists. |
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| BJP cancels Sabir Ali’s membership Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday afternoon cancelled the membership of Sabir Ali. |
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Sabir Ali asks BJP to put on hold his membership Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the Sangh Parivar is divided on his issue Sabir Ali on Saturday asked the BJP to put on hold his membership till the controversy ends. He said that if any allegation of terrorists’ link levelled by party vice president, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, is proved right he would take retirement from politics. |
| Over 315 model code violations in Bihar Patna, March 29 (IANS) More than 315 violations of the model code of conduct by candidates and political parties have been registered in Bihar till date, an official said Saturday. |
Two JD-U women legislators campaign for BJP, RJD Patna, March 29 : Two women legislators from Bihar's ruling JD-U, one of them a former minister, are campaigning and seeking votes for the BJP and RJD candidates against the official party candidates. |
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BJP’s ‘be-sabri’ to induct Sabir Ali may prove dear If Rashtriya Janata Dal, which is fighting its last ditch battle to regain its hold, can stall the entry of Shivanand Tiwary to the party notwithstanding his old association with the party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, what prevented the BJP |
Will quit politics if allegations proved: Sabir Ali New Delhi, March 29 : Sabir Ali, Janata Dal-United leader expelled from the party, Saturday defended himself and said if a single allegation against him is proved, he would quit politics. |
NRI filmmaker to train camera on Lok Sabha polls Patna, March 27 : California-based Indian filmmaker Ravi Verma is set to make "Viva Democracy", a documentary focussing on the nine-phased 16th Lok Sabha elections that involve 814 million voters. He says the purpose is to show the "people's perspective" on the battle of the ballot and draw a contrast between the Indian and US election processes. |
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I am stumbling block for Modi: Nitish Kumar Patna, March 29 :Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said he is "a stumbling block" for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. |
Lalu, Ram Vilas working overtime to ensure progenies’ victory Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Janata Dal president, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan are working overtime to ensure the victory of daughter, Misa Bharati and son, Chirag Paswan respectively. |
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| Maoists kill a villager in Bihar Patna, March 29 (IANS) A group of armed Maoists killed a villager but freed the remaining four of the five they abducted early in the day, police said Saturday. |
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Induction of Bhatkal's friend into BJP triggers angry protests in BJP New Delhi, March 28: BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Friday expressed dissent over his party admitting expelled JD-U leader Sabir Ali in its ranks. |
Expelled JD-U leader Sabir Ali joins BJP New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Expelled JD-U leader Sabir Ali Friday joined the BJP here and once again praised its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. |
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Modi convinces Bihar leader not to contest as Independent Patna, March 28 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday phoned party leader and four-time Bihar MP Lal Muni Choubey and convinced him not to contest the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent candidate. |
Bihar's 'Osama bin Laden' is now an untouchable |
| Former Bihar chief minister quits BJP Patna, March 28 (IANS) Satish Prasad Singh, who served a mere five days as the Bihar chief minister, said Friday he had resign from the BJP, a party to which he switched last year after a long stint in the Congress, to protest against denial of proper representation to the Kushwaha community in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. |
NaMo’s Patna and Gaya rallies: A study in contrast Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi’s rally at Gaya on March 27 was totally different from his Hunkar Rally of October 27 in Patna, where the crowd continued to listened to him patiently notwithstanding about half a dozen bomb blasts in and around the venue. |
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 Modi urges Maoists to shun violence, attacks Congress, JD-U Sasaram/Gaya (Bihar)/Gumla/Chatra (Jharkhand), March 27 : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday urged the Maoists to shun violence and took potshots at the central and Bihar governments for being soft on terrorism. |
Chandra Mohan Rai resigns from all BJP posts Patna,(BiharTimes): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Bihar minister Chandra Mohan Rai on Thursday finally resigned from all the party posts. |
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| Mukhiaji’s son jumps into Patliputra poll fray Patna,(BiharTimes): The filing of nomination papers from Patliputra Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday by Indu Bhushan, son of slain Ranvir Sena chief, has given a new twist to the electoral battle in the constituency from which Misa Bharati, daughter of Lalu Prasad, is also a candidate. |
Shatrughan Sinha to get special honour at IIFA Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award at the forthcoming edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony to be held in Tampa Bay, Florida next month. |
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| Three children burnt to death in Bihar Patna, March 28 (IANS) Three children of a labourer's family were burnt to death Friday when their thatched hut in a Bihar village caught fire, police said. |
Modi blames Congress for farmers' poor condition Sasaram/Gaya (Bihar), March 27 : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at the election rallies in Bihar Thursday hit out at the Congress for neglecting farmers |
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Maoists blast mobile phone towers ahead of Narendra Modi rally Patna, March 27 : Maoists blew up two mobile telephone towers in Bihar's Gaya district Thursday to enforce a 24-hour strike called by them to protest the alleged killing of their members by security forces. |
