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Arun Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times. He has spent two-and-half decades covering Bihar, including politics, educational and social issues.

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Ahead of trust vote, Nitish to meet Modi, Shah

This will be Kumar’s first meeting with the Prime Minister since his JD(U) returned to the BJP-led NDA on January 28 this year after deserting the RJD-led alliance in Bihar.

Bihar’s new deputy chief ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Feb 05, 2024 09:46 PM IST
By, Patna

Bihar: Teachers’ body to meet ahead of budget session over govt panel proposal

The committee has made it clear that the first competency test will be held on February 26 and after the publication of results, three more would be conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board

Teachers are threatening to protest against the same during the budget session. (Representative file photo)
Published on Feb 05, 2024 12:27 PM IST

Bihar govt dissolves 4 key panels formed by previous regime

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has dissolved four key commissions constituted during the previous Mahagathbandhan government.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (HT photo)
Updated on Feb 05, 2024 08:04 AM IST
By, Patna

Nitish Kumar govt dissolves key panels set up under GA govt in Bihar

The decision to dissolve key commissions comes ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on February 12

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (File)
Published on Feb 04, 2024 05:39 PM IST

Bihar portfolio allocation: CM Kumar retains home, dy CM Samrat gets finance

The Bihar cabinet at present has only eight ministers apart from the CM, while it could have up to 36.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (Twitter/@NitishKumar)
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 03:50 PM IST

The impact of frequent alliance swaps on the bureaucracy in Bihar

When the political scenario keeps changing, as it has in Bihar, what does this mean for the officers of the state?

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha during death anniversary function of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Ghat in Patna, Bihar,(Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 10:29 AM IST

Budget session of Bihar legislature to begin from February 12

The first of the budget session will commence with the joint address to the two Houses by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Central Hall, followed by the move to seek a trust vote by the Kumar-led government

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 02, 2024 01:14 PM IST

Nitish Kumar to expand Cabinet, allocate portfolios before February 10

A BJP functionary said that there was no point in allocating portfolios and then again reallocating them after Cabinet expansion

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 12:44 PM IST

In Bihar, social engineering with a dash of aggression

Though the Bharatiya Janata Party avoids using caste as a narrative, its choice of deputy CMs is a sign of astute social engineering

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha after oath taken ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Patna, Sunday. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Jan 29, 2024 07:04 PM IST

NDA serves notice for House speaker’s removal day after Nitish rejoins alliance

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nand Kishore Yadav, a former minister, is expected to replace Awadh Bihari Choudhary as the speaker

The NDA has the support of 128 lawmakers in the 243-member assembly. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 29, 2024 12:47 PM IST

Nothing surprising about Nitish turnarounds, but RJD says it will rebound

Will he? Won't he? A brief look at the Bihar CM's history of switching sides and staying in power

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Yadav.(ANI file)
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 07:39 PM IST

Hectic parleys as cracks widen in Bihar alliance

In Patna, one RJD leader confirmed that senior leaders of the party, including former Union minister Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav, met Lalu at his 10 Circular Road residence, but called it an “informal meeting”.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (Santosh Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 05:36 AM IST
By, Patna

Bihar abuzz with rumours of Nitish Kumar breaking alliance with RJD, joining NDA

The official word from Nitish Kumar’s party JD(U) was that there is nothing wrong with the alliance, but it is clear that all is not well between it and the RJD

In this April 12, 2023 file image, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence (PTI FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 09:04 PM IST
ByArun Kumar

Karpoorigram comes alive to celebrate Bharat Ratna to its son

In the afternoon, chief minister Nitish Kumar also reached Karpoorigram, all alone by helicopter, to pay respect to the great socialist icon at the Karpoori Smriti Bhawan.

 (Karpoori Thakur’s granddaughters at their ancestral home in Karpoorigram village of Bihar’s Samastipur district on January 24, 2024.)
Published on Jan 24, 2024 09:31 PM IST
By, Karpoorigram (samastipur)

Bihar OBC icon to get Bharat Ratna honour

Two-time Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, known for championing reservation benefits for OBCs, has been awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna. The move is seen as an outreach by the BJP ahead of upcoming general elections, where caste is expected to play a major role. Thakur's legacy on affirmative action continues to have an impact in Bihar, and his award is seen as a recognition of his contribution to social justice and equality. The announcement comes as Bihar's government plans to celebrate Thakur's legacy and as the state emerges as a battleground for social justice politics.

Former CM Karpoori Thakur (HT Archive)
Updated on Jan 24, 2024 05:34 AM IST
By, Patna

Patna DM faces off K K Pathak over classes in schools in cold wave

The education department on Saturday wrote to the DMs of several districts, asking them to revoke an order in which they have invoked prohibitory orders to direct schools to suspend lower classes due to cold wave conditions prevailing in the state. The Patna DM has shoot back, saying no.

