50 villages flooded in Muzaffarpur
MUZAFFARPUR: Tirhut divisional commissioner Narmadeshwar Lal on Sunday asked officials concerned to keep a close watch on embankments in the region amid rise in water level in several rivers. The Bagmati
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Nod to interlinking of Kosi-Mechi river soon
PATNA: State water resources department (WRD) minister Sanjay Kumar Jha said in the state assembly on Thursday that the Centre would soon sanction the Kosi-Mechi river interlinking project in the basins
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Now, single-use plastic products to be banned
PATNA: After a blanket ban on polythene carrybags of all sizes, the state government plans to ban single-use plastic and polystyrene (thermocol) products such as plates and cups in keeping with the Centre’s
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HPV vaccine can reduce chances of cervical cancer’
PATNA: Deaths from cervical cancer is common among women and vaccination at an early age can reduce its chances, experts said at a workshop organized by Indian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
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Nutritional programmes in a shambles in Muzaffarpur: Report
MUZAFFARPUR: Of the 38 districts in the state, Muzaffarpur, the epicentre of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) that has claimed lives of 154 children so far, was ranked 18th as far as implementation of
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Protection of environment not a poll issue for parties
PATNA: Political parties have set their agendas and are busy with electioneering with not even a week left for the first phase of Lok Sabha election on April 11. But none of them has made environment protection
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Do not burn plastic in bonfire on eve of Holi
PATNA: Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has appealed to the residents to avoid burning polythene bags, plastic sacks and other non-combustible items during Holika Dahan, which is a traditional
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Patna: Plastic bags back in market despite ban
PATNA: It’s not even three months since the state government’s ban in urban areas, plastic polythene bags are back in use in the city markets by street vendors and the general storekeepers. The Patna
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State transport department sticks ‘no honking’ posters
PATNA: The state transport department has put up stickers on city buses, cars and autorickshaws to create awareness about its monthlong no honking drive — ‘Zara Sochein’. It was launched on the occasion
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70 per cent of water bodies vanish in Bihar: Expert
PATNA: Even as the environmentalists world over have been emphasizing upon the need of conserving water resources for meeting the growing demand, more than 70% water bodies in Bihar have surprisingly been