Tag: bihar
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Bihar aims to increase Covid-19 testing to over 1 lakh
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state plans to raise the testing rate for covid-19 to over one lakh per day. Kumar, who was joined by his counterparts in nine other states at the video conference meeting on coronavirus situation, said the state was…
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Bihar Election will not be delayed due to Covid-19
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Election Commission has once again said that assembly elections will be held in Bihar on time. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that election preparations are going on keeping in mind the Covid-19 epidemic. Thus, the Election Commissioner has rejected the demand to postpone the elections. Talking to a…
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Targeting Bihari community in the name of late actor SSR’s family
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Actor Sushant Singh Rajput died at the age of 34, sending the entire nation into shock. But as if this sudden loss of a young talented person was not numbing enough, media houses and channels made it worse with their insensitive coverage of the incident. ThePrint (website) has come up with…
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Patna: R-block inauguration by CM today
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The R-block flyover will begin on Sunday. CM Nitish Kumar will inaugurate it at 12 noon. With the inauguration, roads will be closed from R-block to G.P.O. to make the third end of the flyover. The Road Construction Department has given necessary instructions to the Patna District Administration in this…
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Indian Railways to introduce ‘Kisan Rail’
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): As announced in the current year’s Union Budget by Finance Minister, Indian Railways is introducing the first Kisan Rail from Devlali to Danapur tomorrow i.e. August 7th at 11:00 hrs from Devlali. The train will run on a weekly basis. It will reach Danapur at 18:45 hrs. on the next day…
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17 crore employment provided to migrant laborers
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, is now empowering villagers with livelihood opportunities in 116 districts of six states. The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is taking action on mission mode to provide employment to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages of…
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Proud: Bihari talent dominates UPSC
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Union Public Service Commission has declared the final result of the Civil Services Examination 2019. The results of students from Bihar have also been better. As per the information received till now, more than ten students of the state are named in the hundred ranks. Apart from this, many students have…
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Don’t use Sushant’s case as Maharashtra vs. Bihar issue: CM
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation took a turn when Bihar Police started probing the case. Post this, several questions were raised on Mumbai Police’s angle of investigation, and Sushant’s family lawyer also claimed the same. Now, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has come forth to back Mumbai Police. Uddhav Thackeray…
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19 thousand crores transferred to 9.65 crore farmers
(Kajal Singh intern journalist): The scheme was announced in February last year, under which 14 crore farmers across the country are to be given Rs 6,000 in three equal installments. The government has added more than Rs 19,000 crore to the bank accounts of 9.65 crore farmers under the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan)…
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Earthquake tremors in Manipur, magnitude 3.6 measured
(Juhi Aishwary, Journalist): Earthquake tremors have been felt in the north-eastern state of Manipur. According to the National Center for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale occurred at 03:26 am today on Sabuh, 43 km east of Ukhrul in Manipur. The earthquake came at a time when people were fast asleep. Despite this, when…