Poll-bound Bihar has the second lowest positivity rate in the country, and is testing over 1 lakh samples every day, with a case fatality rate of just 0.5 per cent.
Nitish has lost his temper at hostile sections of the crowd, and launched vicious attacks on his rival Tejashwi Yadav, his father Lalu and their family.
Chirag Pawan has been hitting out at Nitish Kumar on a daily basis, but the Bihar CM has chosen not to react to him and maintained the same approach during his Saturday rally in Alauli.
Opposition says 25% IAS and IPS officers hailed from Bihar over the last decade but only 12% people between 15 and 59 have a regular income stream in the state.
There is visible anger directed at the CM — with Nitish Kumar’s moniker of ‘Sushasan Babu’ giving way to terms such as ‘Paltu Ram’, ‘Paltu Kumar’, ‘Dal Badlu’.
Tejashwi Yadav is drawing huge crowds but there is also a marked change in his campaigning, with the RJD leader striking a chord with the electorate and exuding confidence.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
Antigen tests “even” if over 80% cannot explain the low TPR, since doubling it, accounting for a 50% false negativity would still not significantly increase the TPR. Numbers fudging cannot be ruled out(more a serious possibility). At the end of the day it all boils down to mortality. And for lack of medical infra, stigma of Covid, rational fear of hospitals etc. would mean people dying of Covid in their homes. Unreported, unconfirmed, misreported Covid deaths could easily be at least 5 times the claimed mortality. Comparing deaths with last year for the same period would be worth looking into. However the opaque system in place rules.
Antigen tests “even” if over 80% cannot explain the low TPR, since doubling it, accounting for a 50% false negativity would still not significantly increase the TPR. Numbers fudging cannot be ruled out(more a serious possibility). At the end of the day it all boils down to mortality. And for lack of medical infra, stigma of Covid, rational fear of hospitals etc. would mean people dying of Covid in their homes. Unreported, unconfirmed, misreported Covid deaths could easily be at least 5 times the claimed mortality. Comparing deaths with last year for the same period would be worth looking into. However the opaque system in place rules.