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Can Bihar's abandoned rivers become makhana reservoirs?

DARBHANGA, June 19 -- Unexpected patches of naturally growing makhana (Euryale Ferox) in the impounded waters of a derelict channel of the Kamla River at Gausa Ghat in Bihar's Darbhanga district have ... Read More


ICAR forms research advisory committee for Makhana centre

DARBHANGA, June 18 -- The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has constituted a new research advisory committee (RAC) for ICAR-National Research Centre (NRC) for Makhana in Darbhanga, appoi... Read More


Man sets self ablaze as administration moves to enforce court decree

MADHUBANI, June 17 -- Tension gripped Adhwari village under Benipatti police station limits in Bihar's Madhubani district on Tuesday after an elderly man allegedly set himself ablaze when a police and... Read More


Rs.675cr Darbhanga airport expansion gathers pace

DARBHANGA, June 15 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has completed over 66% construction of the new terminal building under Darbhanga airport expansion project worth Rs.674.96-crore, officials ... Read More


1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes in Kosi in Darbhanga

DARBHANGA, June 11 -- A woman died while two others went missing after a country boat carrying 10 people capsized in Kosi river under Kiratpur block of Bihar's Darbhanga district in the early hours of... Read More


Mother, teenage son killed in road accident

SAMASTIPUR, June 6 -- A woman and her teenage son were killed while her husband sustained critical injuries after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle on National Highway-28 near Fatehpur under Musri... Read More


5 kids drown in 15-ft deep water-filled pit

MADHUBANI, June 4 -- Five children from the same family drowned in a rainwater-filled pit in Kerwar village under Patauna police station of Bisfi block in Bihar's Madhubani district on Wednesday, whil... Read More


family alleges custodial assault after prisoner's death

SAMASTIPUR, June 4 -- A 28-year-old under trial prisoner lodged in Samastipur divisional jail died during treatment at Sadar Hospital, triggering protests by his family who alleged that he succumbed t... Read More


505 litres of foreign liquor seized

DARBHANGA, June 4 -- The excise department in Darbhanga has seized more than 505 litres of foreign liquor concealed inside courier parcels and arrested three alleged smugglers, including the purported... Read More


Student killed as truck hits three in Samastipur

SAMASTIPUR, June 3 -- A 16-year-old schoolgirl was killed and two of her friends sustained critical injuries after a sand-laden truck allegedly ran over them while they were on their way to a coaching... Read More