50 villages flooded in Muzaffarpur
MUZAFFARPUR: Tirhut divisional commissioner Narmadeshwar Lal on Sunday asked officials concerned to keep a close watch on embankments in the region amid rise in water level in several rivers. The Bagmati
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Government vehicles to be fined for pollution
PATNA: In a fresh move to bring government officials under the ambit of norms formulated for common people, the state government has now come up with a plan to catch and fine government vehicles that do
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Need to conserve biodiversity: Expert
Students should inculcate communication approach to biodiversity conservation as wild animals must get due respect, said Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor HAS Yahya on Monday. Delivering the guest
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Solar lights worth Rs 24.92 crore bought in violation of norms
PATNA: The panchayati raj department (PRD) has admitted before the Patna high court that solar lights worth over Rs 24.92 crore were purchased in an irregular manner and without following the prescribed
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Cyclone ‘Hudhud’ unlikely to impact Bihar, Jharkhand
Unlike Phailin, which had hit the Odisha coast last year on October 13 and also brought major climatic aberration following heavy rainfall in Bihar and Jharkhand, cyclone Hudhud is unlikely to have any
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PMCH Study: 10% in city suffer from heart diseases
Patna: One in 10 persons in urban areas and one in five in rural areas of Bihar suffer from heart ailments and one third of them are below 45 years. This came to light in a PMCH study of OPD registrations
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Antibiotics worth 600 crore consumed in state every year
Patna: Antibiotics consumption in Bihar has increased from 12% in 2009 to 20% today. According to state drug control department, Biharis consume antibiotics worth over Rs 600 crore every year. On the
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Efforts on to contain noise pollution during puja
PATNA: Come Durga Puga and officials of the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) get busy ensuring that the noise pollution level do not exceed the specified levels. A team comprising BSPCB officials
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PMC to launch ‘mission sanitation’ today
Patna: State Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) has asked Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) to get its tasks executed at the earliest. First in its list is 'mission sanitation', which the
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East Central Railway to tap solar energy to light up crossings
Concerned over frequent mishaps at unmanned gates under the East Central Railway (ECR), railways has decided to further improve safety measures at both manned and unmanned railway crossing gates under
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Vast scope to tap solar power in Patna: Expert
"Patna has a huge potential to tap solar energy on the rooftop of houses and each house can convert into a power house, which will ultimately end the power crisis in the state capital," said Ramapati Kumar,