New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday deferred, till July 16, the pronouncement of its decision on framing of charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members and others accused in the alleged money laundering case linked to the IRCTC hotel scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Rouse Avenue Court, which was scheduled to deliver the order on Tuesday, deferred the pronouncement till July 16. The ED has filed a prosecution compl…
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Patna, June 8 (IANS) Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar minister Shivchandra Ram resigned from all his party positions on Monday, expressing disappointment over not being nominated for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) elections. Shivchandra Ram, who was serving as the National President of the RJD’s SC/ST Cell, announced his resignation during a hastily convened press conference in Patna.Visibly emotional, he broke down while addressing the media and accused th…
Patna, June 8 (IANS) Political activity around the Bihar Legislative Council elections intensified on Monday after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) named former MLC Sunil Kumar Singh as its candidate.Sunil Singh filed his nomination papers at the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the presence of senior party leaders on the final day of the nomination process.Soon after the announcement, Rohini Acharya, the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav, publicly expressed strong reservations over the party’s decision,…
Patna, June 8 (IANS) The suspense over the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) candidate for the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) elections ended on Monday, with the party once again fielding senior leader Sunil Kumar Singh.He filed his nomination papers on the final day of the process and is poised to enter the Legislative Council for a second consecutive term.According to party sources, Sunil Singh had emerged as the frontrunner for the nomination well before the official announcement and had report…
Patna, June 6 (IANS) Amid the ongoing political controversy over the security arrangements of the Lalu family, JD(U) chief Tej Pratap Yadav visited the residence of his mother, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, at 10 Circular Road after learning that she was unwell. Outside the residence, several leaders and workers of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) were staging a sit-in protest against recent changes to the security cover for the family.Speaking to the media after meeting his mother, Tej …
Patna, June 5 (IANS) After the recent fire at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur that claimed multiple lives, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Bihar President Mangni Lal Mandal expressed deep concern over the incident and sharply criticised the state government’s healthcare system. Mandal said that if government healthcare facilities in Bihar were adequately developed, people would not be forced to rely heavily on private hospitals for treatment.According to him, many private healthcare institutions …
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Amid controversy over the attachment of the Deputy Chief Minister’s house to the Chief Minister’s residence, the Bihar Building Construction Department has withdrawn its earlier notification on Thursday. The government residence at 5 Deshratna Marg, which is dedicated to the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, had temporarily been attached to the Chief Minister’s official residence at 1 Anne Marg.According to the department, the arrangement had been made because repair and…
Patna, June 3 (IANS) The Janata Dal(United) has announced that it has crossed the one-crore member mark as part of its ongoing organisational expansion campaign.According to the party’s national working president, Sanjay Jha, the JD(U)’s membership drive, launched by Nitish Kumar on December 6, 2025, enrolled 1,00,01,925 members by June 2, 2026.In a message shared on social media, Sanjay Jha congratulated party workers for conducting the campaign down to the booth level and thanked the people …
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Bihar Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari has announced that the notification for the fourth phase of the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4) will be issued in July under all circumstances, providing fresh hope to thousands of teacher aspirants across the state. Speaking to journalists during his visit to Khagaria on Tuesday, the minister said the state government remains committed to the teacher recruitment process and is actively working to fill vacancies in the educat…
Patna, June 1 (IANS) The political controversy surrounding the allotment of government residences in Bihar intensified on Monday after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary over the ongoing dispute involving former Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s residence at 10 Circular Road.Addressing a press conference at the Karpoori Auditorium of the RJD State Office, National Principal General Secretary, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, accompanied by State President, Ma…