Patna City News

Bihar appoints ex-Patna HC chief justice for Kosi probe
The Bihar Government has appointed Rajesh Balia, a former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, to conduct a judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment that triggered the worst floods of Bihar in 50 years. ANI

Reliance donates rupees 110 million aid for flood-hit Bihar
Reliance Industries Ltd on Wednesday donated Rupees 110 million aid to flood victims of Bihar. ANI

Nitish Kumar asks flood victims to stay in safer places for some more time
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked the flood victims of the state to stay outside for some more time till the rains subside. ANI

Lalu Prasad conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Bihar
Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday conducts an aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Bihar. ANI

Nitish Kumar asks for more relief from Centre
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on today asked for more central assistance for providing relief and rescue operations to the victims of devastating flood in the state. ANI

Lalu lambastes Bihar Govt for laxity in relief measures
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday lambasted the Bihar Government for laxity in providing relief to the flood victims. ANI

Rescue and relief operations intensified in flood ravaged Bihar
Rescue and relief operations have been intensified in flood ravaged Bihar as millions await evacuation from the region. ANI

PM announces Rs 1000 crore for flood-hit Bihar
Terming Bihar floods as national calamity, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced immediate release of Rs 1,000-crore as flood relief for the state. ANI

Floodwater enters new areas in Bihar, mass evacuation underway
Following heavy rains in catchments areas of Nepal, Flood water is entering new areas of worst hit Madhepura, Supaul and Araria districts of Bihar. ANI

PM to undertake an aerial survey of flood-hit Bihar today
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will today undertake an aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Bihar. ANI

Bihar, UP, Assam flood situation continues to be grim
The flood situation in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam continues to be grim. ANI

Bihar CM demands apology from Goa Minister on Bihari remark
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday demanded an apology from a Goa Minister for his remark that there will be more beggars in the coastal state if trains linking it to Patna are introduced. ANI

Bihar on red alert following breach of Kosi barrage
Following a breach in the Kosi barrage in Nepal, a red alert has been sounded in Supaul, Madhepura and Araria districts of Bihar. ANI

Bihar leads the country with first Right to Information call centre
With the first Right to Information call centre of India existing in Patna for 11 years (January 1997), Bihar can today boast of being way ahead of other States in motivating its natives to seek information from government through the RTI. ANI

More political parties joined CPI (M) campaign against Indo-US nuke deal: Karat
Communists Party of India-Marxists (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Monday that more political parties have joined them in their campaign against India-US civil nuclear deal. ANI

Nitish Kumar orders enquiry into a truck accident in Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered an enquiry into last nights truck accident in which thirty-eight farm labourers were killed and 15 injured. ANI

Bihar Government to launch Mamta scheme for mothers, newborns
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will today launch an ambitious project aimed at improving condition of mothers and newborns in Bihar. ANI

A devotional song on Dhoni hugely popular among girls in Bihar
Cashing in on the huge fan following that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is enjoying, a music company released an album featuring a devotional song on Dhoni. ANI

Patna High Court permits jailed MPs to take part in trust vote
The Patna High Court on Wednesday allowed two jailed Members of Parliament -- Mohammad Shahabuddin and Surajbhan Singh -- to take part in next weeks trust vote in Parliament, providing some relief to the Manmohan Singh Government, which reportedly has been scrambling for numbers. ANI

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