Patna

Lockdown In Bihar Till May 15, Says Nitish Kumar As Covid Cases Rise

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday May 4, 2021

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.

Patna To Get 3 New Crematoria, Government Stops Charging For Incineration

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday April 29, 2021

Bihar capital Patna yesterday recorded over 120 cremations, an overwhelming majority of them COVID-19 victims. Such is the situation that even residents and small traders located near crematoria in the city are astounded by the unprecedented rush.

Four Children Of A Family Killed After House Catches Fire In Patna: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 29, 2021

Three sisters and their brother were killed after their house caught fire in Bihar's Patna district on Wednesday, police said.

Patna Man Allegedly Kills Wife After She Tests Positive, Dies By Suicide: Cops

Patna News | ANI | Monday April 26, 2021

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly murdered his wife after she tested positive for COVID-19 and then died by suicide in Patna late on Sunday night, police said.

9 Die As Van Falls Into Ganga In Bihar, Nitish Kumar Expresses Condolences

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 23, 2021

Nine people died when a pick-up van carrying a marriage party fell from a pontoon bridge into river Ganga in Patna's Danapur locality on Friday morning, District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh said.

Over 500 Doctors, Health Workers Of Bihar's 2 Leading Hospitals Get Covid: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 23, 2021

More than 500 doctors and health workers of the two leading hospitals in Patna - AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) - have been infected with COVID-19 during the ongoing second wave, sources said.

Tejashwi Yadav Slams Nitish Kumar After Doctor Says "Want To Quit As..."

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday April 18, 2021

A senior doctor at the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) in Bihar's capital Patna has sought permission to be relieved of his duty citinglack of oxygen supply in the Covid care hospital.

Declared "Dead" By Hospital, Man Turns Out To Be Alive In Bihar

India News | ANI | Monday April 12, 2021

A man who was admitted allegedly with a brain haemorrhage was declared dead by authorities at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH), who also handed over a "death certificate" to his family.

Bus Breaks Down In Patna. Within, 9 Lakh Covishield Vaccine Doses

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday April 9, 2021

A transport vehicle dedicated to deliver vials of Covishield to a storage centre at the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH), broke down just as it was leaving Patna airport today.

Bihar Cricket Association Defies BCCI's Order To Stop T20 League, Players Likely To Face Sanctions: Report

Press Trust of India | Monday March 29, 2021

The BCCI on March 23 had reportedly sent a letter to the Bihar Cricket Association, telling them their T20 League hasn't received approval, and that it must be stopped. But BCA officials didn't pay heed to the BCCI and went ahead with the remaining matches.

Toppers Come From All Over Bihar, Not Just Patna: Education Minister

Education | Written by Bhoomika Aggarwal | Friday March 26, 2021

The Bihar board examination results have been announced for the Class 12 students within 41 days of the papers. Bihar Education Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary announced the results during a press conference.

"If You Ask For Jobs...": Tejashwi Yadav's Patna Protest March Baton-Charged

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday March 23, 2021

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), led by its leader Tejashwi Yadav, today held a massive protest against unemployment and rising crime in Bihar. The march was then subjected to a baton-charge by the police, prompting the leader of the state opposition to claim that "democracy was being killed". His brother Tej Pratap Yadav, too, participated in the e...

Mukesh Ambani Security Scare: Phone Traced To Tihar Cell Of IM Terrorist

India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday March 12, 2021

A Telegram channel used to claim responsibility for placing an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's home in Mumbai, was created from inside a barrack in Delhi's Tihar jail where an Indian Mujahideen terrorist is being kept, police sources have told NDTV.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Gets COVID-19 Vaccine Shot In Patna

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 2, 2021

Union minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was administered the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine in Patna on Tuesday for which he paid Rs 250.

Comments Against Judges A Disturbing "New Trend", Says Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 27, 2021

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday expressed strong disapproval of legal activists making objectionable comments about judges who do not pass favourable orders on their petitions, calling it a "disturbing new trend".