Tag: Janata Dal
Opposition Meets EC, Demands Budget After State Polls
Several opposition parties on Thursday approached the Election Commission seeking the Union Budget be deferred after March 8, until the assembly polls got over in five states.....
Journalist's Murder: SC Directs Shahabuddin Be Shifted To Tihar Jail
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin be shifted from Bihar's Siwan jail to Tihar jail here on the plea of the widow of slain Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan.....
Odisha Panchayat Poll Results: BJD On Top; BJP Makes Gains
Even though the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained the top position in the recently concluded panchayat polls in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a giant stride forward, while the faction-ridden Congress party got decimated.....
Over 45,000 Held For Violating Bihar Liquor Ban
Over 45,000 people have been arrested in a year in Bihar for violating the liquor prohibition law imposed by the Janata Dal-United government.....
Fodder Scam: Lalu Yadav Will Be Tried For Conspiracy
In a setback for RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Ranchi High Court ruling and ordered that he be tried in all the remaining five fodder scam cases. ....
JD-U Demands Probe Into Ahmed Patel's Alleged Links With Terrorists
The Janata Dal-United faction led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday demanded a "free and fair probe" into allegations that Congress leader Ahmed Patel had links with two arrested terrorists in Gujarat.....
Lalu Demands Rollback Of Note Ban, GST
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded an immediate rollback of demonetisation and GST "for the sake of the people".....
Congress Should Have Allied With JD-S: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the Congress would have done much better in the Karnataka Assembly election if it had allied with the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S).....
Kumaraswamy To Take Oath As Karnataka CM On Wednesday
Janata Dal-Secular's (JD-S) legislative party leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister on May 23 here in the presence of several national leaders.....
Ram Temple Is Not On Our Agenda: JD-U
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD-U, which is part of the BJP-led NDA, on Monday said the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is not on the party's agenda.....
