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Nitish takes oath as chief minister of Bihar for record ninth time

Nitish takes oath as chief minister of Bihar for record ninth time

Patna, Jan 28 (PTI): JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan here. Along with Kumar, BJP leaders Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary took oath as ministers in the new government. Kumar had earlier in the day resigned as the chief minister, saying ”things were not working well” for him in the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and in the opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had

“Knew it would happen,” says Mallikarjun Kharge on Nitish Kumar’s exit from Mahagathbandhan

Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President

Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], January 28 (ANI): After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the CM’s post today, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that he knew it would happen, adding “There are many people in the country like ‘Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram’. “Earlier he and us were fighting together. When I talked to Lalu Ji and Tejashwi, they also said that Nitish is going. If he wanted to stay, he would have stayed but he wants to go. That’s why we already knew this, but to keep the India Alliance intact, if we say something wrong, the wrong message will be

How do I make sure my child’s school backpack is safe and healthy?

How do I make sure my child’s school backpack is safe and healthy

As a new school year approaches, many families will be heading to the shops or to their school’s uniform store to buy backpacks. While children can have firm ideas about how their school bags look – and schools have practical requirements about what students need to carry – it is vitally important bags are also safe and healthy. Why school bags matter Students are often not just carrying books to and from school, but technology, sports and musical equipment as well. Studies have noted problems occur when students carry bags that weigh more than 20% of their body weight. This excessive weight

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar quits ruling alliance, hands over resignation letter to Governor

Nitish Kumar

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 28 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar arrived at the Raj Bhavan in Patna and handed over his resignation to Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Sunday. Calling on the Governor at Raj Bhavan, Nitish told him, “We have decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state”. The development comes amid a deafening buzz that Nitish Kumar would rejoin the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), bringing an end to the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ rule in the state. The fast-changing political events in the state were triggered by a social media post from

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