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Narendra Singh embarrasses Nitish, flays Uday Narayan Chaudhary in his presence Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar continues to face embarrassment from those very close to him. After a series of resignations and expulsions, latest of Janata Dal (United) candidate of Seohar, Sabir Ali, it is the turn of one of the senior most ministers in his cabinet, Narendra Singh, to directly hit out at the party’s Jamui candidate, Uday Narayan Chaudhary, and that too in his presence. |
BJP's 'shehzadas' list runs long New Delhi, March 26 : Even as it attacks the Congress for its "dynastic politics", the BJP appears to be charting a similar course going by the number of sons and daughters of its leaders in the fray for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has often derided Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as "shehzada (prince)" in his election rallies and refers to the Congress as a "sultanate (kingdom)." |
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Senior BJP leader Chandra Mohan Rai quits party posts in Bihar Patna, March 26 : Chandra Mohan Rai, a senior BJP leader and a former minister, announced Wednesday that he was resigning from all party posts to protest against the neglect of committed party leaders and workers over new entrants. |
There is no brother or sister in Bihar poll battle Patna, March 26:There is no brother or sister in a poll battle, said RJD chief Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi, who is pitted against her brother Sadhu Yadav in Bihar's Saran Lok Sabha constituency. She described her brother as "an enemy". |
BJP forced to rearrange around new power centre The country is once again at the crossroads. All eyes are on the BJP's bid to regain power at the centre. Its controversial and autocratic prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi is in the eye of a storm, unfazed by senior leaders like Jaswant Singh defying the party leadership's desire of quietly fading away. |
Lalu's crorepati daughter Misa Bharti files nomination Patna, March 25 : Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who filed her nomination papers Tuesday for the Lok Sabha polls from Pataliputra constituency in Bihar, is a crorepati with the total value of her declared assets more than Rs.5 crore. |
Five ex-police officers in Jharkhand poll fray Ranchi, March 24 : Five former Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including a sitting Lok Sabha MP, are in the poll fray in Jharkhand. |
Bihar wants custody of IM's Tehsin Akhtar Patna, March 25 : Bihar Police will seek the custody of Indian Mujahideen operative Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, who was the brain behind last year's blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya, police said Tuesday. |
Jharkhand government may face stability issue Ranchi, March 26 : The Hemant Soren government, which enjoys a wafer-thin majority, may land in trouble if the legislators supporting the ruling alliance and fighting the Lok Sabha poll get elected. |
'Tehsin embraced terror when he was 18' New Delhi, March 25 : Indian Mujahideen's operational head Tehsin Akhtar, now in police custody, embraced terrorism when he was only 18 years old. |
Nitish may campaign in Gujarat New Delhi, March 25 :Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may campaign in Gujarat for the Lok Sabha elections, a JD-U leader said Tuesday, in what may increase the possibility of a face-off with his bete noire Narendra Modi. |
Modi fails to dissuade Bihar BJP leader from going solo Patna, March 26 : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi failed to persuade senior party leader and four-time Bihar MP Lal Muni Choubey against quitting the party and contest as an independent from the Buxar parliamentary constituency. |
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Daughter's love forces Lalu to accommodate criminal Patna, March 25 : Daughter's love forced RJD chief Lalu Prasad to bargain with jailed gangster Ritlal Yadav to get his support for Misa Bharti and appoint him the party general secretary. |
| Actress Nanda passes away Mumbai, March 25 : Yesteryear actress Nanda, known for hits like "Gumnaam" and "Jab Jab Phool Khile", died Tuesday morning at her residence, her relative said. She was 75. |
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Patna blast main accused Tehsin Akhtar arrested New Delhi, March 24 : A second Indian Mujahideen (IM) bomb-making expert, who was part of the terror outfit's plan to create mayhem in India during the coming Lok Sabha polls, has been arrested, informed sources said Monday. |
Luv Sinha to campaign with dad Shatrughan in Patna Mumbai, March 25 : Luv Sinha will stand with his father, actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, when he campaigns for the the Lok Sabha polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket for the Patna Sahib seat. The young actor is excited about getting a "real sense of politics". |
JD(U) expels Shabir Ali for lauding Modi Patna, March 24 : The Janata Dal (United) Monday expelled its Lok Sabha candidate from Sheohar, Sabir Ali, from the party after he praised BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, JD(U) leaders said. |
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Defiant Jaswant takes on NaMo, dares BJP to sack him Barmer (Rajasthan), March 24 : Rebel BJP leader Jaswant Singh Monday publicly took on its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after entering the Lok Sabha polls as an independent, saying his conduct betrays arrogance. |
Why would Sonakshi campaign for party, asks Shatrughan Mumbai, March 24 : BJP candidate and sitting MP from Bihar's Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha says neither does his political campaign require star power, and nor does his actress daughter Sonakshi |
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JD-U candidate Shabir Ali lauds Modi Patna, March 24 : Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) was taken aback Monday when its candidate in Sheohar, Sabir Ali, praised BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. |
Ex-MP quits BJP, to contest as independent Patna, March 24 (IANS)Senior BJP leader and four-time Bihar MP Lal Muni Choubey Monday announced that he has quit the party and will contest as an independent from Buxar. |
