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Indrapuri reservoir project set for revival after Sone river water pact

PATNA, Sept. 1 -- The long-pending Indrapuri reservoir project on Sone river is set to get a fresh lease of life after the formalisation of the river's water-sharing agreement between Bihar and Jharkh... Read More


Union ministers Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi clash over SC/ST reservations, demand each other's resignations

India, Aug. 30 -- Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday demanded resignations of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his son, Bihar mi... Read More


Paswan wants Manjhi, son to quit over seeking SC reservation's review

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday demanded resignations of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his son, Bihar mi... Read More


Call for review of SC quota leads to 'rift' in NDA allies

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- LJP (RV) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday demanded the resignations of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his son, Bih... Read More


Protesters, cops clash as Bhim Army, ASP workers rally against BPSC irregularities

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- Activists of Bhim Army and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) clashed with police near JP roundabout during a protest march towards the Raj Bhawan against alleged irregularities in Bihar P... Read More


Vigil heightened at key barrages amid fear of rush from upstream

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- State machinery has ramped up round-the-clock vigil at the Valmikinagar Gandak barrage and Birpur Kosi barrage after reports of another barrier lake overflowing near the Tibet-Nepal ... Read More


Flood fear ebbs as Gandak stays out of danger in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- The fear of floods in areas along the river Gandak has largely subsided. Discharge from the Valmikinagar barrage has returned to near-normal levels after a sharp surge triggered by f... Read More


Two from Bihar among pilgrims stuck in Tibet

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Two out of a batch of over 50 Indian pilgrims stranded at the shores of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the homecoming has become a test to overcome the nature's fury that has left a vast ... Read More


Fear of flood subsides in Bihar as discharge from Valmikinagar stays normal after surge

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- The fear of floods in areas along the river Gandak has largely subsided. Discharge from the Valmikinagar barrage has returned to near-normal levels after a sharp surge triggered by f... Read More


Mansarovar pilgrims from state face uncertain return

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Near the sacred shores of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, a group of 55 Indian pilgrims finds itself in a state of anxious limbo. Their spiritual journey to Mount Kailash, said to be the a... Read More