Bihar

PATNA—A man in Bihar threw acid on his wife after she refused to bear fifth child. The victim has suffered serious burn injuries on her face and has been admitted to a hospital. The victim, 30, a resident of Silao police station in…
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PATNA—A Janata Dal United (JD-U) legislator has claimed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will replace Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in the next six months. “Nitish Kumar is a dabang (audacious) chief minister but he will quit the throne in…
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PATNA—A school in Bihar has been shut after its principal was found infected with COVID-19 within four days of the education institutions getting opened in the state. Education department authorities said a high school in Bihar’s Gaya…
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PATNA—The government has sounded state-wide alert in Bihar after Avian Influenza or bird flu outbreaks were reported from four states in India. The Animal and Fisheries Resources Department has directed all the animal husbandry officers…
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PATNA—A total of 17 court staffs posted with the Patna civil court have been fired for collecting bribes from the clients to give them various favours, media reports said today. The court administration acted against them after they were…
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PATNA—Criminals shot a web portal journalist in Gopalganj district of Bihar on Monday, triggering panic. According to reports in the local media, the victim working for a news portal had gone outside when the miscreants fired shots at…
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PATNA—Senior Bihar Congress leader Ajit Sharma kicked up a new controversy on Monday when he suggested top BJP officials including Prime Minister Naredra Modi to take the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine. This comes just a day after India…
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PATNA—A water tank constructed under tap water to every home scheme in Bihar collapsed and fell down on the ground barely a month after its inauguration, exposing corruption in the scheme. The water tank had been fitted atop iron poles…
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PATNA—The state health department in Bihar has sought helps from the police to trace out the missing returnees from United Kingdom where a new strain of coronavirus was found. “Our officials found it difficult to trace some passengers…
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PATNA—Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Saturday said all arrangements for COVID-19 vaccination had been completed and the vaccination process could start any day on centre’s instruction. He said the people willing vaccination would…
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