Water of Ganga river unfit for bathing at several places in Bihar: Economic SurveyThe water quality of the Ganga river in Bihar is unfit for bathing due to high bacteriological contamination from untreated sewage. The Bih...
Flood-like situation in many low-lying areas of Bihar after heavy rainTorrential rain in Bihar has caused a flood-like situation in low-lying areas such as Araria, Purnea, and Madhepura. Patna, the state capit...
Bharat Gaurav train on Ramayana Circuit from 24 August: Itinerary & main attractionsCoupled with a state-of-the-art air-conditioned rake, the tourist train will first stop at Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, where the g...
IRCTC announces second run of Bharat Gaurav train on Ramayana Circuit; Nepal's Janakpur on itineraryLike the first tour, the train will again go to Nepal from India and connect Janakpur in the neighbouring country. The special theme-based ...
IRCTC to run its first Bharat Gaurav Tourist train on June 21; Nepal's Janakpur in itineraryThe proposed 18-day Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour has its first stop at Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama, where tourists will visit ...
CM directs patrolling to stop releasing of bodies into riverMeanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Centre, UP and Bihar government over bodies on the Ganga and has as...
Now, bodies found buried near Ganga in UP's UnnaoThe district administration initiated a probe after visuals of a large number of bodies found buried under the sand at the Buxar ghat of vi...
UP and Bihar governments step up patrolling along river banks after recovery of bodiesVillagers along the UP-Bihar border told ET that there has been an increase in the sighting of floating bodies amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims found floating in Ganges in Bihar"We were alerted by the local chowkidar that many bodies have been spotted floating from upstream. We have so far recovered 15 of these. No...
Bihar flood: No fresh areas inundated, 83.62 lakh people affectedThe highest 11 casualties were registered in Darbhanga district, followed by six in Muzaffarpur, four in West Champaran and two each in Sar...
Death toll in Bihar flood climbs to 19; 63.60 lakh people affected in 16 districtsWith six more deaths, the toll in Bihar flood on Tuesday climbed to 19, as 63.60 lakh people were affected in 16 districts of the state, Di...
Nearly 1 million people hit by Bihar floods; breach in embankments in two districtsAccording to the state disaster management department's bulletin, a total of 9.60 lakh people have been affected by floodwaters in 529 panc...
Will rail projects help BJP fly in Eastern UP?Railways ministry has selected a place near Ghazipur Ghat railway station to construct a cargo centre for perishables.
Bihar flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 153The four fresh deaths were reported from Bhojpur and Begusarai, each district accounted for two, a release by the Disaster Management Depar...
Flood situation in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh turns grim; 10 more NDRF teams deployedBhojpur district accounted for the maximum number of deaths at 12 followed by Vaishali (6), Bhagalpur (2) and one each in Buxar and Lakhisa...
Projects worth Rs 2446 crore approved for developments of ghats and crematoriums along river GangaGiving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the gov...
NGBRA approves projects for development of ghats, crematoriaSanctioned by Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) of NGBRA yesterday, the projects will be undertaken in stretches from Haridwar to Uttarakh...