After nearly six years, Kosi flood probe report submitted Patna, March 24 : A commission probing an embankment breach in the Kosi river that caused Bihar's worst floods in 50 years submitted its report Monday to the state government nearly six years after it was set up. |
| Modi, Sonia, Nitish to campaign in Bihar Patna, March 24 : Star BJP campaigner Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are set to hit the campaign trail in Bihar along with the state's two best known faces: Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad. |
Bihar developing India's biggest grassland for tigers Patna, March 24 : Bihar is developing India's biggest grassland of over 800 acres in its only tiger reserve in the state's northeast to provide a wildlife friendly environment for the big cats whose numbers have doubled in the last three years. |
BJP leader Lal Muni Chaubey may fight as independent Patna (BiharTimes): Senior BJP leader and four time MP Lal Muni Chaubey is likely to quit BJP and contest as an independent candidate from his Buxar constituency. |
Denied ticket, JD-U sitting MP joins BJP Patna, March 23: In another setback to Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), its sitting MP Vishwamohan Kumar from Supaul seat quit the party and joined the BJP Sunday. |
Bihar Police seek 20 satellite phones for polls Patna, March 23 : Bihar Police have sought 20 satellite phones from the union home ministry for use in Maoist-affected Lok Sabha constituencies to ensure peaceful polling, a police official said Sunday. |
| AAP fields cobbler against Paswan's son Patna, March 23 : The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded a cobbler against Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag Paswan from the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, party leaders said Sunday. |
Seven abducted labourers released in Bihar Patna, March 23 : Seven labourers, who were abducted by Maoists in Bihar's Jamui district, were released Sunday after 10 days in captivity following a combing operation by the police, an official said. |
M.J Akbar, N.K. Singh join BJP, JD-U fumes New Delhi/Patna, March 22 : Noted journalist and author M.J. Akbar and former bureaucrat N.K. Singh Saturday joined the BJP, the latter inviting scorn from the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) which he quit. |
Shatrughan Sinha faces uphill task in Patna Sahib Patna, March 22 It doesn't look like a cakewalk for Bollywood actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, BJP candidate and sitting MP from Bihar's Patna Sahib, who now faces a Bhojpuri filmstar. |
| Dissent over seats rattles BJP's poll rath New Delhi, March 22 : The BJP's carefully orchestrated election effort seems to be hitting a rough patch closer to the Lok Sabha polls with some senior party leaders not hiding their unhappiness over ticket allocation and one of its allies miffed at its handling of ties. |
BJP being encroached by outsiders: Jaswant Singh New Delhi/Jodhpur, March 22 Peeved at being denied a ticket from Rajasthan's Barmer Lok Sabha constituency, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh Saturday said the party was being encroached by outsiders and there was need to distinguish between the "real" and the "fake" BJP. |
48,000 securitymen for six Maoist-hit Bihar constituencies Patna, March 22 The Bihar government has decided to deploy 48,000 security personnel in six Maoist-affected Lok Sabha constituencies to ensure peaceful polling there, a top police official said Saturday. |
Man burnt alive over land dispute in Bihar Patna, March 22: A man was burnt alive in Bihar's Kaimur district over an alleged land dispute, police said Saturday. |
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NK Singh, MJ Akbar likely to join BJP today New Delhi: . Senior columnist MJ Akbar and former Rajya Sabha member NK Singh are likely to join BJP on Saturday. |
Modi coming to Varanasi to wash sin of Godhra: Lalu Patna, March 21 Attacking BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said he was contesting from Varanasi in an attempt to wash away "the sin" of Godhra and the Gujarat riots but it would be to no avail. |
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Can Modi strike a bargain of decency on Varanasi? Ofcourse there will be some sophistry by which the current scramble for Varanasi will be justified, but there are finer reasons for which the city should be more frequently remembered. |
| N K Singh quits JD(U) Patna (BiharTimes):In a major setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ex senior bureaucrat and former Rajya Sabha Member N K Singh quit the Janata Dal (United). |
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Again Clash in Patna over Shotgun's candidature Patna, March 21 : Supporters of Shatrughan Sinha clashed here Friday with some people waving black flags against the actor-turned-politician when he was on way to file his nomination papers. |
Caste matters for ex-officials in choosing Bihar seat Patna, March 21 : Former officials, including those from the elite Indian Administrative Service (IAS), seem to have kept caste equation in mind while choosing the constituency from which they want to contest the Lok Sabha election. Half a dozen former bureaucrats are in the political fray in caste-ridden Bihar. |
| Accused in Dalit massacre arrested in Bihar Patna, March 21 :An accused in the 2000 massacre of 34 Dalits in Bihar was arrested Friday from a school in the state, police said. |
BJP workers opposing Shatrughan Sinha assaulted in Bihar Patna, March 20 : A group of BJP workers opposing the Lok Sabha candidature of sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib seat were Thursday beaten up by another group of party workers, reportedly supporters of the former actor, police said. |
I am contesting on Nitish's request: Prakash Jha Patna, March 19: Filmmaker Prakash Jha said Wednesday that he was contesting the Lok Sabha polls from West Champaran in Bihar at the request of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. |
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Lalu's wife, sons and daughter are star campaigners Patna, March 20 : Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's wife, his two sons and daughter are his star campaigners in the Lok Sabha polls, according to the list of party's star campaigners submitted to the Election Commission. |
