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RVNL completes 95-km rail line into Chhattisgarh's Bastar region

Provided construction security for over a decade

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) finished the last 17.5 km of the 95-km Dallirajhara–Rowghat line in Chhattisgarh, after the rail safety commissioner inspected it on September 22. The line reaches Rowghat, and passenger trains are scheduled to start on October 20, ending a 50-year wait for the Bastar region.

Updated Oct 18

Nepal flash flood cascades into India's Gandak river, putting Bihar and UP on alert

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As of September 2026: Patrols the India-Nepal frontier

A flash flood tore through Nepal's Rasuwa district on August 26, sending water, rock, and debris down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers toward India. By evening, India's Central Water Commission warned the wave would hit the Gandak, and officials opened all 36 gates of the Valmikinagar barrage. Discharge peaked at 1.5 lakh cusecs (about 4.2 million liters per second) before falling to 81,000.

Updated Sep 3