Five drowned in Gandak river

Bagaha, April 17: Illegal sand mining on the Gandak riverbed in Bagaha police district is costing the state exchequer around Rs 1 crore in royalty every year.

At least four women drowned and one was missing Sunday after a boat carrying them capsized in the Gandak river in Bihar, officials said. The boat capsized near Barhara village under Areraj block in East Champaran district. "Search is on to rescue ...

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Four persons were killed and over two dozen others injured when a tractor they were traveling in skidded off the road and plunged into Gandak Canal in Nawalparasi Thursday. They were members of a funeral procession. The truck was heading for ...

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Praising Union finance ministry for sanctioning Rs 333 crore under the 13th Finance Commission for the interlinking of Burhi Gandak with Noon, Baya and the Ganga, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Saturday demanded more central funds for interlinking ...

The power sector is set to receive a boost with the Centre clearing the proposal for setting up two 250MW plants at Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station. Earlier, the civil aviation ministry had objected to the setting up of the units citing concerns ...