Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, hoisted the national flag here on Independence Day on Sunday and declared that the entire state was drought-hit as the over 30 percent rainfall deficit had sever

With the monsoon playing truant and unusual rise in day temperature, the threat of drought is looming large over eight south Bengal districts which have recorded 31 per cent deficient rainfall till th

The Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, on Saturday met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and sought an immediate financial assistance of over Rs 5,000 crore from the Centre to tackle the drou