Alok Kumar

Alok Kumar is the Executive Editor of News18 regional language portals.

Tejashwi Meets Father Lalu Yadav in AIIMS, Expresses Concern About His Health

Lalu Prasad Yadav has been in jail after designated CBI court in Ranchi found him guilty in three fodder scam cases. ...
Alok Kumar-April 26, 2018,5:57 pm IST India
Nitish Kumar Plans Grand Sita Temple, JD (U) Says No Constraints Like Ayodhya Ram Temple

Styled after Ram Navami, Nitish Kumar also declared ‘Janaki Navami’ as a public holiday in Bihar. Sita is also depicted as Janaki in some versions of the Ramayana. ...
Alok Kumar-April 24, 2018,7:07 pm IST Politics
Flanked by Oppn Leaders, BJP's Yashwant Sinha to Make 'Political Announcement' in Patna

Talking to News 18, Yashwant Sinha said all non-BJP parties would attend the meeting including Congress. Lalu Yadav's son and leader of RJD Tejashwi Yadav has also agreed to participate. ...
Alok Kumar-April 19, 2018,10:12 pm IST Politics
BJP Should Have Acted More Responsibly During Bihar Communal Violence, Says Upendra Kushwaha

Communal violence in Bihar his seemingly pitted the BJP against their alliance partners in the state, the Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party. News18’s Alok Kumar speaks to RLSP chief and Union minister Upendra Kushwaha about the NDA’s turbulent month, the political situation in the state and the way forward for the alliance....
Alok Kumar-April 15, 2018,5:29 pm IST Politics
Two Days After PM Modi's Visit, 'Swachhagrahis' Defecate in Open in Bapu's Champaran

During the event, all arrangements of food and lodging was in place, including a large number of portable toilets. However, many of these toilets ran out of capacity as faeces filled up quickly. So, the sanitation motivators chose to defecate in open....
Mukesh Kumar-April 14, 2018,12:12 pm IST India
After Security Cover is Withdrawn, Rabri Devi Alleges Conspiracy to Kill Lalu Yadav's Family

In protest against the decision, Rabri Devi, along with her sons, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap, have returned all the security arrangements. ...
Alok Kumar-April 11, 2018,5:20 pm IST Politics
Amid Tension Between BJP and JD(U) in Bihar, PM Narendra Modi Praises Nitish Kumar

At a Swachh Bharat programme in Champaran, PM Narendra Modi offering central government support to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, saying he has waged a difficult war against corruption and anti-social elements....
Alok Kumar-April 10, 2018,5:48 pm IST Politics
In Boost for Make-in-India, PM Modi Flags Off Country's First All-Electric Superfast Train in Bihar

With this India has become fifth country after Russia, China, Germany and Sweden where such electric locomotives are operational....
Alok Kumar-April 10, 2018,1:39 pm IST India
Wary of BJP's Tactics in Bihar, JDU and Other Allies Prepare 20-20 Plan for 2019 Elections

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) want BJP to spare 20 of the 40 Parliamentary seats for them....
Diwakar Tiwari-April 9, 2018,6:53 pm IST Politics
As Nitish Kumar Heads to Poll-bound Karnataka, Kamal Haasan Wants Him to Visit Chennai Too

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar will address party workers in poll-bound Karnataka on Wednesday as his party has decided to field candidates on 25 to 30 Assembly seats....
Alok Kumar-April 9, 2018,3:41 pm IST Politics
Tejashwi by his Side, Jitan Ram Manjhi Vows to Scrap JDU's 'Anti-Dalit' Liquor Ban Law

"I know many JD(U) leaders who consume liquor. Liquor trade is still flourishing in the state but police crackdown only affects the poor. 80 percent people lodged in jails under this law belong to the Dalit community", Manjhi claimed....
Alok Kumar-April 9, 2018,11:09 am IST Politics
Ram Vilas Paswan Meets Nitish Kumar for the 5th Time in a Month, Backs NDA for 2019

Lok Jan Shakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan also announced that he will contest from Hajipur seat while his son Chirag Paswan will re-contest from Jamui seat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ...
Alok Kumar-April 8, 2018,11:17 pm IST Politics
BJP Takes on Nitish Kumar, Says Innocents Implicated in Communal Violence Cases

This aggressive posturing of BJP comes a day after chief minister Nitish Kumar said that his government was committed to maintaining communal harmony and those trying to disturb it would go behind bars....
Alok Kumar-April 6, 2018,6:30 pm IST Politics
Bihar Govt to Repair Riot-hit Mosque, Madrassa; Coalition Partner BJP Questions Move

The home department, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday allotted Rs 2, 13,700 for repairing Gudri mosque and Jiaul-Ulum Madrassa which, as the order reads, were damaged in the recent communal violence....
Alok Kumar-April 5, 2018,4:53 pm IST Politics
Lohiaite Nitish to Embark on a New Journey With Paswan on Ambedkar Jayanti

Nitish’s party Janata Dal (United) has said that April 14 event would be a historic moment. This comes after the recent nationwide upheaval over amendment in SC/ST Act and communal strife in Bihar....
Alok Kumar-April 4, 2018,6:59 pm IST Politics

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