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Bihar: Rashtriya Janata Dal likely to go solo in upcoming MLC polls

After the Bihar by-election, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is not interested to share seats with the Congress for the upcoming Member of the Legislative Council polls in the state

As many kids die before their 5th birthday in UP as in Afghanistan: Report

Child mortality rates in several Indian states is similar to that of strife-torn countries

Bihar reports 5,908 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest tally since January 1

The positivity rate mounted to 3.14 per cent in the state

4,737 fresh Covid-19 cases in Bihar, 6-year-old among five dead

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tested positive for Covid during the day and is in home isolation

Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar registers 5,022 fresh cases, one more death

State capital, Patna, accounted for the highest number of fresh cases with 2,018

Schools, colleges, hostels to remain close till Jan 21 in Bihar

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Bihar government on Thursday announced that all schools, colleges, coaching centres, and hostels will remain closed till January 21."All schools, colleges, coaching centres, and hostels will remain closed till January 21," the Bihar government said.The government and private offices will function with a 50 per cent staff presence.Earlier on Tuesday, the Bihar government imposed a fresh curb by implementing a statewide night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am from January 6 to 21.As per an order by the state government, "Pre-school and 1 to 8 classes to remain close, online classes will continue. Educational institutions of classes 9-12 will function on 50 per cent capacity. Restrictions are to remain in effect from January 6 to 21."Meanwhile, Bihar reported 1659 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours on Wednesday. At present, Bihar has a total of 3697 active CCOVID cases, with a 97.84 per cent recovery rate.

Bihar approves ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to kin of those who died due to Covid

Bihar Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakhs each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives to Covid-19.

Bihar reports 1,659 new Covid cases, highest single day spike in 6 months

Bihar reported its highest single day spike in six months on Wednesday when 1,659 people tested positive for Covid-19

Bihar reports 1659 Covid-19 cases, highest single day spike in six months

The state's active caseload stands at 3,881

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar puts off public programmes in view of Covid surge

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has put off his ongoing tour of the state and his weekly public interaction programme in the capital city in view of the recent spike in Covid cases

Covid-19 pandemic: Bihar reports 344 fresh cases and no death

The state has not reported any Covid death for about a week

Seven test positive for Covid at CM Nitish Kumar's programme in Bihar

A staff member involved in catering arrangements tested positive for Covid

Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar govt over NITI Aayog ranking of Bihar

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday slammed CM Nitish Kumar over Bihar's low ranking in NITI Aayog's poverty index baseline report and said that the "double-engine" govt is responsible for this

281 more test Covid-19 positive in Bihar, active caseload is 749

COVID-19 cases continued to spiral in Bihar on Friday when 281 more people tested positive for the virus, pushing the active caseload to 749, the state health department said. The state had recorded 158 new cases on Friday. Patna (136) and East Champaran (70) districts accounted for a major chunk of the fresh cases on Saturday, the department said. No fatality due to the disease has been reported in the last 72 hours and the death toll remained unchanged at 12,096. A rapid rise in the number of fresh cases has been seen in the past one week during which the active caseload has shot up by more than nine times. However, the recovery rate is 98.23 per cent. Altogether 20 patients recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours taking the total number of cured people to 7,14,331. The state's tally is now 7,27,177. According to Sanjeev Kumar, the nodal officer at AIIMS, Patna, two of its faculty members, one of them recently back from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, are among those who

Over 150 people test positive for Covid-19 pandemic in Bihar

According to the health department, Patna district is bearing the brunt of the fresh spike, accounting for 105 of the 158 cases

Omicron spread: Third Covid-19 wave in Bihar has begun, says Nitish Kumar

He also mooted opening a genome sequencing laboratory in the state

Covid: Bihar has started recording Omicron cases, says CM Nitish Kumar

The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that Omicron infection has started in the state and has asked people to be careful and follow Covid-19 norms.

Patna resident becomes first to be afflicted with Omicron in Bihar

A 26-year-old resident of Patna, who had recently visited Delhi and met a relative upon return from abroad, has been found to be infected with Omicron variant of Covid

More than 100 people test positive for Covid-19 in Bihar

As many as 714,309 coronavirus patients have recovered from the disease in the state thus far

Covid-19: Bihar govt orders to close parks from Dec 31 to Jan 2

In view of increasing Omicron cases across the country, the Bihar government on Tuesday ordered to close the parks including the Jaivik Udyaan from December 31 to January 2."It has been also decided that the New Year celebration will not take place in any park here. The decision has been taken to avoid the crowd on New year," the order read.According to the order, it will also be mandatory to follow the SOPs issued by the government to prevent any kind of political, social, religious, cultural, sports-related events in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 6,358 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the country to 75,456, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.According to the Health Ministry, 653 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country so far.Out of this, Maharashtra topped the list with 167 cases followed by Delhi with 165 cases, Kerala with 57 cases and Telangana has .