Nitish Kumar's schemes to empower Mahadalits 'well-intentioned', but need proper implementation: StudyNitish Kumar introduced the Mahadalit umbrella in 2007 after the Bihar State Mahadalit Commission recommended inclusion of 18 scheduled cas...
As PM Narendra Modi skewers Nitish Kumar, Niti Aayog's report lauds three initiatives of Bihar governmentNiti Aayog's report on Skill Development points to the Hunar Programme, Mahadalit Vikas Mission, and the Dashrath Manjhi Kaushal Vikas Yojn...
PM Narendra Modi seeking "communal polarisation" through quota remark: CongressClaiming that these are "desperate attempts" by the Prime Minister, he said that Modi "never believes in speaking truth and ....is comforta...
Bihar polls: Congress, RJD, others invoke 'Mountain Man' Dashrath Manjhi to woo MahadalitsCongress president Sonia Gandhi lauded Dashrath Manjhi's solid determination and invited his son Bhagirath at their rally in Wazirganj.
Nitish Kumar's other Manjhi Mahadalit scheme too comes a cropper in BiharThe report on DMKVY was prepared by consultancy firm Datamation Consultants after it was engaged by Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission (BMVM) to...
BJP's Bihar plan: Woo OBCs, MahadalitsBJP plans to take on the formidable OBC-Muslim consolidation by JD(U)-RJD in the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections by aggressively wooin...
BJP attacks Nitish government for not providing land to 20,000 MahadalitsLeader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Nand Kishore Yadav led the party attack on state government over the matter during zero hour.
NDA hits out at Nitish Kumar, Congress says Jitan Ram Manjhi quit as BJP panickedYesterday, BJP announced support to Manjhi but he still did not have numbers to win the trust vote after JD(U), RJD and Congress rallied be...
BJP using Jitan Ram Manjhi as sacrificial lamb, say Nitish Kumar's supporters"BJP is garlanding Manjhi just as butchers do to a goat before sacrificing it," JD(U) general secretary Shyam Rajak told reporters.
Jitan Ram Manjhi includes Paswan caste in Mahadalit categoryThe Paswan caste had been left out from the Mahadalit category during Nitish Kumar's time when he had constituted a Mahadalit commission.
Nitish Kumar, Jitan Ram Manjhi cannot go together, says LJP chief Ram Vilas PaswanLJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan accused Nitish Kumar of making mockery of a mahadalit CM (Manjhi) by choosing him for the job on "contract basis...
Urban poor also to get 3 decimal land: Jitan Ram ManjhiManjhi, who himself hails from mahadalit section, had handed over papers of 3 decimal land to five mahadalit families later.
Bihar: 25,679 Mahadalit landless families to get plots for houseThe House later passed the department's demand for expenditure of Rs 733.05 crore with voice vote amid walkout by the opposition BJP MLAs.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar woos Muslims, Mahadalits & MBCs; BJP to give a tough fightBihar CM Nitish Kumar will now look at strengthening ties with social groups on the fringes of mainstream caste politics to ensure his poli...
- Centre has acknowledged 'Mahadalit': Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today claimed that the Centre had acknowledged the use of term Mahadalits for the extremely backward, who...
- Nitish wins over key social groups
Nitish's verdict transcends traditional fault lines of caste, region, religion ; voting pattern of EBCs, Mahadalits and women turned out to...
- LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan espouses the cause of dalits, hits the streets
Showing his fighting spirit which he may be needing as never before, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan hit the streets of Patna on Monday for espo...