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Bihar polls 2020: A cancer village that has fallen prey to arsenic, and netas’ apathy

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Bihar polls 2020: A cancer village that has fallen prey to arsenic, and netas’ apathy

In December last year, the United States-based National Center for Biotechnology Information released a report saying 18 out of Bihar’s 38 districts have arsenic contamination in groundwater, threatening a population of one crore. In several villages of poll-bound Bihar, cancer due to arsenic and other skin issues are a major worry rather than Covid-19. India … Read more

Unmasking poll rallies: ‘6 feet ki doori’ norm goes for a toss as Bihar netas hit the streets

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Unmasking poll rallies: ‘6 feet ki doori’ norm goes for a toss as Bihar netas hit the streets

Bihar has only just recuperated from the Covid outbreak but it seems the coming elections will push the state back into the danger zone. With netas hitting the streets and poll rallies everywhere, social distancing norms have gone for a toss, at least for now. At its peak during August 6-15, the daily Covid cases … Read more