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Bihar govt to provide funds for toilets in Kosi belt

Bihar government will provide funds for toilets in dwelling units being constructed under Kosi Rehab...

Political parties differ over naming Kosi bridge

Differences continue to dog the political parties in Bihar over naming the newly-constructed Kosi br...

`In Bihar, floods are a man-made menace`

In Bihar, two and a half days of floods have been turned into a two-and-a-half-month-long affair.

Bihar floods: 38 killed, nearly 1.5 million affected

At least 38 people have been killed and 1.86 million affected by floods in Bihar as major rivers c...

Over half a million hit by Bihar floods

Over half a million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, with thousands forced to flee thei...

More embankments to control floods in Bihar

Bihar plans to construct more embankments to control floods and protect millions of people from bein...

Nepal warns of repeat of 2008 flooding disaster

At least 60,000 people in Nepal lost their homes in the 2008 Saptakosi river flood.

Fear of floods back in Bihar

In 2008, over three million people were rendered homeless in Bihar when the Kosi river breached its ...

Bihar govt ready as water level of Kosi rises: CM

Turbulent Kosi had in October 2008 breached its embankment in Kusaha in Nepal and charted its new co...

Nitish asks Centre to take up with Nepal Kosi water flow issue

With monsoon not far behind and memories of Kosi flood disaster 2009 still fresh, Bihar government ...

Nepal not doing enough on Kosi embankment issue: Bihar CM

CM Nitish Kumar on Friday asked the Centre to take up with Nepal the issue of protecting and stren...

`Nepal`s help needed to mitigate threat to Kosi embankment`

Bihar Water Resources minister Vijay Chaudhary on Thursday said mitigation of threat perception to ...

Mathura: Two burnt alive in accident while trying to smuggle liquor

Two alleged liquor smugglers died and another received injuries when their vehicle caught fire fol...

Bihar boat capsize toll rises to 28

With the recovery of three more bodies, the death toll in the boat mishap in the swollen Kosi river ...

CAG indicts Bihar govt for Kosi floods

CAG has indicted the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar for not resolving problems at Kusaha in Nepal...

Eleven killed as late monsoon wreaks havoc in Nepal

At least 11 people were killed as a late monsoon brought misery in Nepal, triggering landslides and ...

Is Nitish returning empathy also with funds to Modi, asks BJP

BJP on Saturday said the funds were given in a spirit of solidarity and empathy with the victims an...

Nitish returns Kosi flood aid to Gujarat

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has returned the Gujarat govt`s aid to Bihar during the 2008 Kosi floods.

Pranab assures Nitish more aid to fight Kosi floods

Finance Minister Pranab Mukhejee today assured Bihar of financial support to deal with the massive...

Nitish snubs BJP leaders, cancels dinner

The move came amidst Nitish Kumar`s anger over an ad featuring him with Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.

Two brothers from Delhi drown in Kosi river

Two cousins from New Delhi on Monday drowned in river Kosi in Nainital where they had gone to atte...

Kosi breach due to Bihar government`s apathy : PAG

The Principal Accountant General (PAG) of Bihar has indicted the state government for the breach i...

Nitish Kumar renews demand for special package

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday renewed his demand for a Rs 14,800 crore special pack...

Bihar cabinet sanctions Rs 750 cr for Kosi canal system

The Bihar government today sanctioned Rs 750.75 crore for extension, renovation and modernisation o...

`Centre yet to decide on Kosi flood rehabilitation`

Negating the Congress` claim of "improper and ineffective" use of central funds by the state governm...

7 more die in Bihar floods; toll mounts to 23

With seven more deaths reported from across Bihar, the toll due to floods in the state mounted to ...

Kosi flood relief appeal fails to move MPs

The appeal of presiding officers of LS and RS to MPs to contribute to Kosi flood relief from their l...

Bihar MPs demand special package for state

Accusing the Centre of neglecting Bihar, an all party delegation of MPs from the state on Friday met...

Floods affect one lakh people in Bihar

The swollen Bagmati breached its embankment near Tajpur village in Sitamarhi district of north Bih...

Flood fears return to haunt Bihar

A record water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal has revived fears of a repeat of last year`s...

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