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Bihar: Former Minister alleges scam in procurement of ambulances in Siwan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 1 (ANI): As the country is battling the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, former Bihar Minister Vikram Kunwar on Tuesday alleged that an "ambulance scam" has been unearthed in Siwan district that reveals each ambulance was purchased at three times the market pric
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Bihar to provide Rs 1,500 per month to children orphaned by COVID-19
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 30 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced that children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 will be provided Rs 1,500 per month under the Bal Sahayata Yojna till they attain the age of 18, adding that such children will be housed in a chil
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People feed stray animals amid COVID lockdown in Patna
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 25 (ANI):Due to the second COVID-19 wave and the resultant lockdown, streets are deserted, restaurants and roadside eateries closed, and stray animals are struggling to find food. But there are some Good Samaritans in Patna who are feeding them in the city every da
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Bihar engineering student develops 'robot' to assist in treatment of Covid
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 23 (ANI): Aimed at assisting medical staff involved in treating Covid-19 infected people, a city-based young engineering student has developed a 'robot' that assists in basic checkup of patients.
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Black Fungus declared an epidemic in Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Bihar government on Saturday evening declared Mucormycosis or Black Fungus as an epidemic disease under Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897.
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COVID-19 death surge hampers fish sales in Patna
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): Ever since the dead bodies of suspected Covid patients have been found in the Ganga River, the sale of river fish has dipped in the city.
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Tejashwi Yadav converts his government residence into COVID-19 care centre
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday converted his government residence into a COVID-19 care centre.
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Vaccination affected in rural areas as parties like Congress, RJD kept que
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 18 (ANI): Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday slammed the opposition parties over their targeting the government on COVID-19 doses and said parties like Congress and RJD kept mocking or raising questions about quality of Indian vaccines
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Stopped work on Gandak river channel in West Champaran by Uttar Pradesh go
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 17: Bihar government on Monday said that work on Gandak river channel being built by the Uttar Pradesh government in West Champaran district was "out of alignment" and it had been stopped.
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Not from Bihar, not our culture: State Water Minister on bodies floating i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] May 17 (ANI): Bihar Water Resources Development Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday said that the bodies found floating in the river Ganga were not from the State and added that it is 'not our culture'.
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Poor medical facilities, no COVID vaccination in Bihar's Maner
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 16 (ANI): Residents of Maner block, about 35 km from Bihar's capital Patna, said there is a lack of health facilities here and they are at the mercy of God amid the COVID pandemic.
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COVID-19 cases surge in rural Bihar, villagers allege lack of treatment fa
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Patna (Bihar) [India], May 15 (ANI): Not only the cities and towns, but rural Bihar too is in the grip of COVID-19.
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