Environment

PATNA—Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inspected the transparent glass sky bridge being constricted at Rajgir Nature Safari in Nalanda district. “The project is being completed in a very better way. I have asked the…
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RANCHI—Villagers from Jharkhand state have imposed a fine of Rs1,000 on persons cutting trees from a local forest in a bid to save jungles. The rare initiative was launched by villagers from Suggakanta village in Gumla district after…
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PATNA—This image, the feet of a flood victim from Bihar tweeted by a RJD leader, is enough to explain the plight of the poor villagers suffering from floods. A large parts of the the state is currently reeling under floods but most of…
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PATNA—The state government in Bihar on Sunday said it had planted 3.47 crore (34.7 million) sapling in the past two months to increase green cover in the state. The two-month-long plantation drive which formally got started on June 05 to…
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PATNA—Angry flood victims blocked national highways in Bihar to protest lack of relief and other basic amenities at this critical times. Reports quoting local media said the traffic on the busy NH-57 remained disrupted for over four…
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PATNA—National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have rescued more than 11,000 people stuck in their flooded homes in Bihar so far. On Monday night, an NDRF team rescued a snakebite victim who was stuck in his flooded home at far-off…
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PATNA—Villagers are panicky after a big tiger got washed away in the floodwaters and reached the riverine areas of north Bihar. Witnesses said the tiger was seen loitering in the Ishapur village in Gopalganj district after getting washed…
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PATNA—The toll from the fresh lightning strikes in Bihar on Thursday climbed to 26 with the chief minister office confirming more deaths. This is the second major lightning strike in the past one week. A report received from the office o…
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PATNA—At least 22 people were killed when lightning struck Bihar on Thursday—the second major lightning strike in the past one week. A report of the state disaster management department said the lightning struck eight districts of the…
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