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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicNitish Kumar

Topic: Nitish Kumar

Encephalitis deaths: Political opportunism trumping governance in Nitish Kumar’s Bihar?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited a hospital in Muzaffarpur Tuesday, as the number of children dying from encephalitis rose to 127.

Congress pick for Lok Sabha leader shows party has run out of ideas

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Grief gives way to outrage on Nitish’s Muzaffarpur visit to assess encephalitis outbreak

The death toll has climbed to 105 with two hospitals reporting a death each last night, said a district administration official.

Nitish raises Bihar’s special status issue again, leaves ally BJP wondering what’s next

Nitish Kumar has raised the demand before, and the timing has always been seen as holding a larger message, a factor ally BJP suspects is true this time as well.

Why 100 deaths from encephalitis have prompted Bihar to issue a lychee advisory

As authorities look to rein in the encephalitis toll, ThePrint looks at the outbreak in Bihar, the nature of the disease, its correlation with hypoglycemia and how to treat it.

Death toll of children in Muzaffarpur acute encephalitis case touches 83

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered payment of Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin in each family of the deceased.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expresses sorrow after 30 children die of hypoglycemia in Muzaffarpur

He additionally said that the Health Department had sent its team to Muzaffarpur which would take stock of the measures being taken to tackle the disease.

Leaderless & desperate, RJD wants to ally with Nitish Kumar again to help reboot party

Lalu Prasad in jail, son Tejashwi ‘hiding in Delhi’ and allies attacking it for poor poll show, RJD turns to Nitish for help. But Bihar CM’s not interested.

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) gets state party status in Arunachal Pradesh

The Election Commission said JD(U) is officially recognised as a state party in Arunachal and Bihar after the party won 7 seats in the 60-member assembly in the north eastern state.

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Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.