Author, journalist Khushwant Singh is dead New Delhi, March 20 : Internationally renowned author and journalist Khushwant Singh died here Thursday, his family said. He was 99. |
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Opposition demands dismissal of Jharkhand government Ranchi, March 20 : The opposition parties in Jharkhand have demanded removal of the Hemant Soren government as it has been reduced to minority. |
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AAP names candidate against Shatrughan Sinha in eighth list New Delhi, March 19L The Aam Aadmi Party would field Parveen Amanullah from Patna Sahib in Bihar against BJP's Shatrughan Sinha, it was announced Wednesday. |
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Advani gets Gandhinagar, Modi to also fight from Vadodara New Delhi, March 19 : BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat while prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will fight from a second seat from Vadodara in the same state, the party announced Wednesday. |
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No one can defeat Modi in Varanasi, says Paswan Patna, March 18 : No one can defeat BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said Tuesday. |
During polls, some Bihar leaders face Maoist threat Patna, March 19 : With Lok Sabha polls around the corner, half a dozen Bihar politicians and some police officers are on the hit list of Maoists, police said Wednesday. |
Awkward reality of the backward Muslim castes politics While leaving the Rashtriya Janata Dal its leader in the Bihar Legislative Council, Ghulam Ghouse, sparked off yet another debate on the caste politics among Muslims of the state. |
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Patna, March 18 After a welcome break for festivity and much-needed rest thanks to Holi, the campaign of different parties for the Lok Sabha polls is expected to pick up in Bihar. |
BJP ally RLSP announces candidates for two Bihar seats Patna, March 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ally in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Tuesday announced candidates for two of the 3 seats it is contesting in the Lok Sabha polls in the state. |
| Rush in trains from Bihar post-Holi festivities Patna, March 18 A day after Holi, most of the railway stations in Bihar were Tuesday witnessing a heavy rush of passengers, mostly migrant workers returning to their work places outside the state, a railway official here said. |
No Holi celebration for Nitish Patna, March 17 : Millions in Bihar celebrated Holi Monday with traditional fervour. But Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was not one of them, and it was a low key Holi for RJD leader Lalu Prasad. |
JD-U fields Prakash Jha, Sharad Yadav New Delhi/Patna, March 16: Filmmaker Prakash Jha, industrialist Anil Kumar Sharma and party president Sharad Yadav figure in the second list of the Janata Dal-United candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar that was released in Delhi Sunday. |
Giriraj agrees to contest election from Nawada Patna,(BiharTimes): Succumbing to what he called the love of the janata (people) of Nawada Giriraj Singh on Saturday finally announced that he was going to contest the Lok Sabha election from Nawada parliamentary seat. |
| JD(U) MLA’s husband to contest as Independent from Siwan Patna,(BiharTimes): Siwan strongman Ajay Singh, husband of Janata Dal (United) MLA, Kavita Singh, has announced that he would be contesting election as an Independent candidate from Siwan Lok Sabha seat. |
Bihar economists visit Pakistan Patna (BiharTimes): A team of economists from Bihar under the leadership Shaibal Gupta will attend the third annual South Asia Conference from March 17 to 19. |
BJP fields Modi from Varanasi, Rajnath moves to Lucknow New Delhi, March 16 : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, while party president Rajnath Singh will now fight from Lucknow, the BJP announced Saturday. |
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Poll panel takes fizz out of Holi events Lucknow, March 15: The colours will be there, so too would be the bonhomie. But what could well go missing at Holi gatherings organised by political parties would be freely flowing liquor and bhaang as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to play spoilsport. |
Notice to AIIMS-Patna director for violating quota policy Patna, March 15 : The central government has issued a show cause notice to the director of AIIMS-Patna for violating the reservation policy in recruiting faculty for six new premier medical institutes in the country last year, an official said Saturday. |
Bihar speaker, ex-IAS officer in JD-U first list New Delhi/Patna, March 15 : Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary and former IAS officer K.P. Ramiah figure in the first list of Janata Dal-United candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar that was released in Delhi Saturday. |
JD(U) final list announcement put off by a day Patna,(BiharTimes): The deadlock in the Janata Dal (United) over seat distribution continues with the party chief, Sharad Yadav, announcing the names of just six of the 38 candidates on Saturday afternoon. |
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Bihar BJP legislators upset after being ignored Patna, March 14 : Six BJP legislators, including two vocal supporters of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, expressed their displeasure after being denied tickets for the Lok Sabha election. |
BJP woman MLA threatens to contest from Patna Saheb as Independent |
BJP offers ticket of choice to turncoats, but not to NaMo loyalists Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as a unique party in Bihar. While it is giving tickets of choice to the turncoats such as Ram Kripal Yadav, Sushil Kumar Singh, Putul Kumari Singh, Om Prakash Yadav, Captain Jai Narayan Nishad (obviously to his son) and even left seven and three seats of choice for Lok Janshakti Party and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party it has no place for its old committed and die-hard Narendra Modi loyalists. |
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BJP’s Giriraj Singh refuses to contest from Nawada Lok Sabha seat Patna,(BiharTimes): Former BJP minister and Narendra Modi-loyalist Giriraj Singh has refused to contest election from Nawada Lok Sabha seat as offered by the party. |
