Bihar CM on 22 December launched yatra against alcohol consumption, child marriage and dowry, but it has been slammed as 'timepass', and a way to 'distract from governance issues'.
The Nitish Kumar-BJP alliance in Bihar has seen fraught moments before, but now BJP leaders are publicly denouncing the actions of a government of which they are part.
Last week, Bihar board reminded temples to be registered under it & pay it 4% tax on annual income. State govt also announced 30,000 acres of temple land will be made public property.
Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal Sunday called Gandhi the most confused leader in the country unable to appreciate the basics of Hinduism despite "so many publicised tours of temples".
Bihar BJP leaders who called the shots between 1995 and 2020 are increasingly being made irrelevant. In the cabinet expansion, two leaders were dropped, one was excluded.
Bihar cabinet expansion has been on hold for over two months now, with CM Nitish Kumar demanding equal representation for his JD(U) and union ministry berths.
Every third voter in Maner is a Yadav, a fact parties have taken cognisance of with the BJP fielding Nikhil Yadav and the RJD going with sitting MLA Bhai Virendra Yadav.
News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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