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. Covaxin received the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) nod to conduct clinical trials in children on May 11. VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog had earlier […]
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Father of Bihar girl, who cycled 1200 km last year carrying him, dies
Images of Jyoti Kumari, the teenager who had cycled, with her injured father riding pillion, for 1,200 kilometres from Gurugram to Bihar’s Darbhanga during last year’s national lockdown had captured the imagination of people in the country. Over a year after that remarkable feat, Jyoti Kumari has lost her father, who died of a cardiac arrest […]
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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. Residents of several districts including Samastipur, Madhubani, and Saharsa depend on the DMCH but a visit to this medical college reminds one of hell. Filled with garbage […]
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After 71 Bodies Fished Out of Ganga in Bihar, 45 Found Floating in UP’s Ballia and Ghazipur
Bodies were seen floating in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia and Ghazipur districts, according to local residents and the authorities on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at least 71 bodies were fished out from the Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar, which is downstream the two UP districts, triggering suspicion that these could be […]
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Educational institutes in Bihar to remain closed till April 11 amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Bihar, all schools, colleges, and other educational institutions in the state will remain closed till April 11. According to an official statement, scheduled exams to take place following COVID guidelines. However, all government and private gatherings at public places except for marriages and other family functions are banned […]
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Girl electrocuted in school in Bihar’s Darbhanga, CM announces Rs 4 lakhs ex gratia
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs for the family of the girl student who was electrocuted in Darbhanga, according to the Chief Minister’s Office. A girl student was electrocuted when she touched an iron gate of her classroom in Darbhanga on Friday. Nine other students of the […]
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6 Bihar students on way to Sirsa die in crash
Six students who had just given their Class X boards with the Bihar State Education Board died on their way to Sirsa, where they were going to work and put together money to be able to pay for their next session in school. Three more died with them and three others were […]
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Bihar: RLSP likely to merge with JD-U on March 14
Bihar’s Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) is likely to merge with Janata Dal-United on March 14 in Patna. State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is also likely to be present on the occasion of the merger. A senior leader of the RLSP told, “RLSP has convened a two-day meeting at Patna on March 13-14 to seek approval from […]
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Police conduct simultaneous raids at various jails in Bihar
Bihar Police conducted simultaneous raids at various jails across the state in the presence of local administration, police sources said on Wednesday. During the raid at Chhapra jail, police recovered three mobile phones, three SIM cards, and packets of tobacco. “No objectionable items were, however, found inside the jail premises. The […]
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6 killed, 3 injured in road mishap in Bihar’s Katihar
Six members of a family were killed and three others were injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway 31 in Bihar’s Katihar on Tuesday morning, the police informed. According to the police, the accident took place near the Kursela police station area. The three injured are in critical condition […]
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Bihar CM: Social media being used for anti-social activities
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed concern about anti-social activities on social media while announcing a meeting of Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) on this issue on February 24. He further said that presenting views on social media in a positive manner to promote harmony and brotherhood will be discussed in the meeting. “A meeting […]
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64% engineers’ posts lying vacant in Bihar
Despite jobs being one of the core agendas in the run-up to the Assembly elections in Bihar last year with the ruling NDA announcing to create 19 lakh jobs for the youth of the state, the situation on the ground remains largely unchanged. A large number of posts for engineers […]
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Bihar to introduce tracking system to curb high school dropout rates in state
In a first of its kind move aimed to check the drop-out rate among children in Bihar, the state education department is set to introduce a tracking system. At present, the drop-out rate between children from primary to secondary levels is approximately 32 per cent, almost 34 per cent of […]
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Unidentified men allegedly rape, try to blind a 17-year-old girl her family found her unconscious
Unidentified men allegedly raped a 17-year-old mute girl in Bihar’s Madhubani district and later tried to blind her, a police officer said. She was grazing cattle in a field on Tuesday when the men dragged her to an isolated place and sexually assaulted her. The girl, who was due to take […]
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Bihar: 12-yr-old raped in Rohtas district
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old man near a dhaba near National Highway 2 in Rohtas district of Bihar. The accused has been arrested. The incident occurred on Friday evening but the influential family of the accused allegedly threatened the girl’s family against reporting the matter to the […]