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Flood fear ebbs as Gandak stays out of danger in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- The fear of floods in areas along the river Gandak has largely subsided. Discharge from the Valmikinagar barrage has returned to near-normal levels after a sharp surge triggered by f... Read More


Two from Bihar among pilgrims stuck in Tibet

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Two out of a batch of over 50 Indian pilgrims stranded at the shores of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the homecoming has become a test to overcome the nature's fury that has left a vast ... Read More


Fear of flood subsides in Bihar as discharge from Valmikinagar stays normal after surge

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- The fear of floods in areas along the river Gandak has largely subsided. Discharge from the Valmikinagar barrage has returned to near-normal levels after a sharp surge triggered by f... Read More


Mansarovar pilgrims from state face uncertain return

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Near the sacred shores of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, a group of 55 Indian pilgrims finds itself in a state of anxious limbo. Their spiritual journey to Mount Kailash, said to be the a... Read More


Gandak surge eases; Bihar embankments withstand after Nepal upstream floods

India, Aug. 27 -- The surge in the Gandak River waters triggered by upstream flash floods in Nepal and Tibet receded overnight, even as over 4,000 people were evacuated from parts of Bihar around midn... Read More


Govt forms panel to eliminate malpractices in exams

PATNA, Aug. 26 -- The Bihar government has constituted a five-member expert committee to overhaul state's examination system and eliminate malpractices, including question paper leaks, officials said ... Read More


Education department hikes teaching job vacancy by 886 posts for TRE-4

PATNA, Aug. 25 -- The Bihar education department on Monday announced an increase of 886 teaching posts under the fourth Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4), taking the total vacancies to 33,274 fr... Read More


Plan to make Falgu year-round flowing stream gets nod

PATNA, Aug. 24 -- In a bid to revive one of India's most sacred rivers, the Central government has given conditional approval to plans aimed at transforming the Falgu (Niranjana) river into an incessa... Read More


job aspirants clash with cops in bihar during protest march

PATNA, Aug. 23 -- Hundreds of PhD holders, research scholars and guest faculty members on Saturday marched towards Lok Bhavan in Patna, demanding a transparent and fair recruitment process and clashed... Read More


Several detained as protesters clash with cops in Bihar march

PATNA, Aug. 23 -- Tension flared in the state capital on Saturday as hundreds of PhD holders, research scholars and guest faculty members marched towards Lok Bhavan demanding a transparent and fair re... Read More