Patna: With monsoon rains posing a recurring threat of waterlogging in the state capital, senior officials on Monday inspected several vulnerable locations and directed immediate as well as long-term measures to improve the drainage system.Urban development and housing department secretary-cum-Buidco managing director Animesh Kumar Parashar and Patna Municipal Commissioner Yashpal Meena jointly inspected New Market,…

Patna: Four empty wagons of a goods train derailed near Hilsa on the Fatuha-Hilsa rail route under the Danapur division of East Central Railway on Monday. The incident occurred around 9.26am, prompting railway officials and technical teams to rush to the spot.East Central Railway chief public relations officer Saraswati Chandra said restoration work began immediately…

Gaya: Residents of Ward 34 under the Gaya Municipal Corporation staged a protest on Monday over the acute shortage of tap water, alleging that they had been grappling with the crisis for the past three months. They claimed that taps had remained dry even during the peak summer months and warned of a gherao of…

Patna: More than a month after the violent clash and vandalism outside his institute in Musallahpur Haat area, Patna civil court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, along with giving relief to five of staff members. On June 5, police had registered an FIR against Khan Sir…