Over 7.57 million homes in Bihar lack toilets
August 27th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 27 (IANS) Millions of poor families in Bihar are still living without toilets as the state government has failed to provide the facility at their homes, an official ... Read more...
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Open defecation far from a closed chapter in Bihar
July 25th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 25 (IANS) It will be 2135 by the time Bihar rids itself of the practice of open defecation, according a government report. Till then millions will have to ... Read more...
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Bihar has not utilised sanitation funds: CAG report
July 21st, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 21 (IANS) The Bihar government has failed to utilise the huge funds allocated for the total sanitation programme, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed in its ... Read more...
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Bihar minister gets Rs.20 lakh extortion demand
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 22 (IANS) A Bihar minister has alleged that an unidentified man demanded Rs.20 lakh from him and threatened to kill him if he did not pay up, police ... Read more...
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Taps gone dry, Bihar braces for parched summer
March 10th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 10 (IANS) For Maheshwar Singh and Mohammed Fazal in Bihar's Gaya district, it's going to be a long and dry summer. They have asked their families not to ... Read more...
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Life is without toilets for millions in Bihar (Feature)
August 4th, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Parvatia Devi and her young daughter, residents of Ranipur village near the Bihar capital, make their way to an open field under the cover of darkness every day ... Read more...
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Jaipur district encounters water shortage
July 15th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, July 15 (ANI): Due to lack of rain in Rajashthan locals in Jaipur and nearby villages are complaining about the shortage of water and the hardships they have to bear to ... Read more...
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Jharkhand government transfers IAS officials
June 16th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 16 (IANS) In a major reshuffle, the Jharkhand government Wednesday effected transfers of five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials.
A government notification said that Rajbala Verma, who was finance commissioner, has ... Read more...
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Manipuri’s fed up with repeated bomb attacks
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Mar 3 (ANI): Victims of bomb abd insurgent attacks have expressed their frustration over such incidents saying they don't know why they take place.Manipur has been witnessing increasing militant led violence. ... Read more...
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A Londoner’s public sanitation campaign in Bihar (With Images)
February 28th, 2010 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
By Cynthia Chandran
London, Feb 28 (IANS) Oliver Cumming was in Bihar with a challenging public health mission -- to make the state free of open defecation in two years.Cumming, 32, a senior ... Read more...
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Bihar police identify man who threatened to kill minister
January 13th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) Police Wednesday claimed to have identified the man who allegedly threatened to kill Bihar Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) minister Ashwini Kumar Chaubey and his family.
The man ... Read more...
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Bihar minister receives murder threat
January 12th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) Bihar Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) minister Ashwini Kumar Chaubey has been threatened that he and his family would be killed, police said Tuesday.
"I received a threat ... Read more...
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Bihar Water Policy to be unveiled in March
December 21st, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bihar government will announce its drinking water and sanitation policy March 22, 2010 to mark World Water Day, a state minister said Monday.
The government was working on ... Read more...
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Abductions for extortion by militants rising in Manipur
December 20th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec 20 (ANI): Kidnapping for extortion by militants is increasing by the day in Manipur.The most recent case of abduction is that of Akoijam Tiken, the director Manipur Legislative Assembly ... Read more...
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Safe drinking water for Bihar villages soon
December 15th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 15 (IANS) There is good news for hundreds of arsenic- and fluoride-affected villages in Bihar as they will be provided with safe drinking water soon, official sources said Tuesday.
Arsenic, ... Read more...
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Bihar to set up Ground Water Regulatory Authority
November 19th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to set up a Ground Water Regulatory Authority to conserve and ensure proper usage of groundwater, said Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) ... Read more...
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Water rationing in Jharkhand to ensure water supply till next monsoon
August 17th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaRanchi, Aug.17 (ANI): Authorities in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand State, which has been declared a drought hit State, have issued orders for water rationing to ensure adequate ... Read more...
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Bihar plans to provide toilets to all families
July 16th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 16 (IANS) The Bihar government plans to provide each family in the state with proper toilet facilities in the next five to six years, with the target of constructing more ... Read more...
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Water-borne disease caused by Cyclone Aila, a major threat for West Bengal: UNICEF
July 1st, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, July 1 (ANI): UNICEF has warned that water-borne diseases continue to be a major threat to the people affected by "Cyclone Aila" that hit West Bengal last month.It said "Cyclone Aila" ... Read more...
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Singapore to help Bihar tackle drinking water shortage
June 30th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 30 (IANS) Singapore will help the Bihar government tackle the severe water crisis in the state, officials said here. Experts from the Public Utility Board (PUB) of Singapore will use ... Read more...
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Government official shot dead in Jharkhand
October 20th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 20 (IANS) A government official was killed by unidentified assailants in Palamau district of Jharkhand, police said Monday.The victim Om Prakash Rai was shot dead at his house Sunday night ... Read more...
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