COVID-19

PATNA—A man in Bihar committed suicide in front of his mother after not being able to pay up the loan of Rs20 lakh (Rs two million) he had taken to run his business. The incident took place in Nawada police station area of Bhojpur…
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PATNA—A village in Bihar is winning applause for fighting the deadly Covid-19 infections by showing rare alertness and just using traditional methods. No residents from this village got infected with the virus so far even as the state was…
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PATNA—The people of Indian state of Bihar are fighting the third wave of COVID-19 by staying home with a majority of infected persons opting for home isolation and relying on traditional methods, rather than living in panic and rushing to…
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PATNA—A man in Bihar eloped with his would-be bride to enter into wedlock before the possible shutdown could delay their wedding for long. The bizarre incident took place in West Champaran district of on Monday evening. The wedding of…
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PATNA—Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19 days after dozens of his office staffs were found to be positive. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) itself tweeted on Monday about Nitish Kumar having been infected…
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PATNA—The Bihar health department on Sunday identified 25 cases of Omicron, new variant of the COVID-19 blamed for surging infections, triggering panic in the state. A health department official said of the 32 samples sent to Indira…
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PATNA—An elderly Bihar villager who claimed to have taken 11 doses of COVID-19 vaccines has been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. Brahmdeo Mandal who hails from Madhepura district has been booked for cheating by…
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PATNA—A number of families in Bihar have either cancelled the booking of wedding and banquet halls or postponed weddings due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state. The main reason for the cancellation is that the state…
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GENEVA—Nearly 2,000 journalists have died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since the pandemic hit the world in March 2020, a report prepared by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Friday. Last year, in 2021, at least 1,400 media workers…
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PATNA—A man was caught trying to get twelfth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a primary healthcare centre in India’s Bihar state. Brahmadeo Mandal, an 84-year-old resident from Bihar’s Madhepura district, was found having submitted…
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