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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Flood situation grim in 6 districts of Bihar
Dozens of blocks in the six districts have been reeling under flood as the level of the swelling waters of the Ganga has been refusing to fall along its downstream. This resulted in the death of one person
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Bihar's green cover to be raised to 15% by '17: CM
Pledging to increase the state's green cover from 9% to 15% by 2017, CM Nitish Kumar said here on Wednesday that environmental imbalance is causing havoc, resulting in heavy or less rainfall and fluctuations
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CAG finds irregularities in quarrying, mining in Bihar
The district mining officers in Bihar are ignorant of the environmental effects of mining and have allowed brick kiln owners to mine without No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) from State Pollution Control
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Flood toll rises to seven in Bhojpur district
The rampaging floods that has hit at least five out of 14 blocks in Bhojpur district have started taking its toll of precious human lives. With three more drowning in flooded rivers, the death toll in
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11 kids 'ill' after drinking water, brought to PMCH
In a nightmare that doesn't seem to end for the Nitish government, 11 students of a primary school of Saran district, Maulanapur government school, were admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH)
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Swollen Ganga floods over two dozen Bhojpur villages
The road link between Ara-Barahara, Ara-Salempur, Keshovpur-Saraiya has been snapped as swollen Ganga has overtopped the roads and flowing two feet above the roads. Flood water has entered at least
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Hepatitis-E spreads in several areas across Patna
As the world marked World Hepatitis Day on Sunday, experts in Patna say out of five strains of Hepatitis - also known as inflammation of liver - 'E' form has assumed epidemic portion in certain parts of
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Patna Municipal Corporation to collect garbage from doorsteps
Very soon, Patnaites would get relief from the tension of disposal of garbage from their house or workplace, though they would have to pay for it. The much-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
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Bihar gets Rs 4,130 crore for rural development
Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday announced a special package of Rs 4,130 crore for rural development in Bihar. "The central government will provide this amount for rural development
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Pollution checking drive: 300 vehicles fined Rs 3.48L
Around 300 commercial vehicles have been fined a total of Rs 3.48 lakh in a fortnight of the pollution checking drive launched jointly by the state transport department, the district administration and