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  • Nikhil Kumaraswamy's wedding: HD Devegowda's grandson ties the knot with Revathi [Marriage Photos+Video] 17 Apr 2020 09:52 KGF music director Ravi Basrur turns Blacksmith Nikhil Gowda, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, has tied the knot with Revathi in a low-key event held at a farm house in Ketaganahalli, near Bidadi in Bengaluru on Friday, 17 April. The …
  • Alupothdava to be held at ancient Barkur fort 23 Jan 2019 11:40 UDUPI: A special event highlighting Boothala Pandiya, part of Tulunadu culture, is being organised at the ancient Barkur Fort by the departments of tourism as well as Kannada and Culture and the district administration for three days from January 25. The …
  • Larsen & Toubro wins major contract in Oman 06 Feb 2018 23:34 February 6, 2018 ,  By  Bureau India’s construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro said it has secured a major construction contract valued at Rs.4.3bn ($67mn) for a residential project in Oman. The scope of the work includes structure, architectural …
  • Special Report: Connecting to cultures 23 Jan 2018 13:15 Glendale Elementary School students Glendale Elementary School students More City Life Madison West High School teacher Danielle Borneman beams as three of her students—one Asian, one Hispanic and one African American—share their career goals. “I just love …
  • Palimaru mutt performs Bhattha Muhurtha 07 Dec 2017 15:45 DH News Service, Udupi, Dec 7 2017, 20:51 IST Devotees and priests perform 'Chappara Muhurtha' at Sri Krishna temple premises in Udupi on Thursday. Palimaru Mutt performed 'Bhattha Muhurtha' (storage of paddy), the last ritual of the four …
  • Sylmar Creek Fire In California Killed 29 Horses As Ranch Is Destroyed 07 Dec 2017 07:14 Almost 30 horses died amid the charred landscape of Little Tujunga Canyon Road in Sylmar on Wednesday after being trapped in a barn that caught fire from embers caused by the fast-moving Creek Fire at Rancho Padilla in Sylmar in Southern California. Two …
  • Dalai Lama to video address Rashtrapati Bhavan's Dhammachakka Pravartan event 04 Jul 2020 02:21 New Delhi: The Dalai Lama will video address the Dhammachakka Pravartan celebration hosted by the culture ministry at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, to celebrate his birthday. His speech, the first after the Sino-Indian tension at the border, will …
  • Lightning claims 8 more lives in 5 Bihar districts 04 Jul 2020 02:20 Image used for representational purpose PATNA: Lightning strikes claimed eight more lives in five districts in Bihar on Friday. Thursday saw 26 people getting killed by lightning strikes in eight districts. Three deaths were reported from Samastipur, two …
  • All Shiva temples closed till August 4 04 Jul 2020 00:32 PATNA: With fears of rapid spread of Covid-19 infection, the district administration on Friday ordered to keep all Shiva temples in Patna closed till August 4. The decision was taken after the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust stated that all Shiva …
  • ‘He was a good kid’: Mother remembers son who was murdered, suspects now in custody 03 Jul 2020 23:06 BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL)- Just hours before two people were arrested in connection to the murder of Anthony Hammonds, News Channel 11 sat down with his mother, who was still in shock over the loss of her son. Late Friday afternoon, Washington County, Virginia …
  • Indo-China: The trust deficit 03 Jul 2020 19:05 A detailed overview of the relationship between India & China pertaining to the border dispute, geopolitics, trade, boycott movement and Covid-19. “India sees itself as the southern branch of a four-petalled lotus, whereas China sees itself as the …
  • Eight killed by lightning in Bihar 03 Jul 2020 17:06 Representative image PATNA: Lightning strikes claimed another eight lives on the second consecutive day in five districts in Bihar on Friday. Earlier, 26 persons were killed by lightning strikes in eight districts on Thursday. Districts from where …
  • July 16 auction of two shops over anti-CAA arson 03 Jul 2020 00:21 District officials seal a shop owned by Mohammed Nafees in Khurramnagar on Thursday Lucknow: The district administration announced on Thursday that they would auction two sealed shops on July 16 to recover damages incurred during the anti-CAA protests in …
  • Cakes da Killa: We Should Celebrate Black Artists All the Time 01 Jul 2020 02:46 Cakes da Killa's rhythm and flow have never been as tight as they are on his new single, "Don Dada," but the rapper was still apprehensive about dropping a new track during a global pandemic and societal reckoning with systemic racism. Cakes …
