Shiv Pujan Jha

Bihar on high alert as rains ravage northern districts

July 22, 2020

A threat of devastating floods looms large across northern districts in Bihar as torrential rains lash over the catchment area in Nepal. Alert has been sounded across East Champaran, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Kishanganj, Darbhanga and Madhubani, as the Meteorological Department forecasts inundating downpour this week. Rivers across the...

Miffed by Paswan, Nitish conveys displeasure to BJP

July 21, 2020

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has conveyed his displeasure regarding LJP leader Chirag Paswan to the BJP top brass. Highly placed sources reveal that Paswan, who has been firing salvos at Kumar has attracted the wrath of the reigning CM. Relations between the JDU and the LJP have deteriorated with...

Highest single-day corona spike in Bihar, lockdown announced from 17-31 July

July 18, 2020

With 1,742 new cases, Bihar witnessed its highest singleday spike in the numbers of coronavirus patients on Friday. After this, the total tally of Covid cases in the state now stands at 23,300. To control the deteriorating Covid situation in the state, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government has imposed a...

Bihar bridge caves in within a month of inauguration by CM

July 17, 2020

The Nitish Kumar government was in for a major embarrassment after a portion of a bridge that was inaugurated last month got washed away in the swelling waters of river Gandak. On Wednesday, a portion of the approach road, just before the bridge, got completely washed away giving the Opposition...

Tejashwi targets BJP on Covid-19, says it’s spreading virus

July 16, 2020

The Opposition has found a way to attack the Bihar government on the Covid-19 issue. Sniffing a political opportunity, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav attacked BJP leaders and accused them of “spreading coronavirus” by not getting tested. He tweeted, “Of the 100 BJP leaders tested, 75 were Covid-19 positive. Who knows...

Complete lockdown in Bihar as Covid-19 cases rise

July 15, 2020

In the wake of increasing number of Covid-19 cases, total lockdown will be imposed in Bihar from 16 to 31 July. In the last 24 hours approximately 1,432 new cases were registered in the state, taking the toll to 18,853 active cases. The lockdown would be strictly imposed in state...

BJP and JD-U accuse Lalu of conducting ‘darbar’ in hospital, flouting jail rules

July 14, 2020

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is in the news yet again for wrong reasons. A picture of him talking over the phone with three more people beside him has gone viral. He can be seen in the paying ward of the Raihan Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), where he’s lodged...

Heavy rainfall in Nepal sets flood alarm ringing in Bihar

July 11, 2020

As catchment areas of most rivers originating in Nepal have been witnessing heavy rainfall in the last few days, a threat of flood looms large across several parts of Bihar. Rivers such as Bagmati, Kosi, Gandak and others have already shown an upward trend and the river water is constantly...

Cong goes for dinner diplomacy to save Mahagathbandhan, stalemate continues

July 10, 2020

A last-ditch effort is currently on within the Mahagathbandhan to keep the flock intact. The initiative of cobbling the breaking alliance into a cohesive unit is being spearheaded by Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil. Gohil entered into dinner diplomacy with the RJD as a delegation of Congress leaders led by him...

Seven-day lockdown in Patna as city witnesses massive Covid spike

July 9, 2020

In light of increasing Covid-19 cases in Bihar, the Patna administration has ordered a complete lockdown of a week starting from 10 July to 16 July. The move comes after the state on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day spike of 749 Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 13,274 cases. Of...

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