Railway officials inspect the Mahananda Express after its two coaches derailed near Ara railway station on Sunday Patna/Ara: Passengers of the Alipurduar-New Delhi Mahananda Express (15483) had a narrow escape after two coaches of the train derailed near Ara railway station under Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) around 4am on Sunday. No…
Patna: The body of an unidentified middle-aged man was recovered from the Burhi Gandak river beneath Akharaghat bridge under Ahiyapur police station area in Muzaffarpur district on Sunday morning. The police launched a probe into whether the death was a case of suicide or murder.According to police, locals spotted the body floating in the river…
Buxar: An 11-year-old boy drowned after accidentally falling into a well while playing with friends at Mishravaliya village under Sonvarsha police station area of Buxar district on Sunday.According to police, the deceased, identified as Vivek Kumar, was the only son of Guddu Yadav. Vivek was playing with his friends when he accidentally fell into the…
Punpun river’s water touches the girder of the railway bridge number 21 located between Punpun and Parsa Bazaar stations Patna: With the water level of Punpun river continuing to remain alarming and touching the girder of the railway bridge number 21 located between Punpun and Parsa Bazaar stations, the railways cancelled at least 10 MEMU…
Patna: Students and youths should unite to raise their voices on issues of education, employment, democracy and social justice, speakers at a meeting organised by the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) said on Sunday.CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and AISA national president Neha Bora were the key speakers at the…
An aerial view of a flood-affected area following rise in water level of the Punpun river in Patna district on Sunday Patna: Even as the Ganga water level fell steadily at Gandhi Ghat on Sunday, there was no immediate respite from floodwaters in the lower parts of Patna and downstream areas. The river continued to…
Begusarai: Over 3 lakh people living in diara areas along the Ganga in Begusarai have been severely affected after floodwaters from the surging river entered their homes in recent days. The river has maintained a rising trend in the district. District magistrate Richie Pandey said the river stood at 43.51 metre at noon on Sunday,…
Buxar: Residents heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday as the Ganga began to recede in Buxar with the water level recorded at 60.40 metre, 8cm above the danger mark of 60.32 metre. The level was falling by around 1cm per hour. Floodwaters have affected several diara and low-lying areas and reached the Buxar-Mohania National…
Patna: Villagers and families of four men who died after allegedly consuming liquor at a party in Bedhna village under Barh subdivision have demanded a CBI probe, saying they have lost faith in the police-formed Special Investigation Team (SIT).The demand follows after the police said the deaths were part of an alleged murder conspiracy linked…
Patna: Former CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday visited several flood-hit villages and towns in Patna district, while RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav urged the Centre to declare the floods a national disaster and provide Rs 5,000 crore in assistance.Nitish visited Punpun, Akauna, Neema, Beldarichak, Lakhna, Nihalchak, Baluachak, Deokali, Dhanaura, Veer Oriyara, Sewdaha Bigaha, Awdhara,…