  • Narendra Modi on horns of dilemma? 30 Jun 2020 18:47 Chinese `Go’ versus Indian Chess Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called chest-thumping Narendra Modi `surrender Modi’. While addressing the all-party conference,  Prime Minister Modi said, “Neither have they[Chinese] intruded into our border, nor has any post …
  • As Bihar CM Nitish Kumar harps on Rs 25,000 crore greenery mission, row over tree felling continues 30 Jun 2020 15:22 Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: June 30, 2020 7:36:02 pm The chief minister has also talked about how his green mission had been helping generate huge employment in rural areas. (File Photo) On Friday, a group of locals and functionary of an …
  • Tamil Nadu Right's Body Notice To Coimbatore Top Cop After Police Beat Up Underage Boy 30 Jun 2020 14:17 Cops took the boy to the police station but let him go since he was 16 years old (Representational) Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a notice to Coimbatore's Police Commissioner after taking note of a video …
  • Rivers in Bihar flowing above danger level, flood threat looms large in most north districts 30 Jun 2020 09:46 With four rivers flowing above danger level, the threat of flood looms large in parts of north Bihar. The State meteorological department, meanwhile, has predicted that heavy rain would continue till July 2. Rivers Kosi, Bagmati, Kamla Balan and Mahananda …
  • Reach for the stars 30 Jun 2020 01:42 Sprawling on a green hill with a view of Doi Suthep as its backdrop, Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark is a magnificent sight to behold. Its futuristic black dome which houses the digital planetarium and exhibition area seems straight out of a sci-fi movie. …
  • Locust attack: Govt puts 10 dists in ‘danger zone’ 30 Jun 2020 00:19 PATNA: State agriculture minister Prem Kumar on Monday issued an advisory for those living in towns with regard to preventive measures, besides grading all the 38 districts in three categories in the order of their vulnerability to locust attack. The …
  • COVID-19 death toll climbs to 62 in Bihar; no. of cases 9,224 29 Jun 2020 18:17 Patna: Bihar reported four more COVID-19 fatalities on Sunday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 62 in the state, while the number of cases shot up to 9,224 with 245 fresh ones, the health department said. Of the four fatalities, two were …
  • China has miscalculated — India will be the big winner of this new world order 29 Jun 2020 03:51 My friend, the Indian diplomat and politician Shashi Tharoor, once wisely said: “Everything in India is recycled, even dreams.” And now in our new era, India’s rightful pride in its fabulous history — and perennial fervent desire to return to the top table …
  • Covid toll 62 in state, tally crosses 9k-mark 29 Jun 2020 01:20 Patna: Four more Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the state, including one in Patna district, even as the number of coronavirus patients crossed the 9,000 mark on Sunday. Altogether 245 patients were tested positive for the virus in the state on Sunday, …
  • The myopia of 20/20 hindsight 28 Jun 2020 19:44 As Indians we have the indefatigable propensity to use a contemporary and often biased prism to judge past actors and their actions affecting the nation’s interests. There is an unstated assumption that in taking certain decisions or in pursuing certain …
  • Delhi: Donations drying up, institution for blind children struggles to stay afloat 27 Jun 2020 23:36 Written by Sukrita Baruah | New Delhi | Published: June 28, 2020 4:52:39 am A student and teacher at the National Association of Blind. (Archive photo) With individual donations and corporate contributions drying up amid the coronavirus pandemic and the …
  • Cultural institutions to co-produce plays  27 Jun 2020 08:26 ISTANBUL Five leading institutions in the fields of arts and culture in Turkey, including BKM, DasDas, ENKA Sanat, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and Zorlu PSM, joined forces for a “Co-Production” project to provide support for new theater …
  • Lightning toll mounts to 96 in Bihar 27 Jun 2020 00:09 PATNA: The death toll due to lightning strikes in Bihar surged to 96 on Friday. Officials at the state control room of disaster management department (DMD) at Patna said the fresh cases reported on Friday actually occurred on Thursday itself, making it the …
  • Lightning death toll in Bihar surges to 96 26 Jun 2020 15:28 Representative image PATNA: The death toll due to lightning strikes in Bihar surged from 83 on Thursday to 96 on Friday. It has been the highest ever single day death toll due to lightning strikes in Bihar. Officials at the state control room of disaster …
  • IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for 8 Bihar districts 26 Jun 2020 14:22 Image Source : ANI IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for 8 Bihar districts Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm and lightning has been predicted on Friday in as many as eight districts of Bihar, where 92 people were killed on Thursday, the India …
  • Publisher’s View: Generosity Pandemic 26 Jun 2020 11:59 The Population Bomb, written by Stanford University Professor Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne Ehrlich, in 1968, predicted that overpopulation-induced global famines would boil up well before the end of the 20th Century.  At the time Earth had 3.5 …
  • Live: 48% borrowers taken moratorium, says RBI Guv 26 Jun 2020 11:35 !1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates Yusuf Memon, a 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case convict and brother of absconding accused Tiger Memon, has died at Nashik Road prison in Maharashtra; cause of death yet to be ascertained - Jail official Occupancy in …
  • India-China tension: Your reading list for decoding the border dispute 26 Jun 2020 11:04 For the past few months, the eastern India-China border along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has witnessed an escalation of tension, which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers on June 15. Following the incident, China staked claim to the entire …
  • Coronavirus in India: A migrant woman's story of survival and aspiration 26 Jun 2020 10:58 "Ma'am, we are poor, who cares about us?" Priyanka Kumari (main picture) tells me as I enter her house, a cramped single room in an urban slum in the city of Gurugram. I look around her home. It has an oven in the corner, a cupboard and …
  • Bihar lightning strikes: Death toll climbs to 92, 10 districts in red zone amid thunderstorms 26 Jun 2020 09:15 Dubai Police take down Hushpuppi, Woodberry, 10 international cybercriminals At least 92 people were killed by lightning in various districts of Bihar, and 24 in Uttar Pradesh while many people were reported to be injured as heavy rain and thunderstorms …
  • Kazakhstan developing target-oriented ‘green energy’ in Karaganda 26 Jun 2020 08:14 BAKU. KAZINFORM - Active and target-oriented work is currently underway to develop 'green energy' in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region, a representative of the regional akimat (administrative center) told Trend.az. The official said that the overall …
  • 83 people die as thunderstorms sweep Bihar; CM announces compensation; PM expresses grief 26 Jun 2020 07:33 Image Source : PTI FILE At least 83 people have died in Bihar as thunderstorms swept the state. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the deceased people. Out of the total 83, 13 residents from …
  • Bihar CM Nitish Kumar appeals to people to remain at safe places as lighting strikes kill 88 26 Jun 2020 07:25 By Express News Service PATNA: Amid the high alert sounded against the possibility of heavy rains with lightning strikes, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has an appeal to the people of the state to follow the advisory issued by the state disaster …
  • Lightning kills over 100 in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh 26 Jun 2020 03:17 Express News Service PATNA/LUCKNOW: Over 100 people, including dozens of farmers and labourers, were killed in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to lightning and thunderstorm as heavy monsoon rains lashed the two states on Thursday. In Uttar Pradesh, around …
  • Home sales: $4.1 million Menlo Park home is the week’s highest seller 26 Jun 2020 01:38 355 Cuesta Drive Evard Trust to X. & L. Dong for $2,870,000 on 5/21/20; built 1951, 4bd, 2,111 sq.ft 1017 Dartmouth Lane D. Lisi to A. & S. Seid for $3,200,000 on 5/22/20; built 1969, 5bd, 2,915 sq.ft; previous sale 6/04, $1,830 …
  • Lightning strikes kill 83 in Bihar, Gopalganj worst-hit 25 Jun 2020 23:32 PATNA: Altogether 83 people were killed by lightning in 23 districts across the state on Thursday. Gopalganj in north Bihar reported the highest number of fatalities at 13, followed by Madhubani with six deaths. Other districts where lightning deaths were …
  • Lightning strikes UP, Bihar; 110 dead in two days, 32 injured 25 Jun 2020 19:38 Thunderstorms and lightning have wrought havoc in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, claiming 110 lives, leaving at least 32 injured and causing widespread damage to property, officials in the two states said on Thursday. The lightning strikes …
