Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The city of Kolkata is one of the most urbanized and densely populated regions in the world and a major industrial and commercial hub of the eastern and northeastern region of India. In order to classify the seismic risk zones of Kolkata we used seismic hazard exposures on the vulnerability …
Though measles is a vaccine preventable disease, outbreaks still continue to occur because of poor immunization coverage rate at the national level. The objective of the study was to report the survey results of an outbreak of measles in Puraini village of Madhepura district in Bihar, India. Original Source
India warned about possibility of floods in Bihar, UP after artificial lake formed on Kali Gandaki River A river dammed up by a huge landslide in Nepal’s northwest has begun flowing again but the risks of flash floods are not over yet, the police said on Sunday. The landslide at …
The death of a farmer in Bita, who was among the protesters demanding better compensation for the land acquired by the State government, triggered a protest by angry villagers who blocked road traffic on Friday and demanded that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar come to the spot. It was the fourth …
The Opposition BJP on Wednesday extended all support to the farmers holding protest demanding adequate compensation for the kin of the farmer who committed suicide on Tuesday night. A 50-year-old farmer of Patna district’s Naubatpur area consumed poison after he failed to earn much from his paddy crop and was …
The death toll in the two high intensity quakes that rattled Bihar on Tuesday rose to 19 on Wednesday, with two more deaths reported from Vaishali and Siwan districts. “The death toll in the quakes that hit Bihar on Tuesday has gone up to 19. Altogether 82 persons have been …
IAF, NDRF put on standby if Nepal seeks help Less than a month after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, another earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale epicentred in the neighbouring country shook Delhi, most of northern and eastern India, including Bihar and West Bengal, and even some places in …
Within a span of just 18 days, another spate of tremors sent waves of fear across the state forcing people to leave their houses Tuesday afternoon. Fresh tremors with magnitude of 7.4 on Richter scale left around six dead and more than 36 injured in Bihar. Though the officially declared …
मंगलवार को आए भूकंप के जोरदार झटकों ने नेपाल, भारत और चीन को हिला दिया। 7.1 तीव्रता के इस भूकंप से बिहार में 10 और नेपाल में 16 लोगों के मरने की खबर है। भूकंप की वजह से इस पूरे इलाके में अफरातफरी का माहौल बन गया था। भारत में …
Only three out of 11 chief ministers attended the first sub-group meet to discuss ways for its implementation Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project, does not appear to have enthused a majority of the states. Only three out of 11 chief ministers turned up on Thursday for …
The report explains the consultative process applied to identify two sub-basins for detailed integrated flood management planning during Phase 2, and provides background information relating to the two sub-basins. This information is presented in five sections. Following the Introduction, Section 2, Flood Practices, summarizes international best practice and flood management …
Washington: A part of India slid about one foot to 10 feet northwards and underneath Nepal in a matter of seconds during the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the neighbouring country on Saturday, a US scientist has said. "Saturday's slip took place over an area about 1,000 to 2,000 square …
Government sends medical team and 32 buses to Nepal for evacuation The number of people killed in Saturday’s earthquake rose to 58 in Bihar on Tuesday, as the State government sent a 30-member medical team and 32 buses to Nepal for evacuation of those from the State. Chief Minister Nitish …
India has evacuated 2500 stranded Indians, even as a fresh feeble tremor on Monday jolted the battered Himalayan nation. With rumours swirling around about another strong quake hitting Kathmandu, people on Monday are set out to leave the capital in vehicles and on foot, reports said. The death toll in …
Relief camps on Bihar border The death toll in Bihar due to Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake mounted to 51 on Sunday amid reports of widespread damage to property and crops from various parts of the state. At least 173 persons were also injured in the massive temblor, according to a …
The Indian authorities were rushing food rations, clothes and cooking utensils to villagers in the east of the country on Thursday after a storm killed at least 48 people and left thousands more homeless, government officials said. With wind speeds of up to 70 km per hour (43 mph) and …
Rajnath Singh to visit affected districts of the State today The death toll in Tuesday’s thunderstorm in the districts in the north-eastern border of Bihar has gone up to 48. “Some more deaths from Purnia, Madhepura and other areas have taken the toll to 48. Relief and assessment work in …
At least 42 people were killed, more than 100 injured and crops damaged when a cyclonic storm hit the north-eastern border districts of Bihar late on Tuesday night. “It was a strong storm with a wind speed of more than 150 kmph. Purnia is the worst-affected district, with the most …
A powerful cyclonic storm battered Bihar’s Seemanchal area Tuesday night, killing 42 and injuring more than 80 persons, rendering thousands homeless and cutting off the communication network entirely. The meteorological department said the storm, with winds of up to 65 kmph, entered from Nepal and created havoc in Purnea and …
पटना. बिहार के पूर्णिया और मधेपुरा जिले में मंगलवार रात आई आंधी-बारिश में करीब तीन दर्जन लोग मारे गए हैं और हजारों घर बर्बाद हो गए हैं। पूर्णिया जिले में 25, मधेपुरा में 7 और कटिहार में एक आदमी की मौत की खबर है। सैकड़ों लोग जख्मी भी हुए हैं। …
