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Vigilance Caught Officer Taking Bribe

Friday, 05 September 2008
The vigilance team on thursday caught two state govt. officers red handed whilt they were taking bribes. The vigilance bureau has two separate complaints about the corrupt official about a week time back, following which the bureau sleauths drag their net and conseqently caught them in two separate operation on thursday.

Bihar Flood Update on Wednesday Evening

Thursday, 04 September 2008

Koshi Water level continues to decrease for the 3rd day in a row.
Rail traffic resumes on Saharsa- Mithai Rail route .
Navgachia bund leaks, water enters into 150 new villages.
CM review the situation hmself through aerial survey on wednesday.
Special subsidy for flood affected farmers on card.
Gujrat govt. has sent 75 ambulance for flood relief.
Airforce Engineers to be engaged to rein in turbulent Koshi.
Nitish keep blemished officer out of relief operation.
The mammoth and unprecedented relief operation in Bihar till date.

Bihar CM Assures Best Relief Operation

Thursday, 04 September 2008

Facing flaks from almost every political party, he seems made his mind to speak less and work more like he did at every juncture of his life as being CM. As the function ends, mediaperson encircled a somewhat quite tensed CM. When asked he responded in hindi "Please hamme kaam karne dijiye, humara kaam aapko jawab dega". When a journalist put a question "sir, Laloo ji claims that govt. has failed to rescue operation". Nitish responded critically, "kuch log 48 ghante me 48 baar media se baat karte hain, Kyonki unhe kaam toh karna nahin hai aur dusro koh karne bhi nahi dena chhahte hain". An exaggerated CM said "During the RJD rule of 15 long years Koshi flood came and gone but never the relief operation been seen on ground and in 2004 when the relief operation been executed, everyone knows what happened.

Patna High Court Awards Imprisonment to Ex-MLA

Thursday, 04 September 2008
A division bench of Patna High Court on Wednesday awarded two months imprisionment to an ex-MLA. The learned court find the ex-MLA guilty of creating nuisance during a session trial in Khagaria court. The court acquitted 5 of his supporters with admonising.

Flood & Relief Update

Wednesday, 03 September 2008

Two rescue boats capsized in Madhepura & Supaul. 14 missing.
Repairing at Efflux bund will be completed by 6th Sept.
World Bank Officials assures all help to Bihar, meet Nitish in Patna.
State demanded 10k liters of Kerosene oil from Center.
Bihar govt. is in constant touch with Nepal.
Advani, Sharad visited Flood affected disticts. NDA leaders to meet PM.
Govt. plans to proper security and alternative schools in rescue camps.

Amitabh Extend Help For Bihar Flood Victims

Wednesday, 03 September 2008
Mega star Amitabh Bachhan has expressed his eagerness to help the flood victims by all possible means. At present, Amitabh is in Paris on his Unforgettable world tour with spouse Jaya Bachhan and Abhishek & Aishwarya. Before this, some other stars has also exteded help. Suniel Shetty has send his 40 high speed motor boats with expert divers to Bihar.

Emotional Breakdown, Hopes Tinted

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Life of 25 Lakhs People across the six district connected to one another by swathe of green farmlands are deformed by the changing course of terbulent Koshi. The suffering of the mute and hapless arrested by the waters of Kosi is going to be the some biggest story of devastation to mankind. The havoc is not a bit less than the cyclone in Burma, Eartquake in China and the Sunami though tales differ, emotion is same.

Army, NGOs Doing The Best

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Chief of Staff (central command) Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee on Sunday visited flood-hit areas to take stock of the situation. A high-level meeting with senior government officials of the state. Senior Army officers, including Danapur sub-area commander Brig Abhimanyu Raut, BRC commandant P S Rathi and deputy commandant Col Manjit Singh also participated in the meeting. "The rescue operation is to be intensify and more technical information about the geography of far-flung areas is required", said a senior Army officer after attending the meeting.

Relief Camp In Flood-Hit Areas Only

Tuesday, 02 September 2008

A senior Bihar government official on Monday appealed to all flood victims that they be concentrated in their areas as relief camp is being at their home place. Talking to the media in Patna on monday he informed that govt. is not going to organise relief camps in Patna and what is witnessing here is run by social organisations, ngos and self-help groups.
We dont want that our energy be deviated in many directions. To get political mileage the flood victims has been transported to Patna at free. But we are not organising a relief camp here.

Flood situation grim, Water Enters Purnia Town

Monday, 01 September 2008

The surging waters of the Kosi river continued to rise in Bihar for the 14th day Sunday, inundating more areas as hundreds of villages remained under water and millions waited for rescue, and food.
The water level in the flooded areas rose by two to three feet in several places as the river inundated new areas in Saharsa, Supaul, Araria and Madhepura - the worst-hit districts late Saturday night. From sunday morning the water begin to enter the purnia town though the bandh is not strong enough to face the current. while the govt. is concentrating on evacuation and relief camps this gets ignored. On appeal from some social organisation the DM has been informed about the situation.

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