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CPI(ML) slams delay in exclusion of BJP's MLA

PATNA, Oct. 5 -- CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday questioned why the state assembly has still not cancelled the membership of BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh nearly three ... Read More


Rahul attacks BJP-led govt for inaction on annual Bihar flood

PATNA, Oct. 5 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led dispensation over the recurring floods in Bihar, demanding that its "double-engi... Read More


58-yr-old man struck by relief supplies, dies

PATNA/SARAN, Oct. 4 -- A 58-year-old man displaced by flooding died on Friday in Saran district after allegedly being struck by relief supplies dropped from an Indian Air Force helicopter, officials s... Read More


Friction in INDIA bloc as RJD, Congress set for friendly fight

PATNA, Oct. 3 -- Cracks in Bihar's INDIA bloc have resurfaced as two of its main allies -- Congress and RJD -- will contest each other on three legislative council seats in the upcoming polls. In the ... Read More


N-W Bihar faces wrath of Gandak

PATNA, Oct. 3 -- The flood crisis in Bihar's north-western districts remains acute, with waters from the swollen Gandak continuing to inundate vast stretches of farmland and settlements in Gopalganj, ... Read More


Gandak breaches more embankments, flood spreads to Gopalganj, Saran distts

PATNA, Oct. 1 -- After setting new highest flood levels (HFL) at four gauge stations along its course, the turbulent Gandak river breached its embankments at Maker in Saran and at Baikunthpur in Gopal... Read More


Chinks in Oppn alliance? Cong plans to go solo in Council polls

PATNA, Oct. 1 -- In the high-stakes contest for eight Bihar legislative council seats, comprising four graduates' and four teachers' constituencies, the Congress party is preparing to contest several ... Read More


fresh flooding alert in north bihar as gandak river rises again

PATNA, Sept. 28 -- A sharp surge in the Gandak river, driven by heavy rainfall over its catchment in Nepal, has raised the spectre of flooding along its course through north Bihar. The water resources... Read More


WRD issues flood alert in N Bihar as Gandak surges to danger level

PATNA, Sept. 28 -- A sharp surge in the Gandak river, driven by heavy rainfall over its catchment in Nepal, has raised the spectre of flooding along its course through north Bihar. The water resources... Read More


Patna set for paperless building plan approvals under new draft by-laws

PATNA, Sept. 28 -- The long-drawn process of securing building plan approvals in the state capital is poised for a decisive overhaul and is set to turn largely paperless, if the cabinet accepts the fi... Read More