Minority JD(U) govt unable to spare ministers, MLAs for LS poll Patna,(BiharTimes): Notwithstanding tall claims of wave in the favour of respective camps the truth is that all the political parties in Bihar are not so sure about their performance in the coming Lok Sabha election. |
No dispute with Nitish Kumar over candidates: Sharad Yadav Patna, March 14 (IANS) There is no dispute with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over selection of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, said JD-U chief Sharad Yadav Friday and added that the party will release the names of its candidates in New Delhi March 15. |
Maoists abduct seven labourers in Bihar Patna, March 14 (IANS) A group of armed Maoists abducted seven labourers in Bihar's Jamui district, police said Friday. |
CPI-ML to contest for 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar Patna, March 14 : The CPI-ML will contest 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar without any alliance and has announced names of all its candidates, party general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said Friday. |
Maoists torch legislator's petrol vend in Bihar Patna, March 14 : A group of armed Maoist guerrillas in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district set on fire a petrol vend owned by a BJP legislator after he refused to pay them levy, police said Friday. |
I-T dept to keep a tab on use of illegal cash, valuables in LS poll Patna,(BiharTimes): To keep a tab over use of illegal cash and valuables in the coming parliamentary elections in Bihar and Jharkhand the Income Tax department will depute 65 officers and 130 inspectors. |
Sushma, Ram Kripal, Shahnawaz in BJP's third list New Delhi, March 13: The BJP Thursday came out with its third list of Lok Sabha candidates, which included Sushma Swaraj, former RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav and Shahnawaz Hussain. |
Turmoil in JD(U) as leaders flay Nitish for giving tickets to turncoats |
Lalu Prasad turns to vaastu ahead of polls Patna, March 13 RJD chief Lalu Prasad has turned to vaastu shastra ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to rid himself and his family of misfortune and ill-luck and to ensure good electoral performance of his party. |
Slain Ranvir Sena chief's son to contest LS polls Patna, March 13 : Slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh's son Indu Bhusan will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Arrah constituency in Bihar. |
Nine elected unopposed to Bihar legislative council Patna, March 13: Nine candidates including Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi and Congress state president Ashok Choudhary were Thursday elected unopposed to the state legislative council after the deadline for withdrawing nominations expired, an official said. |
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Sachar is based on 2001 Census, so no scope for NaMo to take credit and blame me: Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday once again ridiculed his Gujarat counterpart and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, for using old, outdated and wrong data and information to show that the condition of Muslims in Bihar is bad and that in Gujarat very good. |
Former Bihar Congress chief Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaisar joins LJP Patna, March 12 : In a jolt to the Congress in Bihar, former state president Chaudhary Mehboob Ali Kaisar Wednesday joined the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Ram Vilas Paswan. |
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Secular’ Ram Kripal joins BJP, praises NaMo for raising Sachar report Patna,(BiharTimes): While joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of party chief Rajnath Singh and other leaders, Ram Kripal Yadav, still tried to sound ‘secular’ by stating that he would remain so “till the end of his life.” |
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Nawal Kishore Yadav upset over Ram Kripal’s entry into BJP Patna,(BiharTimes): The entry of Ram Kripal Yadav into the Bharatiya Janata Party does not appear to be so smooth an affair as a ticket aspirant from Patliputra seat, Nawal Kishore Yadav, on Tuesday claimed that he had got assurance from the party central leadership to contest poll from this seat. |
Can not stop anyone from going to other party: Rabri Devi Patna,(BiharTimes): Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi said on Tuesday that she could not stop anyone from going to any other party. |
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Nitish cabinet which hardly expanded Patna,(BiharTimes): A day after the resignation of Industries Minister, Renu Kushwaha, from the Nitish cabinet the Janata Dal (United) MLA, Lesi Singh, was on Tuesday sworn in as minister by the governor D Y Patil. |
From March 10, 1990 to March 10, 2000 to March 10, 2014: The story of Lalu Yadav It was on March 10, 1990 that Lalu Yadav became the chief minister of Bihar for the first time. Twenty-four years later on this very day a Muslim, (Ghulam Ghouse), and a Yadav (Ram Kripal) deserted the party |
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Rebel RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav meets BJP president New Delhi, March 11 : Rebel Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ram Kripal Yadav, who is keen to contest from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat in Bihar against RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti, met BJP president Rajnath Singh here Tuesday. |
Bihar Minister Renu Kushwaha resigns, may join LJP or BJP Patna, March 10 : Bihar's Industry and Disaster Management Minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha Monday night resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet and is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls either on an LJP or a BJP ticket. |
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Nitish's PM ambitions led to alliance break-up: Modi Purnea (Bihar), March 10 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ambition to become prime minister led to the break-up of the alliance between the Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party... |
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As BJP closes ranks NaMo holds bigger rally in Purnea than Muzaffarpur The March 10 Purnea rally of Narendra Modi, was not even larger than the one organized in Muzaffarpur on March 3 but helped the party close its rank and file. |
NaMo woos Muslims, but with old data
