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Covid-19 looks up in Bihar, though black fungus remains a cause for concern

Covid-19 situation continued to look up in Bihar where the govt on Tuesday announced further relaxations, even though the state appeared to be grappling with rising incidence of the black fungus

Bihar's Covid curbs relaxed further; night curfew from 8 pm to 5 am

Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced further relaxations in Covid-19 imposed restrictions in the state starting from June 16.

Churn in Bihar politics as five MPs remove LJP leader Chirag Paswan

The group of five MPs has conveyed their decision of electing Pashupati Kumar Paras as the LJP's leader in Lok Sabha to the Speaker

Bihar: Chirag Paswan has reaped what he had sown, says JD(U)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), which bore the brunt of Chirag Paswan's brinkmanship in the assembly polls last year, on Monday said the LJP president was reaping what he had sown.

More than 500 black fungus cases reported in Bihar so far; 76 have died

Bihar seemed to be in control of COVID 19 on Sunday with only 487 fresh cases and eight fatalities being reported though a high incidence of black fungus cases has emerged as a fresh challenge

719 doctors died during second wave, Bihar records most fatalities: IMA

According to IMA, Bihar recorded 111 deaths, Delhi--109, Uttar Pradesh--79, West Bengal--63, and Rajasthan--43

India marks record daily Covid-19 deaths after Bihar adjusts data

Patna district, which houses the capital city, reported the highest number of deaths at 862

Bihar's Covid toll takes a drastic upward leap to 9,429 after govt audit

The total number of Covid-19 fatalities in Bihar took a drastic upward leap of 3,951 in a day after the figures were revised by the state health department on Wednesday

Kerala again tops NITI Aayog's SDG ranking; Bihar worst performer

Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a score of 74

Kerala retains top rank in NITI Aayog's SDG Index, Bihar worst performer

Kerala has retained the top rank in NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer

Bihar: Covaxin clinical trials on children begin at Patna's AIIMS

Patna's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started the paediatric trials for the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Bharat Biotech, Covaxin

Coronavirus outbreak to delay panchayat polls in Bihar: State govt

The Bihar government has decided to delay the Panchayat elections in the state due to the Covid outbreak. The tenure of Panchayat representatives in Bihar ended on June 15 this year

Bihar, Chhattisgarh extend lockdowns; Covid curfew to continue in Andhra

Bihar, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh on Monday extended Covid-induced lockdown or curfew though there would be some relaxation in curbs

Health centre or a cattle shelter? Rural Bihar's health reality in Covid times

Every time when a person from rural India travels miles for a healthcare facility, it tells us how far we are from building an efficient healthcare system. And when something like a pandemic hits that fragile health infrastructure, everything falls apart. And at a time when the whole country is bearing the brunt of Covid-19 with patients and their families struggling to get medical attention, even in India's metropolitan cities, people in rural areas are facing a different challenge altogether. Today, we are talking about the worsening state of health affairs in Bihar. Watch video

Bihar extends lockdown till June 8, curbs eased to facilitate business

The Bihar government on Monday extended the lockdown by another week, till June 8, but eased some of the restrictions in order to facilitate business activities.

4 kids, including Covid-positive baby, die at Bihar's DMCH hospital

Four children have died in Bihar's Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) over the last few days. Among those who died was an infant who had tested positive for Covid-19

Covid surge slows down in Bihar; more than 5,000 dead, 700,000 infected

Till now, 1.59 million people in the age group have received the jabs

Cyclone Yass: Depression weakens to low-pressure area over Bihar, east UP

The remnant of cyclone Yaas has weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area over Bihar and adjoining east Uttar Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday."Depression (Remnant of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "YAAS") over Bihar & adjoining Jharkhand has weakened into a well-marked low pressure area lay over Bihar adjoining East UP at 0530 hrs IST of today the 28th May 2021," the IMD tweeted.The cyclone made landfall in Odisha on Wednesday morning and has raged over West Bengal and Jharkhand over the last few. Severe flooding and significant damage has been witnessed in many parts.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha and West Bengal today to assess the impact of the cyclone which made landfall on the two coastal states.He will first land in Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, where he will hold a review meeting. The Prime Minister will then proceed for an aerial survey in the affected areas of Odisha's Balasore and Bhadrak and also ...

Lockdown extended in Bihar till June 1; ministers told not to travel

The Nitish Kumar government asked its ministers to refrain from hitting the streets while the state was under lockdown

India's 8 poorest states may spend 30% health budget on Covid vaccination

India's most socioeconomically backward states may have to spend as much as 30% of their health budgets to procure Covid-19 vaccines for their populations, an IndiaSpend analysis.