Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday directed the agriculture and disaster management departments to carry out an immediate assessment of crop losses and damage to fruits on trees after sudden storm, rain and hail battered several districts. In a post on X, Choudhary said the survey would help the govt determine the extent of…
Prayagraj: At least six people including three members of a family were killed and three others injured after severe thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, winds and rains, swept through the Prayagraj region on Thursday night. The storm caused widespread destruction and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure.The casualties included four deaths in Kaushambi and one each…
Vehicles pass through a waterlogged road at Bahadurpur Housing Colony in Patna on Friday Patna: The Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO) on Friday deployed drainage machinery and personnel across the city to tackle waterlogging after early morning rainfall, using the exercise as a pre-monsoon trial run, officials said.All 91 drainage pumping stations — 56…
Patna: Lalganj Bagava Tengraha gram panchayat in Supaul district has been nominated for the National Panchayat Award following significant improvements in infrastructure and public services under the state’s Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali campaign, according to an official notification issued by the information and public relations department on Thursday.The panchayat, with a population of around 7,000, had long struggled…
The civic body officials have claimed that the Supreme Court had prohibited manual scavenging. Screenshot Ludhiana: Just before the last monsoon of the incumbent regime, the Ludhiana civic body is pulling all stops to desilt all major sewer lines of the city with the help of super-suction machines. After allocating tenders for desilting of 40km…
Ghaziabad: A week ago, Vipul Goyal of Shipra Krishna Vista in Indirapuram fell ill. His son lives abroad and he did not have medicines at home. Being a senior citizen and not so tech-savvy, he was left with no other option but to call his 75-year-old neighbour, PL Arora, and request him to get the…
The projects were announced at a meeting chaired by GMDA CEO PC Meena with MCG councillors and senior officials in attendance on Tuesday evening. The projects were announced at a meeting chaired by GMDA CEO PC Meena with MCG councillors and senior officials in attendance on Tuesday evening. The projects were announced at a meeting…
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Civic elections on a hot day in Raikot town of Punjab’s Ludhiana district Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave across Punjab severely depressed voter turnout for Tuesday’s municipal elections, with participation tumbling nearly 10 percentage points from the last local polls.Final data reveals that only 64.82% of eligible voters cast ballots across the six contested municipal councils…
T’puram: City corporation strengthened its disaster preparedness measures ahead of the monsoon by procuring emergency response equipment worth Rs 75 lakh to tackle floods, waterlogging and other natural calamities within the city limits. The newly acquired equipment has now been made operational, and a training programme for corporation employees on handling the machinery was conducted…