Patna,(BiharTimes): While addressing his first rally at Purnea in Seemanchal belt of Bihar on March 10 BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took the secular parties to task for using Muslims as vote-bank and ignoring them. |
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Pappu Yadav joins RJD Patna, March 10 : Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, the former MP who was acquitted last year in the murder of a CPI-M leader, Monday joined the RJD. He is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Madhepura. |
Ram Kripal to take on Lalu's daughter Patna, March 10 Former RJD leader Ram Kirpal Yadav, who revolted after being denied ticket for the Lok Sabha polls, Monday said he will contest from Patliputra here against party chief Lalu Prasad's daughter. |
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Ghulam Ghouse joins JD(U), Ram Kripal on way to BJP The Rashtriya Janata Dal received a double-blow on Monday with its leader in Bihar Legislative Council finally accepting the membership of the ruling Janata Dal (United) at the official residence of chief minister Nitish Kumar |
During wave parties do not go on importing candidates Patna,(BiharTimes): In 1977 the hurriedly formed Janata Party swept the election winning all the 54 parliamentary seats. Some of the candidates, who won, such as Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan, were still in their late 20s. |
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 Ghulam Ghouse likely to be made JD(U) candidate from Madhubani Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Janata Dal is about to get another jolt with its leader in the Bihar Legislative Council, Ghulam Ghouse, likely to join Janata Dal (United). He had a long meeting with the chief minister Nitsih Kumar on Sunday. |
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Devendra Prasad Yadav joins JD(U) Patna, March 9 (IANS) Former union minister and Samajwadi Janata Dal-Democratic chief Devendra Prasad Yadav Sunday joined Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United. He is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Jhanjharpur. |
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Between motion and emotion: The mystery behind Ram Kripal drama  If Lalu Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharati repeatedly told the mediapersons in New Delhi on Friday that she is ready to leave the Patliputra seat for Chacha Ram Kripal Yadav and the latter told the TV channels late on the same night that he is ready to accept her offer what actually transpired in Patna on Saturday. |
For Lalu winning Patliputra is no less important than capturing Delhi Patna,(BiharTimes): The high drama involving Misa Bharati and Ram Kripal Yadav in Patna as well as Delhi is being interpreted in different ways. |
Paswan talks of secularism, backwardness of Muslims Patna,(BiharTimes): After losing a large number of Muslim leaders, including its lone MLA in the Bihar Assembly, the Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that his party had not merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party but had only joined the National Democratic Alliance as per a Common Minimum Programme. |
RJD supporters clash among themselves in presence of Lalu Patna,(BiharTimes): Supporters of RJD nominee from Karakat Kanti Singh and former MLA of Obra (in Aurangabad district) Satya Narayan Yadav clashed in front of RJD chief the party chief Lalu Prasad during his first election rally at Rajpur in the constituency under Rohtas district. |
Door not fully open for Ram Kripal in BJP Patna,(BiharTimes): Though Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on Saturday |
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| Vote for Modi for special status to Bihar: BJP Patna, March 9 (IANS) BJP leaders in Bihar Sunday launched a campaign to woo voters by promising that the state will be accorded special category status if Narendra Modi becomes prime minister. |
Shanawaz must contest from Muslim area: BJP leader |
Sonia, Rahul, Nilekani in Congress' first list New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and vice president Rahul Gandhi (Amethi) figure in the first list of party candidates for the Lok Sabha elections released here Saturday. |
Lalu, Rabri performs ‘Jaimala’ four decades after marriage Patna,(BiharTimes): Almost 40 years after his marriage the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, Lalu Yadav, on Friday exchanged garlands (‘Jaimala’) with his wife Rabri Devi in Saran, the parliamentary constituency from where his wife is to contest election. |
Devoid of Muslim leaders LJP woos Mehboob Ali Qaiser? |
Ram Vilas Paswan, son among LJP candidates Patna, March 8 :LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan figure in the first list of party candidates who will contest the Lok Sabha election in Bihar, it was announced Saturday. |
Ink smeared on AAP leader Yogendra Yadav New Delhi, March 8 A man Saturday smeared ink on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav's face at a party rally here. |
| Ram Kripal quits party posts New Delhi/Patna, March : Senior RJD leader Ram Kirpal Yadav announced Saturday that he was resigning from all party posts after being denied a ticket for the Lok Sabha polls. |
Ram Kripal accepts Misa’s offer, to contest from Patliputra as RJD candidate Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha MP, Ram Kripal Yadav, late on Saturday night accepted the offer made by Misa Bharati, the eldest daughter of the party supremo, Lalu Prasad Yadav, to contest from Patliputra parliamentary seat. |
Patna,(BiharTimes): Till a few days back Khagaria strongman, Ranvir Yadav, was knocking at the door of the BJP to get Lok Sabha ticket for himself or wife Poonam Devi, who is a Janata Dal (United) MLA. |
| Lalu Prasad faces revolt after fielding daughter Patna, March 7 : RJD chief Lalu Prasad Friday battled a revolt by senior colleagues after fielding his daughter as a candidate in the coming Lok Sabha election -- and denying ticket to other aspirants. |
Misa rushes to Ram Kripal’s house as later reportedly meets Rajnath Patna,(BiharTimes): Unconfirmed reports from New Delhi said that RJD Rajya Sabha MP Ram Kripal Yadav met the BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Friday. |
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Bihar’s growth rate reduced by half in one year, claims SuMo Patna,(BiharTimes): The former deputy chief minister, Sushil Kumar Modi, on Saturday claimed that the economic growth rate of Bihar had slowed down by nearly half in the last one year. |