  • Tourism Nova Scotia launches ads targeting locals, with Maritime campaign right behind 25 Jun 2020 18:45 Nova Scotians can expect to see advertisements with familiar landmarks this summer, urging them to rediscover their home province. On Thursday, Crown corporation Tourism Nova Scotia launched a $1.5-million campaign to encourage Nova Scotians to travel …
  • Hope sprouting for growers as more farming contracts inked 25 Jun 2020 16:20 Contract farming in Cambodia has witnessed sharp growth this year, with 516 contracts signed so far this year, eclipsing the 498 for the whole of last year – proving the merits of the scheme, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said …
  • 15 NDRF teams deployed for flood rescue ops 24 Jun 2020 23:21 PATNA: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in several districts in the state for flood rescue operations amid Covid-19 pandemic. At least 15 NDRF teams with 35 personnel and four rescue boats each have been deployed in Patna, …
  • 223 new cases raise Covid tally up to 8,273 in state 24 Jun 2020 23:21 Recovery rate 73% Patna: Altogether 223 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, taking the tally to 8,273 in the state so far. Total 20 new cases were reported in Patna district, including from Agamkuan, Patna City, Fatuha, Mokama and …
  • Ajay Devgn's role in SS Rajamouli's RRR; inside details revealed 24 Jun 2020 19:47 RRR movie facts More details about Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn's role in SS Rajamouli's RRR movie have been made weeks after Shriya Saran, who is playing his wife in the film, spilled the beans about his role. A fan quizzed Shriya Saran about …
  • 3 more Covid deaths in Bihar, tally 8,050 24 Jun 2020 01:29 Patna: Covid-19 tally in Bihar crossed the 8,000 mark on Tuesday with 157 new cases taking the total number of patients to 8,050 in the state. Three coronavirus-related deaths, including in Patna district, were also reported in the past 24 hours, taking …
  • How To Stay Informed, But Protect Your Mental Health 23 Jun 2020 13:54 Chance Seales, host of Newsy tonight, on set for an episode of the program. Newsy Fun is not a word anyone would use to describe watching the news during the past few months. Necessary is more like it. Perhaps that, and the fact that people are cooped up …
  • Mobile app Cloud SIM solves COVID-19 communication challenges with revolutionary technology 23 Jun 2020 13:50 With millions of people now working from home finding new ways to connect with others, while still keeping work and personal comms separate, has never been more important. To solve this challenge, mobile app, Cloud SIM has debuted a revolutionary new bit …
  • Spring back: Papermakers cap big soccer season in Camas with first boys title in 2006 23 Jun 2020 00:34 Soccer coach Roland Minder led many great teams over his long career at Camas. But there wasn’t a better year than 2005-06 when Minder led the Papermaker girls to the state title in the fall, and the boys in the spring. This is the story of the 2006 Camas …
  • Motorcycle stolen from Saran police station 22 Jun 2020 23:56 PATNA: A motorbike was stolen from the premises of a police station in Saran district, much to the discomfiture of the senior police officers. The incident took place on the night of June 19 when three constables — Mukhdev Prasad Yadav, Chandi Lal Rai and …
  • Cyber frauds run ‘firm’, employ over 300 on high salaries: Police 22 Jun 2020 23:56 PATNA: Cyber fraudsters operating in state have set up a private company and hired over 300 educated youths to commit crime. Surprisingly, the gang led by two brothers have spread its tentacles in more than 10 districts in north Bihar and is carrying out …
  • ‘Jal satyagraha’ in Gopalganj for arrest of murder accused 22 Jun 2020 23:56 PATNA: A number of residents of Bhore in Gopalganj district on Monday observed ‘jal satyagraha’ against police apathy to arrest the killers of businessman Ramashray Singh even after a year of the incident. The protesters, including women, with placards and …
  • Best of BS Opinion: Galwan clash, India's stand on digital tax, and more 22 Jun 2020 01:17 With the threat from China, what happens to India’s relations with the US if it decides to tax internet companies? Can administrative reforms change the way the bureaucrats supposedly hold up the country's progress? Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up There …
  • Explained: What changed in India-Nepal ties? 22 Jun 2020 00:22 Written by Yubaraj Ghimire | Kathmandu (nepal) | Updated: June 22, 2020 4:55:02 am Nepal PM K P Oli and India PM Narendra Modi in 2016. (Express Archive) Last week, Nepal’s Parliament cleared a Constitution Amendment Bill that endorses the country’s new …
