Kosi

Bihar bridge collapse: One person was killed and several others trapped as an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Supaul. .

The Ram Mandir being built in Ayodhya will be connected with the Chaudah Kosi Parikrama Marg, which will be converted into a four-lane road, a senior official said on Monday.

A tigress caught by the forest department in the Kosi range recently has been declared man-eater, officials said on Tuesday.

Kosi Kalan-based PepsiCo plant would become a source for the progress of farmers as well as create employment opportunities, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that the course of the Kosi river will be diverted to protect an area in the state's Bhagalpur district, which could be a 2,500-year-old archaeological site.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the ''Kosi Rail Mahasetu'' along with a slew of other rail projects for Bihar and hit out at the previous UPA government for the "slow" progress in the development of railways in the state during its rule.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the "historic" Kosi rail mega bridge through video-conference on Friday and also inaugurate 12 rail projects related to passenger facilities in Bihar, his office said.

Monsoon news and updates: Large tracts of Bihar have been inundated after continuous monsoon rain for the last few days. The latest weather bulletin has forecast more rain and "severe thunderstorm and lightning" in Bihar, parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal in next 12 hours.

The tribunal had said last month that since river Kosi is a tributary of river Ganga, concerned statutory authorities may take appropriate action against the encroachers.

Two illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were arrested from Kosi Kalan area in Mathura, a senior police officer said on Monday.

In fresh trouble for Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, the National Green Tribunal has ordered action against a private university run by him in Rampur for "encroachment" on Kosi floodplain.

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura was charged for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife, probably the first such case since the enactment of the law punishing the practice.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for five national highway projects worth Rs 7,195 crore in Ayodhya tomorrow, that includes sections of Ram Vangaman Marg and Kosi Parikrama Marg, the government said.

The Uttar Pradesh government Monday said it was contemplating declaring 14 Kosi Parikrama Marg in Ayodhya and Lord Krishna's birthplace in Mathura as pilgrim centres so that the sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian items was completely stopped there.

Eight people have drowned after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Bihar's Kosi river, the police said. Seven people have been rescued.

Bihar bridge collapse: One person was killed and several others trapped as an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Supaul. .

The Ram Mandir being built in Ayodhya will be connected with the Chaudah Kosi Parikrama Marg, which will be converted into a four-lane road, a senior official said on Monday.

A tigress caught by the forest department in the Kosi range recently has been declared man-eater, officials said on Tuesday.

Kosi Kalan-based PepsiCo plant would become a source for the progress of farmers as well as create employment opportunities, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that the course of the Kosi river will be diverted to protect an area in the state's Bhagalpur district, which could be a 2,500-year-old archaeological site.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the ''Kosi Rail Mahasetu'' along with a slew of other rail projects for Bihar and hit out at the previous UPA government for the "slow" progress in the development of railways in the state during its rule.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the "historic" Kosi rail mega bridge through video-conference on Friday and also inaugurate 12 rail projects related to passenger facilities in Bihar, his office said.

Monsoon news and updates: Large tracts of Bihar have been inundated after continuous monsoon rain for the last few days. The latest weather bulletin has forecast more rain and "severe thunderstorm and lightning" in Bihar, parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal in next 12 hours.

The tribunal had said last month that since river Kosi is a tributary of river Ganga, concerned statutory authorities may take appropriate action against the encroachers.

Two illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were arrested from Kosi Kalan area in Mathura, a senior police officer said on Monday.

In fresh trouble for Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, the National Green Tribunal has ordered action against a private university run by him in Rampur for "encroachment" on Kosi floodplain.

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura was charged for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife, probably the first such case since the enactment of the law punishing the practice.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for five national highway projects worth Rs 7,195 crore in Ayodhya tomorrow, that includes sections of Ram Vangaman Marg and Kosi Parikrama Marg, the government said.

The Uttar Pradesh government Monday said it was contemplating declaring 14 Kosi Parikrama Marg in Ayodhya and Lord Krishna's birthplace in Mathura as pilgrim centres so that the sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian items was completely stopped there.

Eight people have drowned after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Bihar's Kosi river, the police said. Seven people have been rescued.