JD-U to field filmmaker Prakash Jha in LS polls Patna, March 7 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha will contest the Lok Sabha election from Bettiah parliamentary constituency in Bihar on a Janata Dal-United ticket, state JD-U president Vashisht Narain Singh said Friday. |
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Patna doctors refusing to operate on hepatitis patients? Patna, March 6 (IANS) Doctors at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) are allegedly refusing to treat hepatitis patients due to fears of infection, and have demanded insurance cover. |
| Bodh Gaya blasts: NIA detains two Patna, March 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained two people in Bihar's Arwal district to quiz them over the July 7, 2013, serial bomb blasts in Bodh Gaya, police said Friday. |
BJP to launch raths, hold rallies during election campaign Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has planned to flag off 250 raths and hold 1,000 rallies during the 50 day campaign for the six-phase Lok Sabha elections in the state. |
Ram Kripal’s departure may be a big blow to RJD Patna,(BiharTimes): The likely resignation of the Rajya Sabha MP of Rashtriya Janata Dal Ram Kripal Yadav, may in some way, be much bigger blow to the party than the open ‘revolt’ by 13 MLAs last month. Lalu Prasad managed to somewhat overcome that crisis by winning over nine of these rebels. |
Ram Kripal Yadav may quit RJD following denial of ticket from Patliputra |
NaMo’s Gaya rally of March 24 cancelled Patna,(BiharTimes): The March 14 rally of the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party, Narendra Modi, in Gaya, has been cancelled. However, the rallies of Purnea on March 10 and Saharsa on March 24 would be held on the same dates. |
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| Suspended BJP MLA joins JD-U in Bihar Patna, March 6 (IANS) Suspended BJP legislator Avanish Kumar Singh Thursday joined Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United, and said he will contest the Lok Sabha polls as a JD-U candidate from Motihari. |
| Nitish faces hostile crowd in Bagaha Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday faced protest from the para-teachers, mid-day meal cooks of the school and cane farmers during his Sankalp Yatra in Bagaha in West Champaran district. |
| No hesitation in becoming PM: Nitish Patna, March 6 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said he has no hesitation in becoming prime minister, if offered the post, and will prove to be a better leader than anyone else. |
RJD leader Ghulam Ghouse threatens to quit party Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Ghulam Ghouse on Thursday threatened to quit the party and contest election as an Independent candidate if he does not get ticket from Paschim Champaran parliamentary constituency. |
RJD snatches Madhubani, loses Muzaffarpur in deal with Congress Patna,(BiharTimes): The seat-sharing talk appeared to be a victory of a sort for the Rashtriya Janata Dal because it managed to get the ticket from Madhubani parliament seat for its leader in the state Assembly, Abdul Bari Siddiqui. |
BJP may get 22-30 seats in Bihar, says CNN-IBN-CSDS survey New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The BJP could secure between 41 and 49 seats in Uttar Pradesh and 22-30 seats in Bihar in alliance with the LJP if Lok Sabha polls were held now, said a CNN-IBN/IBN7-CSDS survey released Wednesday. |
Lok Sabha election schedule in Bihar
| Congress-RJD announce tie-up in Bihar Patna, March 5 (IANS) The Congress and the RJD Wednesday announced they had finalised an alliance to fight the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, agreeing to contest 12 and 27 seats respectively, while the NCP will put up a candidate for the remaining seat from the state. |
Kerala ex-governor Nikhil Kumar to contest polls from Bihar Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) Outgoing Kerala governor Nikhil Kumar, who put in his papers late Tuesday night, is likely to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from his home state Bihar. |
Nitish kicks off campaign, wants special status for Bihar Patna, March 5 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday kicked off the Janata Dal-United's campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in West Champaran where he vowed to fight for special category status for Bihar. |
Aamir disappoints Mountain Man's villagers? Star India's CEO reacts Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Actor Aamir Khan has left people at Bihar's Gehlaur village upset as they were under impression that the second season of his show "Satyamev Jayate" would begin with an episode on 'Mountain Man' Dashrath Manjhi. However, Star India's CEO Uday Shankar says there was never any such plan. |
Lok Sabha polls in April-May, vote count May 16 New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha election will be spread over nine days starting April 7 and ending May 12 and the vote count will take place across India May 16, the Election Commission announced Wednesday. |
Model code of conduct comes into effect Wednesday New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Election Commission announced that the model of conduct has come into effect Wednesday with the announcement of the April-May Lok Sabha election schedule. |
Bihar leaders begin helicopter campaign Patna, March 5 (IANS) Politicians in Bihar Wednesday began their campaign to woo voters for the April-May Lok Sabha election by taking a helicopter ride to various public meetings in the state. |
Over 1,000 detained near Nitish Kumar's residence Patna, March 5 (IANS) Over 1,000 people were detained when they were peacefully protesting near Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence here Wednesday morning, police said. |
Why NaMo failed to raise the case of Sohail Hingora’s abduction?
Patna,(BiharTimes): When former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee came to Bihar for an election campaign more than a decade ago in a speech he asked: “Kahan hai mera bhai Kislay” (Where is my brother Kislay).
Patna,(BiharTimes): When former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee came to Bihar for an election campaign more than a decade ago in a speech he asked: “Kahan hai mera bhai Kislay” (Where is my brother Kislay).
