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Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Fails to Ramp up RT-PCR Tests, Still Heavily Dependent on RAT
18 May 2021
This became evident when Bihar reported only 5,920 positive cases recently, the lowest after a month with a record 1,25,312 samples tested till date, including 91,048 RAT, 30,522 RT-PCR tests and 3,…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Chorus Growing for Sacking Health Minister Mangal Pandey for Failure to Handle COVID Crisis
08 May 2021
Demand for minister’s resignation picked up after top officials of three government-run COVID hospitals raised an alarm over lack of oxygen supply and other facilities amid rising cases.
PTI
Bihar: Protest Against Non-Reopening of Coaching Institutes Turns Violent in Rohtas
05 Apr 2021
The state government had recently come out with a circular stating that those found taking part in violent demonstrations would be debar them from getting jobs or contracts with government.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Mentally Challenged Dalit Youth Lynched by Mob on Suspicion of Theft
11 Feb 2021
This is third case of lynching in the state in the past two weeks.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Massive Irregularities Alleged in Nitish Kumar's Dream ‘Har Ghar Nal Jal’ Scheme
14 Jan 2021
FIRs have been lodged against 373 mukhiyas on charges of irregularities. Besides, the officials concerned have been directed to lodge FIRs against 45 contractors, 62 supervisors, 32 panchayat sachivs…
PTI
Historians, Architects, Heritage Lovers Hail SC Stay on Patna Collectorate Demolition
21 Sep 2020
Spread over 12 acres on the banks of Ganga, the iconic collectorate complex includes one of the last surviving signatures of Dutch architecture.
PTI
Hunger, Joblessness Driving Bihar, Odisha Migrant Workers Back to Cities
27 Aug 2020
Employers, many of whom had virtually abandoned migrant labourers, are sending train, bus and even flight tickets to fetch them back as factories whir back to life, construction activities pick up…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Heavy Rains Worsen Bihar Flood Situation, Record Barrage Water Released Into Koshi, Gandak
21 Jul 2020
Hundreds of low-lying villages inundated, 3.5 lakh people affected, most rivers in spate.
Mohd. Imran Khan
COVID-19: It has Taken 60 Days for Bihar to Reach Daily Testing Target of 10,000 Samples
17 Jul 2020
On May 13, chief minister Nitish Kumar had instructed officials to scale up testing to 10,000/day.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Heavy Waterlogging in Patna Drills Holes into Nitish Govt Claims
20 Jun 2020
Amid the pandemic, dirty water entered the ICU and medical wards of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, one of the three designated COVID-19 treatment centres in the state.