In revised COVID-19 toll, Bihar confirms more than 9k deaths
The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar was, on Wednesday, revised drastically upwards by the state health department which put the total number of fatalities caused by the pandemic at 9,429.
The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar was, on Wednesday, revised drastically upwards by the state health department which put the total number of fatalities caused by the pandemic at 9,429.
<p>The High Level Committee (HLC) under the Chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central Assistance of over 3 thousand 1 hundred 13 crore rupees under the National Disaster Response Fund to five states, which were affected by floods, cyclones and Pest attack during 2020. The High Level Committee approved over 1 thousand […]</p>
<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will expand the state cabinet today. Governor Phagu Chauhan will administer the oath of office and secrecy to new ministers at 12:30 PM at Rajbhawan in Patna. Currently, there are 14 ministers in the Bihar government along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Seven ministers are from the BJP quota, five […]</p>
<p>The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has retained power in Bihar. It has secured absolute majority in 243 member assembly. NDA got 125 seats, while opposition Grand Alliance got 110 seats. Others got 8 seats. BJP has bagged 74 seats, while JD(U) won 43 seats. Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAM) and Vikas Sheel Insaan Party (VIP) […]</p>
<p>Counting of votes has begun for assembly elections in Bihar and bypolls to 58 assembly seats in 11 States. Counting for Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar is also underway. It began at 8 this morning with postal ballots being counted first. The EVMs were opened after half-an-hour. Bihar Chief Electoral officer HR Srinivasa […]</p>
<p>Polling is under way in 78 Assembly segments of Bihar in the third and final phase of state elections on Saturday in which 2.35 crore voters are eligible to decide the fate of 1,204 candidates. Casting of votes began at 7am at all 33,782 polling stations where as many EVM sets and VVPAT machines have […]</p>