On Tuesday Railway property worth 3.5 crores turned to dust within hours. The reason: About 50 students from rural colleges of Bihar. They had boarded the New Delhi-Rajgir Shramjeevi Express. Students with passes are allowed to travel in unreserved coaches of long-distance trains. One student, however, entered an AC coach and refused to budge He [...]
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Bihar flood situation improves with rivers receding
On September - 24 - 2008
The overall flood situation in Bihar showed signs of further improvement on Thursday with almost all the major rivers, including the Ganga and Kosi, maintaining a receding trend, Additional Secretary Disaster Management Pratayaya Amrit said in New Delhi. The situation in the five worst hit northeastern districts — Saharsa, Supaul, Madhepura, Araria and Purnia –improved [...]