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Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Vessel Takes 5 Days to Reach Patna from Varanasi, Casts Doubts on Water Transport Project
04 Jan 2021
The number of pipa bridges across the river Ganga have become a significant hurdle disrupting the smooth sailing of the vessel, an official said.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Thousands of Farmers Protest against Farm Laws in Patna, Police Lathi Charge on Rally
29 Dec 2020
Thousands of Bihar farmers staged a big protest in Patna for the first time since the anti-farm laws agitations started in North India.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Elections: Former Mauritius President’s Relative Continue to Live in Poverty
24 Oct 2020
The brothers said that while Rajkeswur Purryag ignored them after his visit in 2013, the Bihar government has done no better.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Unlike NDA Leaders, Citizens not too Enthusiastic about Upcoming Polls
28 Aug 2020
The state has been ravaged by floods with more than 83 lakh people affected by the deluge. It also has 21,431 active COVID-19 cases.
Mohd. Imran Khan
COVID-19: With Bihar Government Yet to Fix Treatment Rates, Private Hospitals Prey on Patients
12 Aug 2020
The health department had asked district magistrates of all 38 districts to fix a rate for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals in their respective districts last month. However, not a single…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: With COVID-19 Cases on the Rise, More Than 400 Contractual Nursing Staffers on Strike at AIIMS Patna
23 Jul 2020
The contractual staffers also alleged that neither they, nor their family members, have been allowed admission or treatment at AIIMS Patna, despite them working day and night since the outbreak of…
Saurav Kumar
Bihar: Dead Bodies Left ‘Unattended’ Beside Patients in Designated COVID-19 Hospital
15 Jul 2020
“There were hardly any visits of doctors and nurses, and oxygen infrequency remained a constant problem,” the caretaker of a COVID-19 patient admitted to NMCH has alleged.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Farmers in Bihar Fear Locust Attack, Agriculture Department ‘in Action’
29 Jun 2020
The pest was spotted in rural Patna on Sunday following which the Agriculture Department alerted officials and district administration about the possibility of locusts’ attack in Patna on Monday.
Soroor Ahmed
Where There is No Doctor to Call
26 Mar 2020
In Patna, in Lucknow, in Delhi, just a whiff of Covid-19 has brought healthcare to a standstill. The neglect is unacceptable and unsustainable.
Mohd. Imran Khan
COVID-19 Lockdown: Weddings Postponed, Gatherings Cancelled in Bihar
24 Mar 2020
The family of a bride from Bihar’s Kaimur district has agreed to the proposal by the groom’s family from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh to go for a unique online marriage.