Nitish Kumar Covid-19

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took a dig at the Narendra Modi government for raising an alarm over a fresh COVID-19 spike at a time when Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra was gaining momentum.

Nitish Kumar, who just recovered from COVID-19, wanted to send his deputy but was told that the event was strictly for Chief Ministers only, sources said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated himself at his residence on the advice of doctors, officials said today.

As many as 11 people who were present at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence on Monday have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these, six were supposed to attend the Chief Minister's 'Janata Durbar' - a public interaction programme.

A day after Bihar reported its first Omicron case, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun in the state and urged people to remain vigilant.

The Bihar government has made COVID-19 test mandatory for those coming from other states during Diwali and Chhath festivals, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that reports claiming 148 train passengers recently tested positive for COVID-19 at Madhubani railway station are false.

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday allowed reopening of colleges, universities and senior sections in schools, besides easing several other curbs that are in place as part of the COVID-induced lockdown clamped on the state two months ago.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off Tika Express in cities after the success of the vaccination campaign in rural areas. 121 vehicles will start taking rounds at different localities in the urban areas to help people get the jab.

Children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 will be provided Rs 1,500 per month under the Bal Sahayata Yojna till they attain the age of 18, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday told officials to strictly conduct COVID-19 tests of passengers coming to the state by trains and buses from West Bengal.

Many states have floated global tenders for vaccines as doses for the 18 to 44 age group fall short, but Bihar, ruled by BJP ally Nitish Kumar, has decided against it.

A key aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday clashed with senior Congress leader P Chidambaran after the latter expressed outrage, on twitter over a media report depicting shabby condition of a leading government hospital in the state.

Bihar will go into a lockdown till May 15, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today amid the incessant rise of COVID-19 cases. The decision came hours after the Patna High Court ordered the government to declare a lockdown, warning that it may step in.

Bihar will go into a lockdown till May 15, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today amid the incessant rise of COVID-19 cases in the state. His government has formed a Crisis Management Group to finalise the details of the move and to guide it.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took a dig at the Narendra Modi government for raising an alarm over a fresh COVID-19 spike at a time when Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra was gaining momentum.

Nitish Kumar, who just recovered from COVID-19, wanted to send his deputy but was told that the event was strictly for Chief Ministers only, sources said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated himself at his residence on the advice of doctors, officials said today.

As many as 11 people who were present at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence on Monday have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these, six were supposed to attend the Chief Minister's 'Janata Durbar' - a public interaction programme.

A day after Bihar reported its first Omicron case, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that the third wave of COVID-19 has begun in the state and urged people to remain vigilant.

The Bihar government has made COVID-19 test mandatory for those coming from other states during Diwali and Chhath festivals, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that reports claiming 148 train passengers recently tested positive for COVID-19 at Madhubani railway station are false.

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday allowed reopening of colleges, universities and senior sections in schools, besides easing several other curbs that are in place as part of the COVID-induced lockdown clamped on the state two months ago.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off Tika Express in cities after the success of the vaccination campaign in rural areas. 121 vehicles will start taking rounds at different localities in the urban areas to help people get the jab.

Children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 will be provided Rs 1,500 per month under the Bal Sahayata Yojna till they attain the age of 18, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced today.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday told officials to strictly conduct COVID-19 tests of passengers coming to the state by trains and buses from West Bengal.

Many states have floated global tenders for vaccines as doses for the 18 to 44 age group fall short, but Bihar, ruled by BJP ally Nitish Kumar, has decided against it.

A key aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday clashed with senior Congress leader P Chidambaran after the latter expressed outrage, on twitter over a media report depicting shabby condition of a leading government hospital in the state.

Bihar will go into a lockdown till May 15, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today amid the incessant rise of COVID-19 cases. The decision came hours after the Patna High Court ordered the government to declare a lockdown, warning that it may step in.

Bihar will go into a lockdown till May 15, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today amid the incessant rise of COVID-19 cases in the state. His government has formed a Crisis Management Group to finalise the details of the move and to guide it.