4 killed, many injured as train derails in India's Bihar

STORY: 4 killed, many injured as train derails in India's Bihar DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts by the National Disaster Response Force (Courtesy of National Disaster Response Force) STORYLINE: At least four people were killed and many others injured after 21 coaches of a passenger train derailed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Thursday. The accident took place Wednesday night at the Raghunathpur railway station in the Buxar district about 96 km west of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Local media reports quoting officials said over 80 people were injured in the accident. The train had started from Delhi and was on its way to Guwahati in Assam. Officials said the cause of the derailment was not immediately known. "Deepest condolences for the irreparable loss. Will find the root cause of derailment," federal railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. "Evacuation and rescue complete. All coaches

Severe heatwave sweeps across India

STORY: Severe heatwave sweeps across India DATELINE: June 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: BIHAR, India CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indian people living in heatwaves STORYLINE: As the scorching heat continues to torment various parts of India, the nation finds no respite from the intense heatwaves. The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) data showed the maximum temperature in some parts of the country at 42.2 Degrees Celsius on Friday and Saturday, which was said to be 4.7 Degrees Celsius above normal. The death toll in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining state Bihar due to the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions rose to 98 over the past three days, local officials said Sunday. In Bihar, 44 people have died due to the hot weather. The state is grappling with the prevailing heatwave conditions, leading to a red alert warning as stated in the IMD's daily heatwave guidance released on Friday. In response, the Patna district administration has taken immediate ac

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - An Indian farmer explains about neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state, on May 4, 2014. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - Leaves of neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, are seen in this file photo taken on May 4, 2014, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

Indian 1st graders from lowest caste study at school

Indian 1st graders from lowest caste study at school

PATNA, India - First graders from families of the lowest group in the Indian caste system study at a boarding school in Patna, Bihar state, eastern India, on May 5, 2014.

India uses education as tool to dismantle caste system

India uses education as tool to dismantle caste system

PATNA, India - First-grade pupils listen at a classroom on May 5, 2014, in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, eastern India, which is using education to dismantle the caste system.

India uses education as tool to dismantle caste system

India uses education as tool to dismantle caste system

PATNA, India - Senior high school students study at a boarding school in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, eastern India, on May 5, 2014. The boarding school admits only those belonging to the lowest rank of the caste system as part of efforts by India to use education to help dismantle the elaborately stratified social hierarchy.

INDIA-PATNA-COVID-19-TESTING

INDIA-PATNA-COVID-19-TESTING

(220106) -- PATNA, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker collects swab sample for COVID-19 testing from a man at a hospital in Patna, India, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

INDIA-PATNA-COVID-19-TESTING

INDIA-PATNA-COVID-19-TESTING

(220106) -- PATNA, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line for COVID-19 testing at a hospital in Patna, India, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - Leaves of neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, are seen in this file photo taken on May 4, 2014, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. (Kyodo)