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Major rivers in spate, Bihar on brink of fierce flooding

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Bihar faces severe threat of flooding owing to relentless rain and rising water levels in major rivers, severely impacting food security and livelihoods. The Ganga, Kosi, Sone, Bagmat... Read More


Priest of Ram Janaki temple found 'killed'

BETTIAH, Aug. 4 -- A 62-year-old priest of Ram Janaki temple, Mahant Rambabu Singh, was allegedly found murdered and his body was thrown on the bank of Budhi Gandak river in Bihar's Muzaffarpur distri... Read More


Tejashwi faces EC probe over claim on Voter ID details

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- A day after triggering a controversy by claiming that his name was missing from the newly prepared voter draft roll, Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav now faces th... Read More


Kolkata: British-era sewerage system turns a corner with technology, precise restoration

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Amalendu Biswas, a retired government employee from central Kolkata, was often forced to miss office after a downpour as the lane in front of his house would be inundated almost w... Read More


1 dead as Maoists blow up rly track with IED in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur, Aug. 4 -- A railway employee was killed and another seriously injured after an IED planted by Maoists exploded on a track in the Bimalgarh section of the Chakradharpur division under South... Read More


JD(U) says INDIA bloc leaders to join it; Oppn denies claim

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Janata Dal (United) working president and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha on Sunday said that several INDIA bloc leaders were soon to join his party as a former state Congress president and... Read More


Police: Mini gun manufacturing unit unearthed in Buxar, 6 held

BUXAR, Aug. 4 -- A mini gun manufacturing unir was unearthed at Dalsagar under Buxar Industrial police station area on Sunday, police said. A large cache of arms and ammunition along with tools to mak... Read More


Intense rain, waterlogged streets cripple life in Patna

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Torrential rain since Saturday triggered widespread waterlogging in several areas across the state capital, including Patna railway junction. With 78.4mm of rainfall recorded in last ... Read More


Govt plans Rs.12L grant to low income group patients for liver transplant

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- The Bihar government is working on a proposal to provide financial assistance of up to Rs.12 lakh for liver transplants to residents from low-income groups, said health officials. The... Read More


Drive to clear rly land in Nainital starts

Haldwani, Aug. 4 -- The Nainital district administration will start a comprehensive survey and anti-encroachment drive on railway land from Monday for facilitating the expansion of Haldwani and Lalkua... Read More