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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Nitish Kumar launches road maintenance policy, schemes for slums
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday launched road maintenance policy and five schemes for the slum areas in urban localities. Calling 11.12.13 as a historic day, Nitish said now the constructed
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Patna Municipal Corporation holds meet on solid waste collection
The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Tuesday, held a pre-bid meeting with over 30 different companies interested in door-to-door collection and transportation of solid waste in the state capital.
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Noise pollution down, air pollution up this Diwali
Patnaites seem to have become aware of the health hazards of noise pollution, as they opted for less noisy crackers this Diwali. However, the air pollution created by them was higher. According to the
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Greenpeace lays foundation of micro-grid project in Bihar village
Greenpeace India on Saturday laid the foundation for its revolutionary rural electrification micro-grid project at the Dharnai Village in Jahanabad district of Bihar. The model for this project will be
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10-year master plan for power transmission network
Bihar government has prepared a master plan for the next 10 years to augment and strengthen power transmission network in the state. Under the plan, various works have been identified in the light of projected
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Encephalitis claims three lives in Araria village
FORBESGANJ: Encephalitis has so far claimed three lives at Rahriya-Kosi tola of mahadalits in Simaraha police station area under Forbesganj subdivision in Araria district, triggering widespread concern
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Bihar lacks fossil fuel resources to generate power for future: Greenpeace
Bihar's energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav has said the agriculture sector urgently requires renewable energy. The minister said this while releasing Greenpeace India report, "Legal, Policy and Regulatory
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High court to Patna Municipal Corporation commissioner: Remove garbage or face arrest
Make Patna free from garbage and waterlogging problem before October 8, or be ready to get arrested, Patna high court warned Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner on Tuesday. The court said
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Dengue cases cross 100 in Nalanda, CM's home district
With the detection of 23 fresh dengue positive cases at Noorsarai and 17 at Islampur in Nalanda district in the last three days, the total number of dengue positive cases detected in the district since
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33 districts in Bihar declared drought-hit
Taking into account deficient rainfall this year, Bihar government on Wednesday declared 33 out of the 38 districts of state as drought-hit. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over