'Bihar becomes only state to pay Rs four lakh each to kin of COVID-19 victims'In October, the Supreme Court had approved an amount of Rs 50,000 as ex gratia to the family members of those who died of Covid-19, as sugg...
29 Nov, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
COVID underreporting: SBI economists say death reporting shortfall not a new phenomenonThe SBI report comes amidst a debate over underreporting of COVID deaths in the country especially after happenings like bodies floating in...
30 Jun, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
Bihar government's reluctance to put COVID death toll in public domain uncalled for: Patna HCIt said that transparency is the hallmark of good governance, more so in today's era when both the Centre and the state are committed to ma...
18 Jun, 2021, 10.29 PM IST
Covid death recount: Late reporting is not peculiar to India aloneIn June three states — Maharashtra, Bihar and Goa — reported around 8,000 fatalities not recorded earlier, pushing up the death count.
12 Jun, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
How many have really died? One state's readjusted Covid tally deepens doubt on official numbersBihar’s Health Department said 9,429 people have lost their lives so far to the virus, nearly double the state's previous count. Authoritie...
10 Jun, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
90 dead, IMA-Bihar seeks cover for all doctorsIMA said 90 doctors have died in Bihar ever since the second Covid-19 wave, adding that this was the highest among states.
23 May, 2021, 07.36 AM IST
Coronavirus surge in Bihar: Politics takes back seat; Congress, BJP too shut officesWith large number of infections surfacing every passing day, political parties in Bihar have also decided to halt their activities for the ...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Growing concern over surge in Patna's coronavirus casesIn the last 10 days, 2,525 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported from Patna district. In comparison, the case load in other districts of...
23 Oct, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Bihar situation gone out of control, NDA's good governance claims exposed: Rahul GandhiAlong with the tweet, he tagged a news report claiming that the Central team that had gone to Bihar had flagged "poor infection control" in...
21 Jul, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
Record daily spike of 12,881 COVID-19 cases; death toll rises by 334: GovtThe number of active cases stands at 1,60,384 while 1,94,324 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the data upda...
18 Jun, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
Covid-19: Cases in India climb to 3,43,091; death toll 9,900The country recorded 10,667 infections in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stands at 1,53,178, while 1,80,012 people have reco...
16 Jun, 2020, 11.29 AM IST
India's Covid-19 tally reaches 2,16,919 with record spike of 9,304 cases; death toll 6,075India stood seventh among the nations worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy.
04 Jun, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 4,531, number of cases climb to 1.58 lakhIndia had crossed the 1,50,000 mark yesterday following a huge spurt in recent days. While it took the country 109 days to witness 1 lakh p...
28 May, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Record 6,977 new COVID-19 cases in India in last 24 hours; death toll climbs to 4,021Of the 154 deaths reported since Sunday morning, 58 were from Maharashtra, 30 from Delhi, 29 from Gujarat, nine in Madhya Pradesh, eight fr...
25 May, 2020, 11.03 AM IST
Record jump of 5,242 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally reaches 96,169; death toll touches 3,029Of the 157 deaths deaths reported since Sunday morning, 63 were in Maharashtra, 34 in Gujarat, 31 in Delhi, six in West Bengal, five each i...
18 May, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
India Covid numbers, April 21: Cases at 18,601, deaths at 590Of the 590 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 232, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 74, Gujarat at 71, Delhi at 47, Rajasthan at 25, Tele...
21 Apr, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
Coronavirus cases in India soar to 562The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 562 on Wednesday while the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country was revised down to n...
25 Mar, 2020, 10.35 AM IST