COVID-19

PATNA—The state government in Bihar on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for organizing wedding and such events in view of the rising coronavirus cases in the state. As per the new guideline, a maximum of 100 persons can attend a wedding…
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PATNA—When the Opposition parties sought for postponement of assembly elections in Bihar in August this year citing how this could prove disastrous for the state in view of corona pandemic, the ruling NDA mocked them. They alleged the…
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PATNA—While employment remains the key poll issue in the ongoing assembly elections in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar has described RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s job promise to youths as “bogus”. “These people say we will give you…
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PATNA—Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has mysteriously gone missing from the advertisement issued by the BJP on Sunday, fuelling speculations. While the ad carries the bold photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NDA’s chief…
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PATNA—In another setback to the BJP, party’s election campaign in-charge for Bihar, Devendra Fadnavis has tested positive for Covid-19. Fadnavis himself shared the news through his Twitter handle saying he had tested positive and was in…
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PATNA—At least three top BJP leaders in charge of the party’s poll campaigns have tested positive for Covid-19, leaving the party in critical situation. The leaders tested positive include Bihar’s deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi,…
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PATNA—Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday promised free Covid-19 vaccination to the people of Bihar if the NDA returns to power in the state. The Finance Minister made this announcement while releasing the party…
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PATNA—In June this year, Union home minister Amit Shah had addressed the first virtual rally with his eye on the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. In the days to come to come, other political parties followed suit and began focusing…
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PATNA—Ministers are fast falling victims to deadly Covid-19 in Bihar as the state gears up for assembly elections amid corona outbreak. Bihar Panchayati Raj minster Kapil Dev Kamat is the latest to become a victim of Covid-19. He was 69.…
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PATNA—Angry villagers blocked roads, burnt tyres and shouted slogans to protest government’s move to ban Durga puja pandals in view of Covid-19. The villagers took to streets in Sursand block of Sitamarhi district on Thursday which badly…
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