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Bihar rattled by 103 Covid-19 deaths in a day; vaccination slows down

Bihar was rattled by 100 plus Covid fatalities in a day, notwithstanding a continually falling positivity rate and active caseload which have also resulted in a markedly improved recovery rate

Bihar's second-largest hospital battles big odds to save Covid-19 patients

The facilities at the Darbhanga Medical College Hospital (DMCH), one of the oldest medical colleges in Bihar after the Patna Medical College Hospital, are in a sorry state

Panic in Muzaffarpur village of Bihar after 36 deaths reported in 27 days

While villagers expressed apprehension that the deaths could be due to Covid-19, the local administration has denied the claims

Covid-19 kills 73 more in Bihar, positivity rate nearly halves in 10 days

The death toll in the state has reached 3743, even as the government has asserted that the situation is improving rapidly and the positivity rate has dipped by more than half in just 10 days

Best of BS Opinion: Central Vista project, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Floating bodies, sinking states

Politics and economics are at the heart of the Covid tragedy in UP and Bihar. The misery is a result of voting in the name of religion, caste and nationalism

71 bodies fished out from Ganges, all floated downstream from UP: Bihar min

State Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar, a key aide of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, in a series of tweets, asserted that the bodies had flown downstream from neighbouring UP

Bodies of suspected Covid victims found floating in Ganges in Bihar

Several bodies, decomposed, bloated and suspected to be of people who succumbed to COVID 19, were on Monday found floating in the river Ganga in a Bihar district. Officials in Chausa block of Buxar, which borders Uttar Pradesh, rushed to the spot of the unseemly sight upon hearing the news. "We were alerted by the local chowkidar that many bodies have been spotted floating from upstream. We have so far recovered 15 of these. None of the deceased happens to be a resident of the district," Chausa BDO Ashok Kumar told PTI over phone. He said "many Uttar Pradesh districts are situated right across the river and the bodies may have been dumped in the Ganges for reasons not known to us. We cannot confirm whether the deceased were indeed COVID 19 positive. The bodies have started decomposing. But we are taking all precautions while ensuring that these are disposed of in a decent manner". Some news channels claimed the number of bodies to be as high as 100, which the BDO ...

Bihar govt fixes AC and non-AC ambulance charges for Covid patients

In wake of surge in Covid-19 cases, the Bihar government has fixed the rates of both AC and non-AC ambulances in the state

Bihar reports 77 more coronavirus deaths, 12,359 fresh infections

Bihar's coronavirus death toll rose to 2087

Bihar reports spike in coronavirus patients, recovery rate declines

The state's recovery rate was recorded at more than 99 per cent during March

Covid: Partial lockdown in Bihar, education institutions shut till April 18

Keeping in view the strong second wave of the coronavirus, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to shut all educational institutions till April 18

Bihar govt comes out with fresh restrictions amid spike in Covid-19 cases

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Saturday came out with a number of fresh restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19, which has seen a country- wide surge in the recent past.

Complaint filed in Bihar court against Mamata for 'goons from Bihar' remark

The matter is likely to come up for hearing on April 8

Larsen & Toubro wins 'significant' contracts in various businesses

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said its construction arm has won significant contracts including an order for the construction of a bridge on river Ganga in Bihar. The company did not specify the exact value of the contracts but as per its specification a significant contract ranges between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore. "...The Heavy Civil Infrastructure business of L&T Construction has secured an EPC (engineering procurement and construction) order to construct a New Four-lane Bridge (parallel to the existing Vikramshila Setu) ... including approaches across river Ganga on the newly declared NH-131B at Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar," the company said in a statement. The project is scheduled to be completed in 48 months, it said. The company said its Water & Effluent Treatment business has bagged a design, build and operate order from Municipal Corporation, Amritsar for engineering, procurement & construction of bulk water supply system in the city of ...

WABAG secures Rs 1,187 cr contract from Bihar Urban Infra Development Corp

Firm achieves financial closure of its second HAM project and partners with PTC India Financial Services

Indian-Americans donate over Rs 1 cr for health sector in Bihar, Jharkhand

An Indian American couple has donated over Rs 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday.

Bihar CA defies BCCI diktat to "stop T20 league", players may face sanction

The controversy-ridden Bihar Cricket Association, along with its registered first-class and List A players, are likely to face tough sanctions from the BCCI for defying the parent body's orders

Bihar records most Covid deaths in a day, shows faulty testing strategy

Testing in Bihar has declined from 87,718 daily tests in January to 37,370 in March

Bihar BPSC result 2021 released on bpsc.bih.nic.in; steps to check result

Candidates who appeared for BPSC prelims 2021 exam can download the BPSC 66th Prelims result from bpsc.bih.nic.in