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Ganga ebbs in patches, but floods hit Katihar

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Vast swathes of Bihar remain underwater even as the Ganga and its tributaries showed signs of receding in patches on Tuesday, officials said, adding that the flood water from Ganga h... Read More


Two missing after boat capsizes in Vaishali

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Two people are missing and nine others were rescued after a boat capsized in the Ganga near Terasia Diara in Vaishali district on Tuesday, officials said. According to locals, more t... Read More


Lalu slams govt over flood crisis, targets 'Nitish Samvad' launch

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Amidst devastating flood across Bihar and the JD(U) launching 'Nitish Samvad' across the state, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday took to X to attack the Centre and the state go... Read More


Contractual doctors, faculty in govt hospitals receive pay hike

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- The Bihar health department revised the monthly remuneration of professors, associate professors, assistant professors, senior residents and junior residents working on a contractual... Read More


Bihar tourism plans big for Pitripaksh Mela at Gaya Ji

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- The tourism department is set to roll out an extensive set of facilities for millions of pilgrims expected to converge on Gaya Ji for the Pitripaksh mela, one of Hinduism's most sign... Read More


Crackdown ordered on 400 unregistered hostels, PGs in Bihar

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- A security audit of hostels and PGs across the state revealed that around 400 hostels were operating without registration, a senior police official said on Tuesday, adding that the p... Read More


Bihar BDO under scanner in DA case; 3 officials caught taking bribe

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- The anti-corruption wings of Bihar government, on Tuesday, took strict action against four government officials. The economic offences unit (EOU) searches and raided the five locatio... Read More


SC not averse to critique, warns on school texts

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The judiciary, as an institution, is not, and cannot be, averse to criticism, the Supreme Court has asserted while cautioning that fair, informed and constructive critique is a l... Read More


Ganga, tributaries flood Bihar districts, 2.2mn hit

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- Floodwaters from the Ganga and its tributaries, including Punpun and Dardha, continued to wreak havoc in Patna and adjoining areas on Sunday, aggravated by heavy rains in their catch... Read More


JMM veteran, J'khand min Sudivya dies at 56

RANCHI, Sept. 7 -- Senior JMM leader and state higher and technical education and urban development minister Sudivya Kumar died of cardiac arrest early on Sunday, following which the Jharkhand governm... Read More