  • 'Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia' by Sathya Saran reads like a Bollywood screenplay 21 Jun 2020 00:27 Emerging from Lockdown 4.0, one is greeted by Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaurasia by Sathya Saran. It reads like a Bollywood screenplay. There is music, romance and loves of the Man with the Golden Flute, the son of a wrestler, who used to start his …
  • Inside Track: Riding high, but rider 20 Jun 2020 20:24 Written by Coomi Kapoor | Published: June 21, 2020 1:11:54 am Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey/File ) In Modi 1.0, Rajnath Singh was fairly invisible though he held the key Home Affairs …
  • Chinese aggression not a coincidence: Shyam Saran 20 Jun 2020 17:43 Shyam Saran retired as foreign secretary in 2006 after a distinguished career in diplomacy, which included postings in Beijing, Tokyo and Geneva and later as ambassador in Myanmar, Indonesia and Nepal. He subsequently served as PM’s chief envoy on India-US …
  • Jewellery store sealed in Coimbatore after 30 staffers from Chennai join duty sans quarantine 20 Jun 2020 11:00 Express News Service COIMBATORE: With Chennai brought under complete lockdown from Friday to contain COVID-19, a popular jewellery showroom  reportedly ferried around 30 staff from there to Coimbatore without placing them under quarantine or getting e- …
  • 21 cops dismissed for ’16 Gopalganj hooch tragedy 19 Jun 2020 22:57 PATNA: Altogether 21 police personnel, including three sub-inspectors, have been dismissed from service for negligence of duty, which had led to infamous Khajurbanni hooch tragedy in Gopalganj on August 16, 2016. The tragedy had left 16 people dead. A …
  • 5 more deaths in Bihar, Covid cases cross 7k-mark 19 Jun 2020 22:56 Patna: For the second consecutive day on Friday, five Covid-19 deaths were reported in Bihar, taking the toll to 49 even as the total number of coronavirus patients crossed the 7,000 mark with 250 new cases taking the total to 7,290 in the state. With 5, …
  • California governor implements statewide mask requirement 19 Jun 2020 22:19 YREKA, Cali. – Thursday evening, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a face mask mandate for the entire state requiring Californians to wear face coverings in many public situations. NBC5 News spoke with some Yreka residents and while most people …
  • Niharika Konidela shares pictures with fiance 19 Jun 2020 10:10 Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Telugu actress Niharika Konidela has shared a few pictures with beau Chaitanya Jv. The couple is expected to tie the knot soon. Niharika on Thursday took to Instagram, where she shared a cryptic message about her relationship …
  • Will India Side With the West Against China? A Test May Be at Hand. 19 Jun 2020 05:21 For years, the United States and its allies have tried to persuade India to become a closer military and economic partner in confronting China’s ambitions, painting it as a chance for the world’s largest democracy to counterbalance the largest autocracy. …
  • A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar 17 Jun 2020 11:27 AdvertisementIndia is a land of festivals and cultural events. Some fairs (or melas, as they are known in north India) have been part of the pulse of the subcontinent since ancient times. “Mela” in Sanskrit means “gathering” or “to meet,” and most have a …
  • Lightning claims 8 more lives in 5 Bihar districts 04 Jul 2020 02:20 Image used for representational purpose PATNA: Lightning strikes claimed eight more lives in five districts in Bihar on Friday. Thursday saw 26 people getting killed by lightning strikes in eight districts. Three deaths were reported from Samastipur, two …
  • Eight killed by lightning in Bihar 03 Jul 2020 17:06 Representative image PATNA: Lightning strikes claimed another eight lives on the second consecutive day in five districts in Bihar on Friday. Earlier, 26 persons were killed by lightning strikes in eight districts on Thursday. Districts from where …
  • People in Bihar can now report flood woes on WRD's official app 03 Jul 2020 05:17 Express News Service PATNA: The Water Resource Department (WRD) has asked people, specifically those who live in flood-prone districts, to share their woes if they notice any breach, crack or seepage in the embankments of rivers on department's mobile …
  • Education dept clerk shot dead in Gopalganj 02 Jul 2020 23:49 PATNA: A 42-year-old clerk of the state education department was shot dead by unidentified armed criminals in Gopalganj district on Thursday, triggering protests by his family members and local residents. Police suspect the involvement of education mafia …
