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Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of states for roll out of IMI 2.0 from Dec 2

8:35 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed preparedness of various states for the rollout of the second phase of an intensified vaccination campaign on December 2, with special focus on improving coverage in areas with “low” immunization. The minister reviewed the preparedness of states for rollout of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0. […]

Man beaten to death for refusing to pay extortion money

11:35 pm November 12, 2019

Katihar: A man carrying cattle was beaten to death in Bihar’s Katihar district for allegedly refusing to pay extortion money demanded by miscreants, police said on Tuesday. The man identified as Mohammed Jamal and his brother were carrying cattle to neighbouring West Bengal on Monday evening when near Labha bridge they were surrounded by one […]

Manjhi threatens to pull out of grand alliance in Bihar

7:59 pm November 8, 2019

Patna: Disarray in the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar once again came to the fore on Friday when former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s fresh threat of pulling out of the five-party formation was pooh-poohed by other coalition partners as his pressure tactics. They expressed the view that the Hindustani Awam Morcha chief was […]

AAP, BJP indulge in war of words on Chhath Puja

Four die in ‘Chhath’ festival in Bihar

4:33 pm November 3, 2019

Patna: Four persons including two minors died in two separate incidents during ‘Chhath’ festivities in Bihar, police said on Sunday. Two women devotees, who observed the pious Chhath festival, died and four others injured when a portion of the wall of a Kali temple collapsed this morning at Badgaon village in Samastipur district, they said. […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President extends Chhath Pooja greetings to citizens

8:11 pm November 1, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday conveyed his greetings to the countrymen for Chhath Pooja, a festival celebrated mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh. In a message on the eve of Chhath Pooja, the president said it was a unique festival in which devotees worshipped the sun, rivers, water bodies and […]