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The body of an Indian man was recovered from an irrigation canal in southern Terai plains in Nepal on Sunday, after he drowned in Bagmati river. The body was identified to be of Rohit Kumar Singh, a resident of Bihar's Khagaria district, reported news agency PTI. The 30-year-old man was bathing at the Bagmati river, in Chandrapur Municipality around 2.40 pm on Saturday, shortly after which he went missing. He had reportedly consumed alcohol before stepping into the river water, PTI quoted The
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 27 development projects of Nainital district worth about 126 crore 69 lakhs in a program organised at Lalkuan, Nainital on Saturday. These projects include schemes related to education, road, medical, irrigation, sewerage, urban development, beautification and destitute cow protection. During this, 9 schemes were inaugurated at a cost of 25.93 crores and foundation stone were laid for 18 schemes at a cost of 100.76 crores. The Chief Minister said in his ad ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intense rainfall activity across Kerala over the coming days, triggered by a cyclonic circulation over the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining south Tamil Nadu. Several districts in the state have been placed under Orange and Yellow alerts till August 7, with southern Kerala likely to witness extremely heavy rainfall. According to the IMD, the weather system currently lies at an altitude of 5.8 km above mean sea level and is expected to bring widespread downpours to the state. Strong westerly and nort ...Read More >
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 27 development projects of Nainital district worth about 126 crore 69 lakhs in a program organised at Lalkuan, Nainital on Saturday. These projects include schemes related to education, road, medical, irrigation, sewerage, urban development, beautification and destitute cow protection. During this, 9 schemes were inaugurated at a cost of 25.93 crores and foundation stone were laid for 18 schemes at a cost of 100.76 crores. The Chief Minister said in his ad ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has now got its fifth bench, located in Kolhapur. The HC bench at Kolhapur will start functioning from Aug 18, as stated in a notification issued on Friday."I, Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, appoint Kolhapur as a place at which Judges and Division Courts of the High Court may also sit, with effect from August 18, 2025," the notification dated Aug 1 said. The other benches of the HC are at Nagpur, Aurangabad, and Goa, apart from the principal bench in Mumbai.Lawyers and bar associa ...Read More >
PATNA: Union home minister and top BJP campaigner Amit Shah Saturday urged voters in Khagaria to ensure that Bihar remains free from lawlessness and emerges a developed state. "I pray to Chhathi Maiya that our Bihar always remain free from jungle raj, that law and order stay strong, our sisters and daughters remain safe, and Bihar becomes a developed state in the years ahead," he said. Chhath, which begins today, is a revered festival in Bihar and eastern UP. Shah, who also addressed rallies in Munger and Nalanda, said, "This electoral fight is not to make someone an MLA, a minister, or CM. Th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011, under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Under the new framework, producers will ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said. Jodhpur-Hadapsar Superfast Express (20495) would be short-terminated at the Pune railway station f ...Read More >
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 27 development projects of Nainital district worth about 126 crore 69 lakhs in a program organised at Lalkuan, Nainital on Saturday. These projects include schemes related to education, road, medical, irrigation, sewerage, urban development, beautification and destitute cow protection. During this, 9 schemes were inaugurated at a cost of 25.93 crores and foundation stone were laid for 18 schemes at a cost of 100.76 crores. Also Read | SSC Recruitment 2025: ...Read More >
Kathmandu, Aug 3 (PTI) The body of an Indian man who drowned in Nepal's Bagmati River was recovered on Sunday from an irrigation canal in southern Terai plains, according to a media report. Rohit Kumar Singh, 30, a resident of Khagaria district of Bihar, had entered the Bagmati river to bathe at Nunthar in Chandrapur Municipality around 2:40 pm on Saturday after consuming alcohol, The Himalayan Times said, quoting local police. ...Read More >
Patna: Incessant rainfall over the past 24 hours in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, including in the catchment areas of north Bihar rivers in Nepal, triggered a sudden surge in the Ganga on Sunday with the river flowing above the danger level from Buxar to Kahalgaon, except at Munger and Bhagalpur. Five other rivers were also reported to be above the danger mark at six locations.The situation along the Ganga was becoming increasingly concerning. On Sunday, the river was flowing 73cm above the danger level at Allahabad and 1.68 metres above at Varanasi. In Bihar, it was 8cm above the danger mark at Bu ...Read More >
Patna: At least 23 people, mostly children and teenagers, drowned across the state during evening and morning 'arghya' (oblation to Sun god), performed as part of Chhath rituals, on Monday and Tuesday. Maximum four drowning each were reported from Naugachia (Bhagalpur district) and Nalanda, followed by three in Patna, two each from Purnia, Banka, Vaishali and Madhubani, and one each from Lakhisarai, Samastipur, Madhepura and Khagaria. Besides, at least seven went missing in Khagaria after they went deep in water, the authorities said.Twin brothers and their two friends drowned at Navtoliya Gha ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 14 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts on Thursday. Around 25 lakh people have been affected in 10 districts by the floods with several rivers in spate due to torrential rains, officials said. Kumar chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday over the flood situation and directed officials to make necessary arrangements for the affected people. The affected districts are Bhojpur, Patna, Saran, Vaishali, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Munger, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar, officials said. The water levels of Ganga, Kosi, Bagm ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit regions in Bihar and instructed officials to intensify relief and rescue operations as water levels in major rivers, including the Ganga and Kosi, crossed danger marks. The CM, accompanied by Water Resources Minister Vijay Chaudhary and senior officials, flew over the worst-affected districts, including Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Begusarai and Khagaria. The survey came a day later than planned after bad weather grounded his helicopter on August 13. According to the Water Resources Departm ...Read More >