  • Interstate travellers play it safe, prefer to pay up to Rs 60k for one-way trips than take flights 02 Jul 2020 23:21 Pune: People stranded in the city are opting for exorbitantly-priced cabs for long-distance travel rather than taking flights which carry the risk of chance contact with co-passengers and crew. Many wanting to go home to as far as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, …
  • Rivers in Bihar flowing above danger level, flood threat looms large in most north districts 30 Jun 2020 09:46 With four rivers flowing above danger level, the threat of flood looms large in parts of north Bihar. The State meteorological department, meanwhile, has predicted that heavy rain would continue till July 2. Rivers Kosi, Bagmati, Kamla Balan and Mahananda …
  • 38 more test +ve for Covid-19, 3 succumb 30 Jun 2020 00:49 Kanpur: The district health department recorded 38 new Corona cases on Monday evening while three Covid patients succumbed to the disease. They, according to the health department. The Covid tally of the city has reached to 1,145 while the death toll has …
  • Locust attack: Govt puts 10 dists in ‘danger zone’ 30 Jun 2020 00:19 PATNA: State agriculture minister Prem Kumar on Monday issued an advisory for those living in towns with regard to preventive measures, besides grading all the 38 districts in three categories in the order of their vulnerability to locust attack. The …
  • Covid toll 62 in state, tally crosses 9k-mark 29 Jun 2020 01:20 Patna: Four more Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the state, including one in Patna district, even as the number of coronavirus patients crossed the 9,000 mark on Sunday. Altogether 245 patients were tested positive for the virus in the state on Sunday, …
  • Lightning toll mounts to 96 in Bihar 27 Jun 2020 00:09 PATNA: The death toll due to lightning strikes in Bihar surged to 96 on Friday. Officials at the state control room of disaster management department (DMD) at Patna said the fresh cases reported on Friday actually occurred on Thursday itself, making it the …
  • 190 fresh cases take state Covid count to 8,678 27 Jun 2020 00:08 Patna: The number of Covid-19 cases in Bihar inched towards the 9,000 mark on Friday with 190 new cases, including a two year old in Patna, taking the total count to 8,678 in the state. However, the number of active cases in the state now stands at just 1, …
  • At least 92 people killed by lightning in India 26 Jun 2020 20:31 For Archbishop William D’souza, the tragedy compounds “burdens, problems, difficulties and sufferings” people have had to face in recent months because of the pandemic. Patna (AsiaNews) – At least 92 people were killed yesterday by lightning in Bihar, …
  • Govt plans to set up six more universities 26 Jun 2020 19:31 The government is planning to establish six more public universities in four districts, which have no such universities. In a letter on Thursday, the education ministry's Secondary and Higher Education Division sought the University Grants Commission…
  • Lightning death toll in Bihar surges to 96 26 Jun 2020 15:28 Representative image PATNA: The death toll due to lightning strikes in Bihar surged from 83 on Thursday to 96 on Friday. It has been the highest ever single day death toll due to lightning strikes in Bihar. Officials at the state control room of disaster …
  • IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for 8 Bihar districts 26 Jun 2020 14:22 Image Source : ANI IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for 8 Bihar districts Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm and lightning has been predicted on Friday in as many as eight districts of Bihar, where 92 people were killed on Thursday, the India …
  • Live: 48% borrowers taken moratorium, says RBI Guv 26 Jun 2020 11:35 !1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates Yusuf Memon, a 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case convict and brother of absconding accused Tiger Memon, has died at Nashik Road prison in Maharashtra; cause of death yet to be ascertained - Jail official Occupancy in …
  • Death toll in UP, Bihar due to lightning climbs over 110 26 Jun 2020 10:27 Share0 Revising the death toll in the state on Friday, June 26, due to lightning and thunderstorm on Thursday, June 25, the Bihar government said that the same is nearing the 100 mark. As per the data released by the Disaster Management Department in Patna …
  • Shocking: Lightning claims several lives in Bihar and UP in one day 26 Jun 2020 09:44 Jun 26, 2020, 01:16PM ISTSource: TOI.inA fusillade of lightning strikes spread across 31 districts of two states killed 107 people on Thursday — 83 in Bihar and 24 in UP — amid warnings from meteorologists for people in both states to stay indoors as more …
