July 2020

BIHAR Untreated Covid waste poses health risk Discarded biomedical waste such as PPE suits, face masks, gloves and syringes generated by hospitals, homes and quarantine centres in the state capital are posing a serious threat of further spread of Covid-19 virus. Medical wastes can often be seen lying around on streets, dump yards, containment zones, … Read more

BIHAR Testing lowest in Bihar among 19 States In Bihar, where over 25 lakh migrant workers have returned from other States due to the lockdown, testing for COVID-19 has been the lowest among 19 States of the country, even lower than the neighbouring States of Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. According to data shared by Amitabh … Read more

BIHAR Bihar against electricity amendment bill Bihar is against The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, state energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said in the online conference of power ministers from across the country since power is in the concurrent list of the Constitution, the states’ consent is required before making any amendments regarding policy matters. He … Read more

BIHAR Centre extends postal ballot facility to voters above 65 The government has extended the postal ballot facility to electors above 65 years of age and Covid-19 positive patients who are under home or institutional quarantine. The changes have come about months before assembly elections in Bihar, which are likely to take place later this … Read more

BIHAR New ration cards prepared for 22.79 lakh families Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday asked chief secretary Deepak Kumar to ensure distribution of all new ration cards among the eligible families latest by July 15. all eligible families across the state get a ration card, at any cost. Each eligible family should have … Read more

BIHAR All nine candidates elected unopposed All nine candidates for the biennial election to fill up nine vacant seats of Bihar legislative council were declared ‘elected unopposed’ Those who were elected unopposed are Kumud Verma, Ghulam Ghous, Bhishma Sahani (trio of JD-U), Md Farooq, Rambali Singh, Sunil Kumar Singh (trio of RJD), Sanjay Prakash, Samrat … Read more

BIHAR Bridge tender in Bihar involving Chinese firms cancelled Bridge tender in Bihar involving Chinese firms in bidding cancelled on ‘technical reasons’ The tendering process for the proposed bridge parallel to Mahatma Gandhi Setu on Ganga, connecting Patna to north Bihar, was said to be in final stage. The seven companies which were earlier qualified … Read more

BIHAR Flood threat to many north Bihar districts Flood threat to many north Bihar districts as 4 rivers flow above danger level The Kosi, Bagmati, Kamla Balan and Mahananda were flowing above the danger level at many places , threatening to inundate several parts of northern districts such as Muzaffarpur, Katihar, Purnia, Jhanjharpur in Madhubani … Read more