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Opposition slams govt for using Bihar liquor deaths for "political mileage
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Opposition parties in parliament through a joint statement on Tuesday slammed the Centre, accusing it of using the deaths by spurious liquor in Bihar for "political mileage" and sending teams of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to non-BJP ruled states with intent to destabilize go
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China's low Covid death count could just be data manipulation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China has reported zero deaths even after being hit by a critical Covid-19 outbreak again this year. This raises questions about China trying to manipulate the disease data
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China Covid outbreak: US concerned over new mutation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US "is concerned China might not be fully transparent about the COVID numbers, the cases, and also the deaths that we're seeing in China right now".
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Manoj Jha moves Suspension of Business Notice to discuss "partisan" role o
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While referring to the recent Bihar Hooch tragedy in Saran where the death toll rose to 72 (as on December 18), Jha said that the deaths due to the consumption of illicit liquor disturbed everyone and alleged that NHRC has not made any visits to the place where these hooch tragedies occurred
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Chhapra: Police launch Operation 'Clean Drive' in wake of hooch deaths
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the hooch deaths in Bihar's Chhapra, with the toll currently at 72, the Saran Police on Monday launched Operation 'Clean Drive' against the sale and consumption of alcohol in the state.
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'Thermonuclear bad': Top epidemiologist sounds alarm bells on Covid spike
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The epidemiologist estimates that more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over the next 90 days with deaths likely in the millions.
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Prohibition not enough, prevention, detection and rehabilitation plan also
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As Bihar hooch controversy rages on with over 72 deaths and the state government facing criticism for its liquor prohibition policy, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Monday said that only prohibition is not enough and "prevention, detection and rehabilitation plan" are also needed.
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BJP doing politics on spurious liquor deaths in Saran: JDU president Lalan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national president and Lok Sabha MP Rajeev Ranjan alias Lalan Singh on Monday said that BJP is doing politics on the Hooch tragedy in Bihar's Saran and the death toll due to spurious liquor in Saran given by the administration is genuine and if the BJP says the numbe
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Era of peace started in the Northeast after 2014: Anurag Thakur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"The era of peace started in the northeast after 2014. 80 per cent reduction in insurgency violence, 89 per cent reduction in civilian deaths and 6000 militants surrendered after 2014. 265 per cent reduction in left-wing extremism," said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
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Bihar: 5 officials suspended in Chapra hooch tragedy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of the Chapra hooch tragedy, due to the consumption of spurious liquor, in Bihar's Saran district, the Saran Superintendent of Police (SP) has taken significant action in the case.
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Bihar hooch tragedy toll crossed 100, people performing last rites without
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Modi on Sunday claimed that the family members of the victims in the Chapra hooch tragedy are performing their last rites without post-mortem due to "fear of the police".
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NHRC to depute team for on-the-spot enquiry into Bihar hooch tragedy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday said that it will depute its own team headed by one of its Members for an on-the-spot enquiry in the wake of more deaths reported in other districts of Bihar in hooch tragedy.
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