SC sends Subrata Roy, two directors to judicial custody New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sent Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two directors of his company to judicial custody till they present a concrete proposal to return the balance of Rs.19,000 crore they had collected from investors through optionally fully-convertible debentures. |
No question of alliance with Congress: Nitish Kumar Patna, March 4 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday said there is "no question" of an alliance between his party Janata Dal-United and the Congress, ending speculations in this regard. |
11 children ill after drinking water in Bihar school Patna, March 4 (IANS) Eleven children fell ill Tuesday after drinking water from a handpump at a school in Bihar's East Champaran district, officials said. All were reported out of danger after basic treatment. |
Patna hospital probing treatment-denied HIV+ man's death Patna, March 4 (IANS) A probe began Tuesday into the death of a HIV positive man at the Patna Medical College and Hospital after he was allegedly refused dialysis treatment by some doctors last week, an official said. |
NDA set to expand, says Modi Muzaffarpur (Bihar), March 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is set to expand further, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Monday, and accused Congress of raising the bogey of secularism in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. |
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Senior IAS joins JD-U, to contest polls Patna, March 3 (IANS) Three days after taking voluntary retirement, IAS officer K.P. Ramiyah Monday joined Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- and is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls. |
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Special category silence of Narendra Modi surprises Bihar-watchers Patna,(Bihar): Though the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a rail roko agitation on February28 to press for the special category status to Bihar its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, did not mention it even once during his speech in Muzaffarpur on March 3. |
Congress's special status offer to Bihar just politics: Jaitley New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday said the Congress's assurance for the past two years to Bihar's ruling JD-U for special category status to the state was "more political" than being linked to economic necessity. |
Paswan’s Chirag prevents NaMo from uttering Shahzadeh even once Patna,(BiharTimes): The speech of the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, was no match to his performance on Hunkar Rally day in Patna on October 27 last. |
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Big shock to BJP: Five top Narendra Modi supporters absent from NaMo rally Patna,(BiharTimes): Five top Bihar BJP leaders, who have been championing the cause of Narendra Modi for the last several years skipped the Muzaffarpur rally of the BJPs prime ministerial candidate. |
Muzaffarpur, March 3 (IANS) Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan Monday pitched for Narendra Modi as India's next prime minister and said caste politics must be shunned for development-oriented politics. |
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No Seemandhra type emotion in bandh, rail-roko in Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): The granting of special category status for five years to the new state of Seemandhra prompted the Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party to give calls for Bihar bandh (shutdown) and rail-roko (train-blockade) on March 2 and February 28 respectively. |
Lalu asks Sonia to forge alliance in Bihar Patna, March 2 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sunday appealed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to finalise an alliance with his party to prevent a victory of "communal forces" in the Lok Sabha polls. |
Nitish protests, wants special status for Bihar Patna, March 2 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took to the streets Sunday seeking a "special status" for his state in a protest which saw thousands of his party activists block road and rail traffic. |
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One arrested in Bodh Gaya blasts case Patna, March 2 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Sunday detained three people in connection with the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya last year, but after quizzing them, released two and arrested one, police said. |
BJP MLA Achyuatanand threatens to contest against LJP’s Rama Singh Patna,(BiharTimes): Yet another BJP MLA from Bihar, Dr Achyuatanand, has raised the banner of revolt and threatened to contest the Vaishali Lok Sabha seat as Independent if under the alliance formula the Lok Janshakti Party’s Rama Kishore Singh alias Rama Singh fights from here. |
| Three BJP legislators raise banner of revolt Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Baisi, Santosh Kushwaha, and former minister and MLA, Ramadhar Singh, as well as MLC, Manoj Kumar, have raised the banner of revolt against the party leadership over the allotment of tickets for the coming Lok Sabha election. |
Bihar's lone LJP MLA joins JD(U), charges Ram Vilas of accepting Rs 50 crore from BJP Patna,(BiharTimes): The lone Lok Janshakti Party MLA, Zakir Husain, who quit the party in protest against its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday joined the Janata Dal (United) in presence of chief minister Nitish Kumar. |
Former army chief joins BJP, Rahul reaches out to Varanasi's 'aam admi' New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Saturday joined the BJP while Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi wooed rickshaw pullers and auto drivers in Varanasi as the two big political rivals continued to mobilise support for the Lok Sabha polls. The AAP, meanwhile, released its third list of 20 candidates. |
Time for Congress to decide on alliance: Lalu Prasad Patna, March 1 (IANS) Time for alliance is over, said RJD chief Lalu Prasad who added he would now "focus and concentrate to get ready for poll campaigns". |
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Cabinet nod for multi-layer overbridge on Bailey Road in Patna Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Friday gave its nod to a multi-layer overbridge on Bailey Road in Patna. |
| German to make documentary on Bihar farmer Patna, March 1 (IANS) A German has come all the way to a village in Bihar's Nalanda district to make a documentary on a farmer who set a paddy cultivation record. |
| One held, 730 tortoises seized in Bihar Patna, March 1 (IANS) Nearly 730 tortoises were seized and a member of a smuggler's gang was arrested Saturday in Bihar's Purnea district, an official said. |