Nepal wants river embankment removed, flood threats loom large

July 9, 2020

Even as the threat of flood looms large across Bihar and a high alert has been sounded across several districts, Nepal has threatened to break the embankment over the Lal Bakiya river in Baluwa Guwabari area of East Champaran. Nepal has been claiming that the land from pillar number 347/5...

As Nitish’s niece gets corona, CM house turns into makeshift hospital

July 8, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has literally reached the CM house in Bihar, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s niece testing positive on Monday. She has been admitted to Patna AIIMS. As a precautionary measure, the Patna Medical College has issued an order to deploy 6 doctors, 3 nurses and a ventilator at...

‘Insulted’ Manjhi all set to part ways with Mahagathbandhan

July 7, 2020

HAM party chief Jeetan Ram Manjhi has made up his mind to part ways with the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. Manjhi has finally called a meeting of his party’s core committee on 10 July. Highly-placed sources in the party indicate that Manjhi is exploring the possibility of joining hands with the JDU. ...

Bihar on edge as Met dept issues yellow allert

July 4, 2020

Bad weather conditions are likely to prevail until 6 July in several parts of Bihar and parts of south-east Bihar are likely to witness heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning. From 25 June approximately 120 people have died in the state due to lightning and thunderstorm. The Met...

Yashwant Sinha all set to announce his Third Front

June 27, 2020

Former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha is likely to announce the formation of a Third Front on Saturday. Sources indicate that Sinha held a series of meetings in Patna, and apparently, “even leaders like Tejashwi Yadav attended” them. Sources also indicate that smaller political parties like Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP)...

Nepal follows Dragon trail, encroaches on Indian land

June 27, 2020

Despite all efforts to calm down tension on the borders, Nepal provoked India again on Friday by starting to encroach on Indian territory in Pantoka area of Raxaul in Bihar. It has also set up 5-8 tents here on the Indian side and each tent can accommodate 4-5 guards of...

Tension with Nepal stops repair work on Lal Bakia river

June 25, 2020

Situation remains tense along the India-Nepal border in Balua Guwabari area bordering East Champaran, as adamant posturing continues by Nepal over repair work on the western embankment of Lal Bakia river. Flood relief and prevention tools have been dumped along the embankment but people from Guwabari village in Nepal and...

More trouble for RJD as 5 MLCs leave party

June 24, 2020

Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, five RJD MLCs jumped ships and joined the JDU. In a major blow to the party, senior party leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigned from the post of the national vice president. Sources indicate that he was very unhappy with the induction of...

Bihar opposition in disarray as Manjhi hints at joining NDA

June 23, 2020

With the Bihar Assembly elections nearing, the state is witnessing tectonic shifts in political alignments. As deadline for the formation of a coordination committee with the “Mahagathbandhan” is nearing, Jeetan Ram Manjhi, president of Hindutani Awam Morcha (HAM), has declared intentions of joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He gave...

Flood threat looms in Bihar as Nepal turns a blind eye

June 23, 2020

The Bihar government has dashed off a distress letter to the Centre seeking its immediate intervention as Nepal has stopped the flood control work on its side at several places. As the monsoon has already set in, most rivers originating from Nepal and entering Bihar are already in spate and...