Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan would be accorded a state funeral, and Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad would represent the central government at the ceremony in Patna, an official statement and sources said on Friday.

Ram Vilas Paswan to be accorded state funeral

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday condoled the death of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, stating that he was an efficient administrator who worked closely with him and was an important Dalit leader face in the Central government of many parties.

Ram Vilas Paswan was efficient administrator, stood for cause of poor, downtrodden: Manmohan Singh

Union Minister and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan,74, passed away on Thursday, his son Chirag Paswan announced today. पापा....अब आप इस दुनिया में नहीं हैं लेकिन मुझे पता है आप जहां भी हैं हमेशा मेरे साथ हैं।

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan passes away

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday announced that the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme will be implemented by June 1 across the country. "We will implement the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by June 1 in the whole country.

'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme to be implemented by June 1 across India: Ram Vilas Paswan

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Saturday strongly refuted some media reports claiming that there is discrimination against students and teachers belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category in the varsity.

JNU dismisses discrimination report against teachers, students of SC and ST category

Like United States, United Kingdom and Germany, India has also started making bulletproof jackets, said Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan adding that the domestic bullet-resistant jackets are safer, lighter, cheaper than any international manufacturing and are even being exported.

Make in India bullet-resistant jackets are safer, lighter, cheaper: Paswan

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday made a clarion call for beginning a 'Swachh Pani Abhiyan' or clean water mission in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

Paswan makes clarion call for beginning 'Swachh Pani Abhiyan'

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday expressed sorrow at the demise of his younger brother and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Ram Chandra Paswan, saying that he was more like a son to him.

'He was more like son to me,' says Ram Vilas Paswan on younger brother's demise

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who has been elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar, took oath as a member of the Upper House on Monday. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief, a nine-term Lok Sabha member, was elected unopposed for his second term as a Rajya Sabha member in a by-poll necessitated by the resignation of his cabinet colleague Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Ram Vilas Paswan takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that he is doing whatever needs to be done along with Health Minister and Chief Minister of Bihar to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

Doing whatever is needed to be done: Paswan on encephalitis outbreak

Residents of Harivanshpur village, who are faced with the problem of the severe shortage of water and jolted by the death of several children, have announced a reward of Rs 15,000 for locating their MP and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for not being with them in the hour of the dire need.

Villagers announce Rs 15,000 reward for locating Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

In PM's swearing-in ceremony, Nirmala Sitharaman and Ram Vilas Paswan takes oath as Union Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman and Ram Vilas Paswan take oath as Union Minister

A politician with an uncanny knack for sensing which way the wind is blowing, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan has a rare distinction of serving as a minister in the cabinets of six prime ministers.

Ram Vilas Paswan: Master political craftsman who has worked under six prime ministers

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be attending the dinner hosted by Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah for NDA leaders on Tuesday. Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will also be attending the dinner today.

Amit Shah to hold dinner for NDA allies today; Uddhav Thackeray, Nitish Kumar, Paswan to attend

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying under his leadership quotas were introduced for the economically weaker sections among the unreserved category without in any way disturbing the other social groups, reported news agency PTI.

Ram Vilas Paswan praises Modi, censures Cong-led opposition

BJP ally and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan asserted on Sunday that the ruling NDA is on track to retain power at the Centre, helped by the "Modi factor" and the appeal of the issue of nationalism, while the Opposition has become a picture of "disunity" in a key state like Bihar.

NDA is gaining momentum in every phase, set to repeat its 2014 win: Ram Vilas Paswan

The government has also fixed a floor price of 29 rupees a kilogram to ensure that retail rates of sugar do not fall further, Paswan told a news conference

Government unveils measures to help sugar mills, woo farmers

Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan also sought an ordinance for reservation in promotion and to restore the original provisions of the law on atrocities against Dalit

Ram Vilas Paswan meets Amit Shah, demands special status for Bihar

The apex court's judgment on March 20 sought to protect public servants and private employees from arbitrary arrests under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

SC/ST Act to remain intact, no one can abolish it: Ram Vilas Paswan

Dalit organisations have called for a nationwide Bandh today protesting the Supreme Court's ruling on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

No point of Bharat Bandh, Centre will file review petition: Ram Vilas Paswan

Paswan also appealed to the BJP top brass that there was a need to change the perception in terms of minorities, Dalits.

Secular voice in BJP 'gets suppressed': Ram Vilas Paswan

Retail onion prices are ruling as high as Rs 51 per kg and those of tomato at Rs 80.

Rise in onion and tomato is a seasonal factor: Paswan

Federal minister Ram Vilas Paswan said restaurants would have to specify on the menu, the quantity of food in a portion

Modi's 'Mann ki Baat': Now, govt mulls fixing food portions served in restaurants

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