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Sunday, November 3, 2024
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Topic: Patna

How Bihar Covid situation deteriorated in 3 weeks, and why doctors fear worst is yet to come

As of Monday morning, Bihar has a total of 277 Covid-19 cases. Eight districts in the state have cases in double digits, with Munger emerging as the worst hit.

83 doctors ‘suspected’ of Covid-19 want to quarantine, not allowed: Doctors’ body to PM

URDA’s letter claims doctors came in contact with a Covid-19 patient at Patna’s Nalanda Medical College, alleges they’ve been denied proper protective gear.

J D Women’s College in Patna withdraws its ban on wearing burqa

Acknowledging that the prohibition was due to a misunderstanding, the college authorities said that it has "no intention to disturb or harass students of any community".

Protest by Patna University students turns violent, police outpost torched

Police claims ‘anti-social’ elements made their way into the procession, indulged in violence and arson.

A policy capping human density is what India needs for its flood-prone cities

Close to 1,700 people died in 14 states and more than 20 lakh were evacuated to shelter camps by September this year due to floods.

Heavy rain drowns Patna, submerges 12 other Bihar districts

Between Friday and Sunday, Patna received 250 mm of rain, which has flooded busy streets and cut off power supply in several of the areas.

Daughter-in-law Aishwarya back in Lalu Prasad’s home after she was ‘thrown out’

Patna police intervened after a family drama involving Aishwarya, wife of Tej Pratap, and her mother-in-law Rabri Devi played out in full public view.

‘Khamosh’ will be battle code for Shatrughan Sinha, Ravi Shankar Prasad in Patna Sahib clash

Keeping past history and caste arithmetic in mind, Union minister vows to maintain silence against former BJP leader who joined Congress recently.

2 alleged terrorists carrying ISIS posters & troop deployment documents arrested in Patna

The two men from Bangladesh had visited several cities in India, said an official of the anti-terrorism squad.

Effigies of Masood Azhar & Hafiz Saeed will be burnt to mark Holi in Bihar

A neighbourhood in Patna has put up effigies for torching as part of the festive ritual of Holika dahan.

On Camera

Neither retaliation nor revenge—Sardar Patel’s appeal for peace after Partition violence

On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.