Attendants of patients brave the cold at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna. (HT photo)
Updated on Jan 23, 2024 09:44 PM IST
By, Patna

Despite unease Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal bound by bigger objective

The cabinet rejig shows that the RJD wants to play it safe, as seat-sharing issues are yet to be settled. Bihar's triangular politics gives it little elbow room

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (left) and RJD chief Lalu Yadav at an INDIA opposition alliance meeting(ANI)
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 04:49 PM IST

Bihar education dept, district magistrates at loggerheads over school holidays

The DMs of several districts in Bihar have issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC to direct schools to suspend lower classes due to cold wave conditions prevailing in the state

The controversy comes barely a couple of days after additional chief secretary (Education) KK Pathak withdrew his leave extension and again took charge after the intervention of the state secretariat. (File)
Published on Jan 23, 2024 01:08 PM IST

Bihar: BJP, JD(U) lock horn over venue for Karpoori Jayanti function

The BJP said allotting the Miller School ground earmarked for the party for January 24 to the JD(U) is murder of democracy

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar paying tribute to Karpoori Thakur in February 2023. (File Photo)
Published on Jan 22, 2024 12:27 PM IST

Bihar budget session from Feb 5

It will be first budget after mega announcements of jobs, recruitments and financial incentives to over 9.4 million families found below poverty line in the caste-based survey conducted in the state, all of which require huge financial support.

Bihar Vidhan Sabha. (HT archive)
Published on Jan 18, 2024 09:41 PM IST
By, Patna

Uncertainty prevails in edu deptt as Pathak extends leave

A week after additional chief secretary heading the education department in Bihar proceeded on earned leave, relinquishing his charge, the officer has now extended his leave till January 31.

K K Pathak. (HT file)
Published on Jan 17, 2024 09:41 PM IST
By, Patna

Chirag’s campaign begins in Hajipur; Paras hints at Nitish’s return to NDA

Chirag Paswwan began his campaign in Hajipur, the seat his father Ramvilas Paswan represented eight times between 1977 and 2019 and is presently a bone of contention with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras

Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) president Chirag Paswan addresses his party’s first Sankalp Mahasabha in Hajipur on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 17, 2024 12:42 PM IST

Why Nitish’s refusal to take up the INDIA convenor post was expected

Congress should have been more proactive in taking INDIA bloc forward, but a message went down the line that it wasn't ready to cede space to regional parties

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after the National Executive meeting in Delhi last week where he was appointed JD9U) chief (HT File Photo/Raj K Raj)
Published on Jan 16, 2024 08:19 PM IST

Pathak relinquishes edu dept charge after brief eventful tenure

A letter to this effect, dated January 9, sent by director, administration (education department) to chief secretary and others, has been circulating on the social media.

IAS officer K K Pathak. (HT file)
Published on Jan 11, 2024 09:44 PM IST
By, Patna

Bihar: Modi likely to address meetings before national poll schedule announcement

Modi’s expected rallies are part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership’s focus on the only heartland state where the party has been unable to form the government on its own

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)
Published on Jan 10, 2024 03:11 PM IST

Bihar Guv assures VCs on edu dept’s ‘interference’

The Governor, who is also the Chancellor of state universities, also asked the VCs to act in a manner that their dignity is not compromised.

Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar with vice chancellors. (HT)
Published on Jan 09, 2024 10:07 PM IST
By, Patna

‘Good people are hard to find’: Bihar governor on delays in state univ vacancies

Bihar governor Rajendra V Arlekar said he could appoint vice-chancellors of state universities on his own but wanted to do it in consultation with the CM

interview In an interview, Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar the process to appoint vice chancellors of six universities will be completed soon (HT FILE PHOTO/Santosh Kumar)
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 05:12 PM IST

JD(U), RJD engage in war of words over MLA’s poster on Ram Temple

The Bharatiya Janata Party said the RJD MLA’s poster was aimed at hurting Hindu sentiments with provocative remarks

Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Fateh Bahadur Singh. (File)
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 05:03 PM IST

After 25 MLCs approach Guv, Raj Bhavan writes to govt to set Edu Deptt in order

A delegation of 25 MLCs alleged that the Bihar government’s education department through its actions seems to be bent upon destroying the academic environment in the state

The Raj Bhavan in Patna. (File)
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 08:17 PM IST

Shah lays down outreach plan for Bihar BJP leaders

Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary said that during interaction with party leaders at the state guest house after chairing the Eastern Zonal Council in Patna on Sunday, Shah told them all the leaders should be sent to the field with the objective of educating people about the work done by the Modi government.

Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary. (HT photo)
Published on Dec 11, 2023 09:22 PM IST
By, Patna
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