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As Kosi river keeps changing, ownership of land on its embankments under question
As per the Bihar Special Survey Settlement Rules 2012, any farmland submerged in the Kosi river will become the property of the…
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Three months after Namami Gange manual-scavenging deaths, no compensation or cases filed
Two Muslim workers died after being forced to clean a sewer as part of the Namami Gange project in Bihar. No cases…
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We’re targeted for exposing government mismanagement: Journalists on Bihar media crackdown
The Bihar government and the BJP in the state have conducted a widespread crackdown of reporters in the state who documented their…
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Bihar: Illicit Liquor and Blindness
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COVID-19 deaths in Bihar: 2,579 last rites held in Patna between 1 April-13 May, but govt reports just 2,092 deaths for state
Official accounts from various crematoriums and burial grounds point towards underreporting of COVID-19 deaths in Bhagalpur district, as well. A total 672…
HealthReport
In Bihar’s Gaya, one COVID-19 bed for every 7,700 persons: Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur worst-affected districts
Out of 38 districts of Bihar, four are badly affected - Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya and Muzaffarpur. Since the pandemic broke out last…
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Unseen Warriors of COVID: Patna’s hearse drivers, crematorium workers live in fear of infection, social stigma
A crematorium worker gets only Rs 375 per body while a hearse driver is retained at a monthly pay of Rs 10,000…
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Bihar’s Killer Heat Wave: Deaths Toll Rises to 142, Over a Thousand Hospitalised – The Wire Science
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Bihar: Already Beset by Uneven Weather, What Does Climate Change Have in Store? – The Wire Science
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