A Maharashtra pilgrim ties a rakhi to an official in Sitamarhi after the stranded pilgrims were safely brought into Bihar from flood-hit Nepal Patna: For 102 pilgrims from Maharashtra, the terrifying journey out of flood-hit Nepal will remain etched in their memories. Stranded in Kathmandu after sudden flash floods, they watched a car being swept…
Family members of three missing carpenters in Raxaul Bettiah: Families of three carpenters from Turahapatti under Chanpatia police station area in West Champaran district are anxiously waiting for news after they went missing in a catastrophic flash floods and mudslides that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of people dead and many more…
Doctors declared four workers dead on arrival, while another was admitted for treatment. Patna: Four construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank in Gopalganj district on Saturday, while another man fell unconscious and was hospitalised while trying to rescue them. The incident occurred at Sawanhi Jagdish village under Gopalpur police station…
Family members of three missing carpenters in Raxaul Bettiah: Families of three carpenters from Turahapatti under Chanpatia police station area in West Champaran district are anxiously waiting for news after they went missing in a catastrophic flash floods and mudslides that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of people dead and many more…
An artist’s impression of the proposed national-level sports complex at Nehru Stadium in Darbhanga Patna: A national-level sports complex will be developed at Nehru Stadium in Darbhanga at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore, BJP state president and Darbhanga Urban MLA Sanjay Saraogi said on Friday.Saraogi, along with CM Samrat Choudhary, reviewed the proposed…
Patna: Banks in Patna district have been set a target of disbursing around Rs 1.19 lakh crore in loans during 2026-27, with the district administration asking them to speed up lending and ensure timely credit to eligible beneficiaries.The district’s 34 banks, with 1,011 branches, have also been directed to improve their performance under the annual…
Devotees and police personnel take part in the traditional Sati Puja at Kuchaikote police station in Gopalganj on Shrawan Purnima Patna: The sight of yellow dhotis, devotional chants and the aroma of prasad replacing khaki uniforms and routine police activity is an unusual annual spectacle at Gopalganj’s Kuchaikote police station. Every Shrawan Purnima, the police…
Patna: The water resources department (WRD) on Friday intensified round-the-clock monitoring of key embankments, including the Saran embankment, following a rise in the Gandak river’s water level that has heightened flood concerns in districts along the river, an official communiqué said.All field officials have been directed to remain on alert and take immediate preventive measures…
In the wake of flash floods in Nepal, approximately 100 Maharashtra pilgrims were expertly evacuated PATNA: Around 100 pilgrims from Maharashtra, stranded in Kathmandu after sudden flash floods in Nepal, were safely evacuated and sent back to their home state from Patna by train on Saturday morning following a request from the Maharashtra government, a…
Patna: The flash floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet have dealt a major blow to Bihar’s tourism sector ahead of the festive season, disrupting connectivity, halting bus services and triggering widespread cancellations for Nepal and other Himalayan destinations.Tourist movement to Kathmandu and Pokhara via Janakpur has dropped to zero over the past two days…