  • Bihar lightning strikes: Death toll climbs to 92, 10 districts in red zone amid thunderstorms 26 Jun 2020 09:15 Dubai Police take down Hushpuppi, Woodberry, 10 international cybercriminals At least 92 people were killed by lightning in various districts of Bihar, and 24 in Uttar Pradesh while many people were reported to be injured as heavy rain and thunderstorms …
  • 83 people killed by lightning in India 26 Jun 2020 08:17 Lightning has killed 83 people, mostly farm workers, during thunderstorms across Bihar state in eastern India, a government official said. Many were struck as they were planting seeds in 23 of the state’s 38 districts, a government statement said. Thirteen …
  • More than 100 people killed during lightning strikes in India 26 Jun 2020 08:07 In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 24 people died due to lightning in the past 24 hours, according to senior Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority official Aditi Umrao. In total, at least 107 people have died from lightning strikes …
  • 83 people die as thunderstorms sweep Bihar; CM announces compensation; PM expresses grief 26 Jun 2020 07:33 Image Source : PTI FILE At least 83 people have died in Bihar as thunderstorms swept the state. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the deceased people. Out of the total 83, 13 residents from …
  • Bihar CM Nitish Kumar appeals to people to remain at safe places as lighting strikes kill 88 26 Jun 2020 07:25 By Express News Service PATNA: Amid the high alert sounded against the possibility of heavy rains with lightning strikes, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has an appeal to the people of the state to follow the advisory issued by the state disaster …
  • Miner is overnight millionaire 26 Jun 2020 06:01 In this image made from video taken Wednesday, June 24, 2020, one of two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found is weighed in Mererani, Tanzania Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Small-scale miner Saniniu Laizer has become an overnight millionaire …
  • Lightning kills over 100 in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh 26 Jun 2020 03:17 Express News Service PATNA/LUCKNOW: Over 100 people, including dozens of farmers and labourers, were killed in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to lightning and thunderstorm as heavy monsoon rains lashed the two states on Thursday. In Uttar Pradesh, around …
  • Lightning strikes kill 83 in Bihar, Gopalganj worst-hit 25 Jun 2020 23:32 PATNA: Altogether 83 people were killed by lightning in 23 districts across the state on Thursday. Gopalganj in north Bihar reported the highest number of fatalities at 13, followed by Madhubani with six deaths. Other districts where lightning deaths were …
  • Lightning strikes UP, Bihar; 110 dead in two days, 32 injured 25 Jun 2020 19:38 Thunderstorms and lightning have wrought havoc in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, claiming 110 lives, leaving at least 32 injured and causing widespread damage to property, officials in the two states said on Thursday. The lightning strikes …
  • More Than 100 Killed by Lightning in India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar 25 Jun 2020 16:32 India 15:24 GMT 25.06.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): With the onset of the monsoon season, several districts in the northern Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Thursday. Most of the victims …
  • 26 killed in lightning strikes in Bihar, Gopalganj worst-hit 25 Jun 2020 15:35 By: PTI | Patna | Updated: June 25, 2020 8:15:38 pm Thirteen people were struck by lightning while working in their fields. (Twitter) At least 26 people including three children were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of Bihar on Thursday, …
  • Lightning kills 83 people across India's Bihar state 25 Jun 2020 15:20 Updated 9:57 am CDT, Thursday, June 25, 2020 PATNA, India (AP) — Lightning killed 83 people, mostly farm workers, during thunderstorms across Bihar state in eastern India on Thursday, a government official said. Many were struck as they were planting seeds …
  • Lightning kills 23 in heavy storms 25 Jun 2020 14:47 Lightning has killed 23 people and injured 10 others during thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern India, a government official says. The dead included 13 people who were working on farms in Gopalganj district, north of Patna, the Bihar state capital, …
  • Lightning kills 13 in Bihar amid rain, thunderstorms 25 Jun 2020 13:05 Share00 Patna, June 25 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed by lightning in Gopalganj district of Bihar, while many people were reported to be injured as heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed several areas of the state on Thursday, a government official …
