Rising Kosi floods dozens of Bihar villages
July 5th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Bihar's Saharsa and Supaul districts were forced to abandon their homes as dozens of villages were flooded after heavy discharge into the ... Read more...
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Three drown as overloaded boat capsizes in Bihar
May 22nd, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 22 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 15 were missing after a boat carrying 35 people capsized in the Kosi river in Bihar's Saharsa district early Tuesday, ... Read more...
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2008 Bihar floods caused by faulty construction: Nepali ex-minister
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The 2008 floods in Bihar were not due to an increase in the volume of water in the Kosi river but faulty construction by corrupt ... Read more...
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‘In Bihar, floods are a man-made menace’
August 25th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) In Bihar, two and a half days of floods have been turned into a two-and-a-half-month-long affair so that the politics over relief continues, says one ... Read more...
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1.5 million affected in Bihar floods
August 22nd, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 22 (IANS) Floods in Bihar have affected nearly 1.5 million people in 12 districts, with thousands struggling to survive under open skies, according to Special Secretary Sunil Kumar ... Read more...
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Floods render thousands homeless in Bihar
August 21st, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by floods in Bihar, with many forced to flee their homes and struggling to survival under the open ... Read more...
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Flood waters enter over 1,000 Bihar villages
August 20th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Flood waters have entered over 1,000 villages in Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, even as rising water levels of most rivers posed a threat ... Read more...
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Bihar flood situation grim as all rivers rise
July 7th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 7 (IANS) All major rivers in northern Bihar were flowing above the danger mark Thursday, with flood-waters spreading to many areas and affecting more than three lakh people, ... Read more...
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More embankments to control floods in Bihar
July 5th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Bihar plans to construct more embankments to control floods and protect millions of people from being uprooted, a minister said Tuesday."Construction of embankments is the only ... Read more...
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Bihar floods worsen, over 100 villages inundated
July 4th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 4 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people in Bihar are living in fear after heavy rains caused several rivers to swell and flood over 100 villages, officials said ... Read more...
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Nearly 100 Bihar villages flooded, rivers rising
July 2nd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Bihar have been forced to abandon their homes as flood waters entered nearly 100 villages and rising levels of most rivers threatened ... Read more...
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Flood deaths rise to 15 in Nepal
July 2nd, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) A newborn child and its mother, and a father and his two teenaged children, were among the 15 people killed in Nepal in two days as ... Read more...
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Three killed as monsoon begins havoc in Nepal
July 1st, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) Only 17 days into monsoon, Nepal Friday felt the adverse side of bountiful rains with landslides killing at least three people and inundation beginning in dozens ... Read more...
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Fear of floods back in Bihar
July 1st, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 1 (IANS) After two consecutive years of drought, the fear of floods is back in Bihar with incessant rains and heavy water discharge into the Kosi river from ... Read more...
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Nepal launches energy scheme to end power crisis within five years
March 25th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Mar 25 (ANI): The government of Nepal has launched a 275 million dollars initiative to root out the energy crisis in the country within five years.Nepal has been undergoing almost ... Read more...
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India keeps close watch on Kosi, `Bihar’s sorrow’
July 26th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) With the crisis of 2008 still fresh in mind, when a rain-gorged Kosi river wreaked havoc in southern Nepal and India's Bihar state, India has begun ... Read more...
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Is Nitish Kumar wooing tainted politicians for polls?
July 15th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, July 15 (IANS) He is widely seen as the man who brought good governance to Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feelers to some notorious politicians ahead of assembly ... Read more...
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People flee homes as floodwater enters Bihar villages
July 14th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 14 (IANS) Thousands of people in Bihar fled their homes Wednesday as floodwaters entered over 100 villages and threatened to inundate many others.
Nearly 100 villages in Aurai, Katra and ... Read more...
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Fear of floods haunts Bihar
July 13th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 13 (IANS) With water entering dozens of villages and water levels rising in several rivers, the fear of floods is back in Bihar where people have started fleeing their homes ... Read more...
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11 killed as late monsoon wreaks havoc in Nepal
July 12th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed as a late monsoon brought misery in Nepal, triggering landslides and fears about a possible breach in the Kosi barrage ... Read more...
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After GMR, Maoists oppose mega India-Nepal power project
June 6th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) After bringing to a halt work on a medium-sized hydropower project by Indian infrastructure company GMR's joint venture in Nepal, the opposition Maoist party is now ... Read more...
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UPA government tapped phones, alleges weekly
April 24th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Congress-led UPA government was tapping the telephone conversations of important political leaders, including Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ... Read more...
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12 injured as police opens fire on flood victims in Bihar
February 19th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by ANI
Birpur (Bihar), Feb 19 (ANI): At least 12 people were injured when police opened fire to disperse a mob of agitating flood victims on Thursday in Bihar's Birpur in Supaul District.The victims ... Read more...
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Case against over 3,000 flood victims after violent protest
February 19th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) A case was Friday lodged against more than 3,000 flood victims at Birpur in Supaul district of Bihar for violent protests, a day after at least 12 protestors ... Read more...
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India, Nepal press ahead with Pancheswor project talks
November 20th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) India and Nepal Friday kicked off water-sharing talks in the Himalayan republic that will finally give a push to the massive 6,000 MW Pancheswor Multipurpose Project more ... Read more...
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Death toll is 65 in Bihar boat tragedies (Lead)
September 30th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 30 (IANS) The death toll in Bihar where two boats carrying Durga Puja revellers capsized in the Kosi and Bagmati rivers has risen to 65 with rescuers recovering 35 more ... Read more...
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Death toll rises to 41 in Bihar boat tragedies
September 30th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 30 (IANS) The death toll in Bihar's twin tragedies, when two boats carrying Durga Puja revellers capsized in the Kosi and Bagmati rivers, has gone up to 41 with ... Read more...
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Nine dead in yet another boat mishap in Bihar
September 29th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 29(IANS) In another boat mishap in Bihar, nine people returning from Durga Puja festivities were killed after their boat capsized in the Kosi river, an official said Tuesday.
The accident ... Read more...
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Death toll in Bihar floods reaches 52
August 29th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Aug 29(ANI): The flood situation in Bihar further worsened on Saturday as Kosi River continued to unleash its fury in several districts, pushing the death toll to 52.According to officials, 12 ... Read more...
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People return home after Bagmati breach is plugged
August 6th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, who fled their homes after the Bagmati river breached an embankment Saturday, have started to return after it was repaired, state ... Read more...
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Flood fears return to haunt Bihar
July 28th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 28 (IANS) A record water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal has revived fears of a repeat of last year's devastating floods in Bihar. The state government has sounded ... Read more...
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Global animals group to help flood-prone Bihar save livestock
July 15th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 15 (IANS) As saving human lives is the priority of BIhar, which is annually ravaged by devastating floods, the World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA) has now stepped in ... Read more...
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India gives Nepal $1.6m to fight floods
July 14th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 14 (IANS) Within 48 hours of Indian Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal visiting Nepal to inspect the repaired embankment of the Kosi river that had created havoc in both ... Read more...
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India suggests high dam over Kosi, invites Nepal minister
July 12th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) India's Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Sunday wound up an inspection of the Kosi river in Nepal, and suggested a high dam as a permanent solution ... Read more...
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Indian minister to visit Nepal
July 10th, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 10 (IANS) Less than a month after India sent its Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to Nepal, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal is arriving in Kathmandu ... Read more...
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