Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tests positive for Covid-19Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Many other political leaders too have been catching the viral i...
10 Jan, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Schools, other educational institutions, hostels to remain close till Jan 21 in BiharThe government and private offices will function with a 50 per cent staff presence.
07 Jan, 2022, 08.39 AM IST
Bihar's first genome sequencing facility becomes operational"From today, samples can be tested for Omicron within the state. We are committed to inoculation of all minors over 15 years of age besides...
03 Jan, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Bihar eases lockdown; government, private offices to function at full capacity from June 23In a series of tweets, Kumar said that all essential and non-essential shops can operate in Bihar till 7 pm, while public parks and gardens...
21 Jun, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces easing of Covid curbs; night curfew to remainAs part of the gradual unlock process in the state, government and private offices have been allowed to function in full strength till 5 PM...
15 Jun, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
Bihar unlocks after more than a month; here are the new rulesThe restrictions will remain in place for another week after which the situation would be reviewed and further instructions might be issued...
09 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Latest India Covid rules: What all is open & what all is closed at which place as of June week 2Covid continues to ravage some places in the country, while in some others restrictions are giving way to cautious reopening. Here we bring...
06 Jun, 2021, 10.26 PM IST
Full list: Unlocking begins in some states, Covid curbs to remain in many othersStates like Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha, Telangana, Sikkim, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa have extended their lockdowns. Meanwhile, Uttar Pra...
31 May, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
Haryana, Odisha, Telangana extend lockdown; UP, J-K ease corona curfewMany states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Goa, have extended the lockdown or restrictions for a week to a fortnight in Jun...
30 May, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
Lockdown restrictions extended in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and UttarakhandStates and Union Territories started imposing restrictions from mid-April for varying periods as the deadly second wave of coronavirus hit ...
24 May, 2021, 09.39 PM IST
Lockdown in West Bengal, restrictions extended in several statesChairing a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas and asserted that local...
15 May, 2021, 09.59 PM IST
Lockdown in Kerala, Tamil Nadu amid a southern surge in COVID wave; NE states also tighten curbsThe Kerala government decided to impose a nine-day complete shutdpwn as the weekend restrictions and curbs imposed earlier failed to create...
08 May, 2021, 09.11 PM IST
COVID surge in Bihar: Shops/commercial establishments to close at 4 pm; night curfew from 6 pm to 6 amCongregation at the marriage functions have been lowered to 50 persons from 100 at present and for the last rites it will be 20 in place of...
28 Apr, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
COVID-19 surge: Bihar imposes night curfew from 9 pm to 5 amThe Bihar government on Sunday decided to impose a night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am as part of new measures to check the spread of the killer...
18 Apr, 2021, 11.31 PM IST
Disruption in sugar supply chain likely to be minimal due to night curfew, lockdown: ISMASugar exports were at 2.97 million tonne till March of this season, against the mandatory quota of 6 million tonne set for the current year...
16 Apr, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Amid rising Covid-19 cases, state governments rely on 'curfew raj'Despite last year’s experience, states are resorting to night curfews, partial lockdown and even complete lockdown to tame the Covid-19 pan...
10 Apr, 2021, 07.28 AM IST
India observes Janata curfew, millions stay indoorsAs the 14-hour 'Janata curfew' got underway at 7 am, people kept themselves indoors as part of the social distancing exercise to help stop ...
22 Mar, 2020, 12.46 PM IST