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Live Updates: Nitish Kumar Wins Bihar Trust Vote After Opposition Walks Out
The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government secured 129 votes in the test of strength amid opposition walkout in Bihar assembly.
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Watch: "Is This England?" Nitish Kumar After Farmer Speaks In English
An upwardly mobile farmer in Bihar was on Tuesday reprimanded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for using too many "English words" while narrating his exciting life journey.
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Agri Reform Benefited Cultivators: Nitish Kumar On APMC Act Abolishment
Refuting opposition charge that abolition of APMC Act has worked against farmers of Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday said in fact the agri reforms have benefitted the cultivators which could be understood from the fact that the state has made highest ever 35.59 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy procurement in the current season.
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Nitish Kumar Meets PM Modi, Backs Centre Over Farm Laws
Bihar Chief Minister and JDU leader, Nitish Kumar, on Thursday backed the three contentious farm laws, saying they are in the interest of farmers and not against them.
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Nitish Kumar Welcomes PM Modi's Assurance On MSP In Rajya Sabha
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday observed that the new agriculture laws are in the "interests of the farmers", and expressed hope that misgivings over the legislations that have arisen in some states would be addressed squarely by the Centre.
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"Arrest Me If You Can": Tejashwi Yadav Dares Nitish Kumar Government
The BJP-backed Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has filed a case against Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav and 18 other leaders from various constituents of the Grand Alliance-led Opposition for protesting without permission amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Centre Must Reassure Farmers, Abolishing Government Mandis Helped Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Central government should allay the protesting farmers' fears over minimum support price (MSP), citing his own state's experience of increased procurement since abolishing the Agriculture Produces Market Committee (APMC) mandis in 2006.
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PM, Nitish Kumar Don't Talk About Farmers, Workers, Small Businesses: Rahul Gandhi
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister saying they do not talk of development and issues related to farmers, workers and small businessmen of Bihar.
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Ahead Of Farmers' Protest, Nitish Kumar Supports Farm Bills
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended vocal support to the contentious farm bills of ally BJP that has created huge turbulence among farmers and drawn opposition criticism. Breaking his self-imposed boycott of electronic media, Mr Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the countrywide farmers' protest called on Friday is "completely unneces...
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Nitish Kumar Inspects Major Irrigation Area For Barrage Project In Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the Kamla weir in Madhubani district and asked officials to prepare a plan to convert it into a barrage, which would increase the irrigation capacity and help farmers of north Bihar and the Mithilanchal region.
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"Won't Give Benefits": Nitish Kumar's Warning To Farmers Burning Stubble
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed concern over the rising instances of farmers in Bihar setting agricultural residue on fire and warned that the cultivators burning stubble in fields will be deprived of government benefits.
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New Symbol For Nitish Kumar's Party's Jharkhand Unit
The Election Commission on Friday allotted farmer driving tractor symbol to the Jharkhand unit of Janata Dal (United), a party leader said.
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On PM's Scheme For Farmers, A Reality Check For Rajnath Singh In Bihar
Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...
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"Be Sensitive": Nitish Kumar's Party Advises Ally BJP On Farm Distress
On a day Congress president Rahul Gandhi took on the BJP-led governments at the centre and in Madhya Pradesh over farm distress, BJP ally JD(U) criticized the ruling party for its handling of the agrarian crisis and the fallout of the firing on protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh a year ago.
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In Stinging Message To Centre, Nitish Kumar Crafts New Scheme For Farmers
Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year - particularly the vastly pared down flood relief fund - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back. He has rejected a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer and instead, come up with his own s...
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Live Updates: Nitish Kumar Wins Bihar Trust Vote After Opposition Walks Out
The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government secured 129 votes in the test of strength amid opposition walkout in Bihar assembly.
-
Watch: "Is This England?" Nitish Kumar After Farmer Speaks In English
An upwardly mobile farmer in Bihar was on Tuesday reprimanded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for using too many "English words" while narrating his exciting life journey.
-
Agri Reform Benefited Cultivators: Nitish Kumar On APMC Act Abolishment
Refuting opposition charge that abolition of APMC Act has worked against farmers of Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday said in fact the agri reforms have benefitted the cultivators which could be understood from the fact that the state has made highest ever 35.59 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy procurement in the current season.
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Nitish Kumar Meets PM Modi, Backs Centre Over Farm Laws
Bihar Chief Minister and JDU leader, Nitish Kumar, on Thursday backed the three contentious farm laws, saying they are in the interest of farmers and not against them.
-
Nitish Kumar Welcomes PM Modi's Assurance On MSP In Rajya Sabha
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday observed that the new agriculture laws are in the "interests of the farmers", and expressed hope that misgivings over the legislations that have arisen in some states would be addressed squarely by the Centre.
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"Arrest Me If You Can": Tejashwi Yadav Dares Nitish Kumar Government
The BJP-backed Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has filed a case against Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav and 18 other leaders from various constituents of the Grand Alliance-led Opposition for protesting without permission amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Centre Must Reassure Farmers, Abolishing Government Mandis Helped Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Central government should allay the protesting farmers' fears over minimum support price (MSP), citing his own state's experience of increased procurement since abolishing the Agriculture Produces Market Committee (APMC) mandis in 2006.
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PM, Nitish Kumar Don't Talk About Farmers, Workers, Small Businesses: Rahul Gandhi
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister saying they do not talk of development and issues related to farmers, workers and small businessmen of Bihar.
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Ahead Of Farmers' Protest, Nitish Kumar Supports Farm Bills
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended vocal support to the contentious farm bills of ally BJP that has created huge turbulence among farmers and drawn opposition criticism. Breaking his self-imposed boycott of electronic media, Mr Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the countrywide farmers' protest called on Friday is "completely unneces...
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Nitish Kumar Inspects Major Irrigation Area For Barrage Project In Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the Kamla weir in Madhubani district and asked officials to prepare a plan to convert it into a barrage, which would increase the irrigation capacity and help farmers of north Bihar and the Mithilanchal region.
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"Won't Give Benefits": Nitish Kumar's Warning To Farmers Burning Stubble
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed concern over the rising instances of farmers in Bihar setting agricultural residue on fire and warned that the cultivators burning stubble in fields will be deprived of government benefits.
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New Symbol For Nitish Kumar's Party's Jharkhand Unit
The Election Commission on Friday allotted farmer driving tractor symbol to the Jharkhand unit of Janata Dal (United), a party leader said.
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On PM's Scheme For Farmers, A Reality Check For Rajnath Singh In Bihar
Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...
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"Be Sensitive": Nitish Kumar's Party Advises Ally BJP On Farm Distress
On a day Congress president Rahul Gandhi took on the BJP-led governments at the centre and in Madhya Pradesh over farm distress, BJP ally JD(U) criticized the ruling party for its handling of the agrarian crisis and the fallout of the firing on protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh a year ago.
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In Stinging Message To Centre, Nitish Kumar Crafts New Scheme For Farmers
Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year - particularly the vastly pared down flood relief fund - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back. He has rejected a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer and instead, come up with his own s...
