A woman named Noori Fatma in Bihar capital Patna, claimed that her husband gave her instant ''triple talaq'' because she refused to become a "modern" woman and consume liquor and wear dresses.
A team announced to probe the gaps that led to severe flooding in Bihar's capital Patna, which has members who themselves are in the firing line, is turning out to be an embarrassment for the state government.
More than 400 people are being treated for dengue in Patna, parts of which remained flooded for the eighth day on Saturday following heavy rain last week, as floating animal carcasses and garbage spouted concerns of spreading disease in Bihar's capital city, home to about 30 lakh residents.
The death toll in the incident of boat capsize in Mahananda river bordering West Bengal and Bihar rose to nine today after five more bodies were recovered by rescue teams, police said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued over ten thousand people from Bihar's capital Patna, which has been reeling under floods for the last few days, NDRF Commandant Vijay Sinha said on Wednesday.
At least 42 people have died in rain-related incidents in Bihar following a torrential spell that took place between September 27 and 30, authorities said.
A fire broke out at a petrol pump in Patna this evening. The petrol pump, situated in Patna's Dinkar circle, comes under the Nala Road area of the city.
The massive water logging in Patna and flood in over a dozen districts across Bihar, after heavy rains for three days, not only has affected normal life, it has also forced the state government to defer the much hyped launch of its ambitious "Jal Jeevan Haryali Abhiyan" on October 2.
Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 30, 2019, Patna
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi and his family wereamong hundreds of people in Patna who were stranded in their homes after the city was pounded by rain, the heaviest in two decades. Mr Modi was seen being taken in an orange, inflatable rubber boat along with other people.
Heavy rain continues to batter Patna where three days of incessant downpour has flooded many parts of the city, bringing life to a standstill for thousands of people. Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed and more rescue teams are expected to reach later in the day.
BJP leader and the son of Union Minister Ashwini Chaubey, Arijit Shashwat on Tuesday alleged that he was wrongly issued a traffic ticket despite following all the rules and carrying the necessary documents.
