Nepal landslide was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts

Local people had alerted authorities to persisting threat; landslides in the region have claimed 150 lives since 1990

Bihar protests slashing of funds under Indira Awaas Yojana

State was allocated Rs 4,324 crore for IAY last year; the amount has been slashed to Rs 1,962 crore this year

Punjab farmers try religious route to shun pesticides

Ask religious institutions to grow organic crops and accept organic crops as donation for langars

Bihar initiates PPP model cancer treatment

Modern oncology centre with all treatment and diagnosis facilities envisaged in Patna Medical College in first phase

42 kids die of brain fever in Bihar, Centre prepares action plan

Health ministry announces vaccination drive to curb AES; branch of National Institute of Virology to be established in Muzaffarpur district

Bihar initiates steps to obtain GI tag for shahi litchi

Farmers from Bihar set to benefit from protection as the fruit has a huge market globally

Free sanitary pads for girls in middle and high schools of Bihar

The napkins will be supplied by self-help-groups

Bihar mukhiyas to get smartphones, Internet-savvy assistants to improve work efficiency

Move will cut frequent travel to government offices to get schemes sanctioned and will improve monitoring, says Panchayati Raj minister

Nothing to bank on

The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand for opening …

Schools in Bihar's flood-prone districts to have monsoon vacation

Decision to hold classes in summers prompted by loss of working days owing to floods

Saranda defies Maoists to cast vote

Tribal voters refused to allow polling officers to put ink mark on their finger nail, fearing reprisal by Maoists

Rise of wives of don-politicians

As many as six-don turned politicians in Bihar are fielding their wives in Lok Sabha election 2014

Bachelors' villages in Bihar announce poll boycott

Residents of twin villages in Kaimur district say government move to shift polling station 8 km away will dent their chances of finding brides

Desperately seeking skills & jobs

India has a youth bulge in its population, accounting for the largest number of young working age people in the world. This demographic …

Hill of death

More than 200 people in 14 villages near Roro hill in Jharkhand are dying slowly because of an abandoned asbestos mine

Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

Mission possible

The Centre gives India just about eight years to free its villages of open defecation. This seems unlikely. But the states of Sikkim, Haryana and …

Seven die mysteriously in Bihar, docs suspect acute encephalitis

In November this year, mystery disease had claimed 13 lives in the state

River activist on indefinite hunger strike in Bihar

Protests embankments along the Adhwara group of rivers, saying the structures will render farms infertile

No toilet at home? Can’t contest local body polls in Bihar, says Nitish

State government to make amendments to the existing Bihar Panchayati Raj Act

Dye filter

An improvised bio-sand filter helps Nepal dyers treat toxic effluents

Eye on the storm

Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …

High court orders renewal of permit to Utkal asbestos plant in Bihar

Aggrieved residents likely to appeal against decision of single judge bench

Some villages made their own disaster plan

People say it was lessons from 1999 super cyclone and media warnings that helped save lives during cyclone Phailin

CPCB panel appointed to inspect Utkal Asbestos plant site in Bihar

Patna High Court pulls up state pollution control board for submitting affidavits that contradict each other