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Nepal-induced surge in rivers inundate rural areas, 100-yr-old temple collapses

PURNEA, Sept. 2 -- Nepal floods have started taking a toll on southeastern Bihar, with a surge in Kosi and Ganga rivers inundating several villages in Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts.The impact was c... Read More


Jamshedpur low-lying areas submerged amid flood alert in J'khand

JAMSHEDPUR, Sept. 2 -- Floodwaters inundated low-lying areas in Jamshedpur while flood alerts have sounded in Jamshedpur, Adityapur, Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Palamu and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand. Life... Read More


Tejashwi demands quota hike, slams NDA for 'shadow boxing'

PATNA, Sept. 2 -- Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday demanded a hike in quota in Bihar as per the caste data and dismissed the remarks of Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram... Read More


Patna witnesses surge in Dengue cases, 97 reported in August; 65 hospitalised

PATNA, Sept. 2 -- State capital Patna is witnessing a sharp rise in dengue cases, with 97 infections reported in August alone - nearly four times the 26 cases recorded in July - raising concern as mos... Read More


Chirag alleges death threat from terrorists via anonymous letter

Patna, Sept. 2 -- Union minister Chirag Paswan said he received a death threat in an anonymous letter which said that he will be "killed shortly by hardcore terrorists". Paswan's additional private se... Read More


Champai flags J'khand's mining cess, claims coal, iron production down

Jamshedpur, Sept. 2 -- Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren said that the production of coal and iron ore in Jharkhand dropped by 12-15% ever since the ruling Hemant Soren government imposed Rs.450 per t... Read More


teen gang-raped in Aurangabad; 2 held, manhunt on for third

AURANGABAD, Sept. 2 -- A 15-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped by three men from her village in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Monday, police said, adding that the suspects lured the victim int... Read More


JD(U) pushes for Bihar's role in Kosi dam project

PATNA, Sept. 2 -- Senior leaders of the Janata Dal (United), including deputy chief minister and water resources minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Kumar Jha have stepped up ... Read More


700 model schools, airports: CM unveils Rs.285cr projects for Bihar

BETTIAH, Sept. 2 -- Laying the foundation stones and inauguration of projects worth Rs.285 crore in East Champaran, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said Bihar was entering a new phase of tr... Read More


J'khand couple missing, family alleges Nepal not sharing info

Jamshedpur, Sept. 2 -- A middle-aged couple from Potka Block of Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district has gone traceless on the way to Kailash-Mansarovar from Gyirong land port on Nepal-Tibet (China) bo... Read More