Floods claim 47 more lives in Bihar, 10 in Assam, 17 in Bengal

Around 74 more deaths were on Thursday reported from the deluge-battered areas of Bihar, Assam and West Bengal, where swirling floodwaters have paralysed normal life and marooned......

Raking up beef issue will hurt the BJP

  'By resorting to divisive issues, the BJP is giving the impression that even if it is voted to power it won't do anything new to give Bihar a facelift. It will repel voters with the belief......

Bagmati river: From holy river to flowing filth

Dinesh Kumar Mishra highlights the challenges faced by the much abused Bangmati River in Bihar because of solid waste, industrial effluents, encroachment and rampant construction along the river's......

A village at the mercy of the Bagmati, officials

Dinesh Kumar Mishra narrates the travails of a village uprooted by the mighty Bagmati. Rampur Kanth, with only 90 families, was a small village located on the right bank of the Bagmati in Bairgania......