"I touch your feet, please finish the work on time," Kumar said, urging the officer to speed up the work during the inauguration of the third phase of the JP Ganga Pathway.
Sanjay Kumar Jha, the newly appointed working president of Janata Dal-United (JDU), affirmed that the Bihar assembly polls in 2025 would be fought with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's face.
Former IAS officer Manish Verma joined Janata Dal (United). After his voluntary retirement (VRS) from the service in 2018, he has been working as a close aide to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday conducted an aerial survey of rising water levels of rivers in West Champaran, East Champaran and Gopalganj districts of the state. The Chief Minister also directed the concerned officials to keep a check on the situation and remain alert.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the death of 12 people due to lightning in seven districts in Bihar and announced an ex-gratia of four lakh rupees each to the dependents of the deceased.
One of the rising Indian talents, Nitish Kumar Reddy, is looking to get back on the field after an injury robbed him of an opportunity to make his debut appearance for the Indian team at the international circuit.
Following the multiple bridge collapse in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed the Nitish Kumar-led government and said that the double engine of the Bihar government is engaged in "corruption and crime."
He further challenged JD(U) which has been ruling the state of Bihar for the past 17 years to release details of the officials involved in sanctioning and laying the foundation stone of bridges that have collapsed to expose the corrupt.
"It is monsoon time. There has been an abnormal amount of rain, which is the reason behind the collapse of bridges. But the Chief Minister of the state is very sensitive towards the investigation," Manjhi told reporters.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 9,888 candidates selected for Special Survey Assistant Settlement Officer and other related posts and asked the officials in the Revenue and Land Reforms department to complete the land survey before the assembl
Several projects, including the de-siltation of rivers, were initiated after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took feedback in Gopalganj and adjoining areas. It seems that engineers did not take care and the contractors were not careful, officials said, adding, "Engineers concerned seem to