Rail Services In Bihar

India has handed over two modern trains to Nepal that would run between Jaynagar in Bihar and Kurtha in Dhanusa district from mid-December, marking the beginning of the first broad-gauge railway service in the Himalayan nation, officials said on Saturday.

Kisan Rail Service: The Railways began the Kisan Rail service, to transport vegetables and fruits, today. The first train is between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, the Railways said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Kisan Railin her Budget earlier this year.

Heavy rain has killed more than 110 people across UP and Bihar over the past week, forcing the transfer of nearly 900 prisoners from a district jail and leading to the flooding of a hospital. It has also affected rail services and led to the collapse of thousands of houses in rural areas of both states

Hundred people have died in the last four days in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh where several parts received above-average rainfall this week. A red alert - likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall - has been sounded by the weather office in most districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and several parts of Bihar, including Patna. Heavy downpour in the last ...

Rail and road traffic has been hit across Bihar today due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices.

Trains were forcibly halted, railway tracks, national and state highways blocked in Bihar as upper caste communities on Thursday tried to impose "Bharat bandh", a shutdown called to protest against the SC/ST Act, police said.

As messages about Bharat Bandh began circulating on WhatsApp, the union home ministry asked states to be on alert. The call for shutdown, exactly a week after Dalit groups' country-wide strike and violence, appears to be a protest against caste-based reservation in jobs and education.

Railway officials are working round-the-clock to restore breached rail communications following massive floods in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal in August, with most of the railway lines restored, a railway official said today.

As Assam and Bihar struggle with floods unleashed by unprecedented rains that have killed many and affected lakhs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised all help to flood-hit states. Nearly 20 lakh have been severely hit in Bihar. The second wave of floods in Assam within a month has affected over 22 lakh. The flood situation is likely to worse...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar on Saturday to attend the closing ceremony of the Patna High Court centenary celebrations. He will also address a public meeting at Chhaukia in Hajipur.

At least three coaches of the Awadh-Assam Express train were derailed in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district today, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Hajipur-Muzaffarpur rail route, officials said.

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the long-awaited Patna Metro Rail project would be presented in the state cabinet for approval soon, Bihar Urban Development Minister Maheshwar Hazari said today.

Normal life was disrupted in Bihar today as shops, educational institutions and some trains were forced to stop functioing as lathi-wielding mobs took to the streets over the day-long state bandh called by RJD.

Six military aircraft are operational in Kathmandu but India hopes to push the figure to 13 by tonight, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said after a review of relief operations following the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Over 2,400 people died after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. More than 60 people died in India.

Maoists blew up a railway track near Gaya late on Friday, forcing stoppage of many prominent trains, including three Rajdhanis.

India has handed over two modern trains to Nepal that would run between Jaynagar in Bihar and Kurtha in Dhanusa district from mid-December, marking the beginning of the first broad-gauge railway service in the Himalayan nation, officials said on Saturday.

Kisan Rail Service: The Railways began the Kisan Rail service, to transport vegetables and fruits, today. The first train is between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, the Railways said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Kisan Railin her Budget earlier this year.

Heavy rain has killed more than 110 people across UP and Bihar over the past week, forcing the transfer of nearly 900 prisoners from a district jail and leading to the flooding of a hospital. It has also affected rail services and led to the collapse of thousands of houses in rural areas of both states

Hundred people have died in the last four days in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh where several parts received above-average rainfall this week. A red alert - likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall - has been sounded by the weather office in most districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and several parts of Bihar, including Patna. Heavy downpour in the last ...

Rail and road traffic has been hit across Bihar today due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices.

Trains were forcibly halted, railway tracks, national and state highways blocked in Bihar as upper caste communities on Thursday tried to impose "Bharat bandh", a shutdown called to protest against the SC/ST Act, police said.

As messages about Bharat Bandh began circulating on WhatsApp, the union home ministry asked states to be on alert. The call for shutdown, exactly a week after Dalit groups' country-wide strike and violence, appears to be a protest against caste-based reservation in jobs and education.

Railway officials are working round-the-clock to restore breached rail communications following massive floods in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal in August, with most of the railway lines restored, a railway official said today.

As Assam and Bihar struggle with floods unleashed by unprecedented rains that have killed many and affected lakhs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised all help to flood-hit states. Nearly 20 lakh have been severely hit in Bihar. The second wave of floods in Assam within a month has affected over 22 lakh. The flood situation is likely to worse...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar on Saturday to attend the closing ceremony of the Patna High Court centenary celebrations. He will also address a public meeting at Chhaukia in Hajipur.

At least three coaches of the Awadh-Assam Express train were derailed in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district today, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Hajipur-Muzaffarpur rail route, officials said.

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the long-awaited Patna Metro Rail project would be presented in the state cabinet for approval soon, Bihar Urban Development Minister Maheshwar Hazari said today.

Normal life was disrupted in Bihar today as shops, educational institutions and some trains were forced to stop functioing as lathi-wielding mobs took to the streets over the day-long state bandh called by RJD.

Six military aircraft are operational in Kathmandu but India hopes to push the figure to 13 by tonight, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said after a review of relief operations following the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Over 2,400 people died after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. More than 60 people died in India.

Maoists blew up a railway track near Gaya late on Friday, forcing stoppage of many prominent trains, including three Rajdhanis.