Bihar Lockdown

Case Against Bihar MLA For Attending Cricket Match Amid Lockdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

It was a mistimed shot by an RJD MLA in Bihar, in more than one sense of the word. Shambhu Nath Yadav, who belongs to the opposition party and represents the Brahmapur assembly segment in Buxar district, stumbled on the ground while trying to strike the ball and also ended up being charged, for violation of restrictions in place on account of the s...

As Bihar Goes Into A 15-Day Lockdown, A List Of What's Open, What's Not

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday July 14, 2020

Bihar will go into a complete lockdown from Thursday as coronavirus cases in the highly populated state saw an "alarming surge" in the last three weeks. Detailed guidelines have been released by the state government setting down strict rules of what can remain open and what cannot. The 15-day lockdown in the state from July 16 to July 31 was confir...

Cases Regularly Over 1,000, Bihar Goes Into 16-Day Lockdown From Thursday

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday July 14, 2020

Bihar has announced a state-wide coronavirus lockdown for 16 days - July 16 to July 31 - following an "alarming surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the last three weeks"

Bihar Extends Lockdown Till June 30, Day After Centre's Unlocking Plan

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 31, 2020

Bihar extends coronavirus lockdown till June 30, day after centre extends nationwide lockdown with a phased unlocking plan

Bihar Girl Cycles 1,200 Km Home With Injured Father As Pillion

India News | Reported by M. Atharuddin Munne Bharti | Thursday May 21, 2020

Jyoti Kumari, 15, cycled almost 1,200 km with her father riding pillion, to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown.

JDU Leader's "Quarantine" Dig At Tejashwi Yadav After He Returns To Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 13, 2020

The ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance in Bihar on Tuesday heaped scorn on leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who has returned to the state after spending two months in the national capital where he was, apparently, "stuck" because of the lockdown.

Punish Equally, Say Bihar Cops After Home Guard Made To Do Sit-Ups

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday April 27, 2020

The Bihar Policemen's Association has lodged a protest against what they see as discrimination in delivering punishment to officers for wrongdoings. The contention comes after an agricultural officer in Araria district was found guilty of making a home guard do sit-ups as punishment after the latter asked the officer for a lockdown pass earlier thi...

Woman Walks With Body Of 3-Year-Old Son After She Didn't Get Ambulance

India News | Reported By Manish Kumar, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday April 12, 2020

A woman in Bihar and her husband were forced to walk with the body of their three-year-old son after the state-run hospital in Jehanabad - about 48 km from state capital Patna- where the child died on Friday could not provide an ambulance. Accusing the administration of apathy, the parents said they could not ensure timely treatment for their child...

Bihar Seeks To Keep Rural Constructions Out Of Lockdown Extension

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday April 10, 2020

The Bihar government has no objection to extension of the lockdown over COVID-19, but wants the centre to allow construction work in rural areas, sources have said. In a letter to the centre, the government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said it wants to ensure construction work under the job scheme MGNREGA and pending flood relief projects con...

13 New Coronavirus Cases In Bihar, total Crosses 50

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Thursday April 9, 2020

Thirteen new cases have been reported in Bihar over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus positive patients in the state to 51, of whom 17 patients have been discharged.Most of the cases are from Siwan, the home district of state Health Minister Mangal Pandey .

Bihar Shuts Down Bus Services, Restaurants, Banquet Halls Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 21, 2020

The Bihar government has ordered shutting down of bus services, restaurants and banquet halls across the state till March 31 to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, officials said.