  • Lightning strikes kill 23 people in India during heavy rainstorms 25 Jun 2020 12:57 Lightning strikes have killed 23 people and injured 10 others during thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern India, a Government official has said. Official Upendra Pal said thirteen of the people killed were working on farms in Gopalganj district, 110 …
  • Lightning kills 23 in India amid heavy rainstorms 25 Jun 2020 09:35 PATNA, India — Lightning killed 23 people and injured 10 others during thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern India on Thursday, a government official said. The dead included 13 people who were working on farms in Gopalganj district, 175 kilometers (110 …
  • 18 killed in separate incidents of lightning in Bihar 25 Jun 2020 09:27 By Express News Service PATNA: Eighteen people died and seven others sustained serious burn injuries in sperate incidents of lightning in Bihar. According to reports, 13 persons in Gopalganj district and five in neighbouring Siwan district were killed when …
  • 15 NDRF teams deployed for flood rescue ops 24 Jun 2020 23:21 PATNA: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in several districts in the state for flood rescue operations amid Covid-19 pandemic. At least 15 NDRF teams with 35 personnel and four rescue boats each have been deployed in Patna, …
  • 223 new cases raise Covid tally up to 8,273 in state 24 Jun 2020 23:21 Recovery rate 73% Patna: Altogether 223 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, taking the tally to 8,273 in the state so far. Total 20 new cases were reported in Patna district, including from Agamkuan, Patna City, Fatuha, Mokama and …
  • Cyber frauds run ‘firm’, employ over 300 on high salaries: Police 22 Jun 2020 23:56 PATNA: Cyber fraudsters operating in state have set up a private company and hired over 300 educated youths to commit crime. Surprisingly, the gang led by two brothers have spread its tentacles in more than 10 districts in north Bihar and is carrying out …
  • ‘Jal satyagraha’ in Gopalganj for arrest of murder accused 22 Jun 2020 23:56 PATNA: A number of residents of Bhore in Gopalganj district on Monday observed ‘jal satyagraha’ against police apathy to arrest the killers of businessman Ramashray Singh even after a year of the incident. The protesters, including women, with placards and …
  • AL’s 71st founding anniversary today 22 Jun 2020 23:33 Bangladesh Awami League, one of the oldest political parties of the country, is celebrating its 71st founding anniversary today on a limited scale amid the coronavirus outbreak. Founded on this day in 1949, Awami League has been transformed into an …
  • 2 govt hospitals given central oxygen supply 22 Jun 2020 23:33 Two public hospitals in the capital, including one dedicated to dealing with  Covid-19, started getting central oxygen supply yesterday, giving much relief to coronavirus patients, who usually require more oxygen. The oxygen is being supplied to ICU …
  • Rural MPs to get Tk 6,477 crore for development in their areas 21 Jun 2020 13:45 The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today approved 10 projects worth Tk 9,460 crore, including Tk 6,477 crore to be spent by rural MPs for the infrastructure development of their respective areas.    The approval came at the …
  • 20 workers on way to Punjab hurt in accident 20 Jun 2020 23:17 PATNA: At least 20 migrant workers were injured, 12 of them seriously, when a bus in which they were travelling overturned into a roadside ditch on NH-28 in Gopalganj district around 6am on Saturday. The bus carrying over 40 labourers was on its way to …
  • Lovebirds commit suicide in Gopalganj 19 Jun 2020 22:57 PATNA: Apparently unhappy over parents’ decision to marry her with another man, an 18-year-old girl and her 21-year-old fiance allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Adampur village under Majha police station in Gopalganj district on Friday. …
  • 21 cops dismissed for ’16 Gopalganj hooch tragedy 19 Jun 2020 22:57 PATNA: Altogether 21 police personnel, including three sub-inspectors, have been dismissed from service for negligence of duty, which had led to infamous Khajurbanni hooch tragedy in Gopalganj on August 16, 2016. The tragedy had left 16 people dead. A …
  • 5 more deaths in Bihar, Covid cases cross 7k-mark 19 Jun 2020 22:56 Patna: For the second consecutive day on Friday, five Covid-19 deaths were reported in Bihar, taking the toll to 49 even as the total number of coronavirus patients crossed the 7,000 mark with 250 new cases taking the total to 7,290 in the state. With 5, …