Tag: bihar
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Bihar flood: Over 81.79 lakh affected in 16 districts
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: With two more deaths, the toll in Bihar flood climbed to 27 on Thursday as 81.79 lakh people were affected in 16 districts, Disaster Management Department bulletin said. The two deaths have been reported from Khagaria district, the bulletin said. Nearly 11.59 thousand more populations were hit by flood fury…
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Bihar will set a new election paradigm
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Election Commission (EC) is set to come up with guidelines to hold elections for the Bihar assembly soon. This will be the first major election since the pandemic hit India. The EC is planning to allow physical rallies, but with a limited public presence, permit online filing of nomination…
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Bihar govt cancels famous Pitripaksh mela
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The famous Pitripaksh Mela at Gaya, scheduled to begin on September 1, will not be held this time owing to the Covid-19 outbreak. Based on the recommendation of the revenue and land reforms department in view of the ongoing lockdown, the Gaya district administration on Wednesday issued a notification to…
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Bihar: Nine SPs among 17 IPS transferred
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In a major reshuffle on Monday, the Bihar government transferred 17 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers ahead of the assembly elections due in October-November. The police chiefs of Saran, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Jamui, Aurangabad, Vaishali, Araria, Khagaria, and Bagaha districts have been replaced. 1980 batch IPS officer and additional director general of…
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Lockdown extended till 6 September in Bihar
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) Corona cases continue to rise in Bihar. This is the reason why the government has decided to pursue the lockdown in view of the increasing threat of infection in the state. A fresh order in this regard has been issued by the government. The notification issued by the Bihar government cited…
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Unlock or Lockdown? Bihar Govt to make an announcement
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): As the lockdown imposed in the state has come to an end on August 16, the Bihar government is likely to make a major announcement today on whether it is extending the lockdown or unlocking the state for economic activities. On July 30, the state government had extended the lockdown in…
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Bihar: Covid-19 caseload rises to 1.04 lakh
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Bihar’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 1.04 lakh on Sunday as 2,187 more people tested positive for the infection, while 22 fresh fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 537. Patna district registered the highest number of fresh cases at 255, followed by Bhagalpur (177), Madhubani (127), Aurangabad (113), and Muzaffarpur…
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Fulfilled promises within time, says CM Nitish Kumar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar made a slew of promises and highlighted the work his government has done in the poll-bound state in his Independence Day address in Patna on Saturday. He said he will seek votes on what he has promised. “I had said that I will not come before…
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Flood situation deteriorates in Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The flood situation in Bihar deteriorated on Wednesday after 2.16 lakh more people were affected by the calamity. The number of those affected has now reached 77.18 lakh in 16 districts. The number of people who died in flood-related incidents in the state remained at 24, a Disaster Management Department bulletin…
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Testing scaled up as Bihar set to cross 1-lakh mark
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Bihar scaled up the testing to more than 1 lakh even as the covid-19 positive cases paced fast, close to reaching the 1-lakh mark on Thursday. With the addition of 3,906 cases, the cumulative tally to 94,459, while the testing in the last 24 hours was 1,04,452. CM Nitish Kumar had…