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Bihar: Man reaches school with sword after his child didn't get money for uniform in Araria
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Bihar: Man reaches school with sword after his child didn't get money for uniform in Araria

An FIR has been registered in the matter and further investigation is underway, police said

Bihar: Communal tension erupts in Araria district over vandalisation of idol
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Bihar: Communal tension erupts in Araria district over vandalisation of idol

Local BJP MP Pradeep Kumar Singh expressed outrage over the incident and gave a ‘24-hour ultimatum’ to the administration for bringing the culprits to justice

Bihar floods: Trains between Samastipur and Darbhanga suspended due to rising water levels on tracks
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Bihar floods: Trains between Samastipur and Darbhanga suspended due to rising water levels on tracks

Train services between Samastipur-Darbhanga in Bihar have been temporarily suspended due to rising water levels on the railway tracks.

Floods in Bihar, Assam claims 170 lives till Monday; 1.07 crore people still reeling under effect of disaster
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Floods in Bihar, Assam claims 170 lives till Monday; 1.07 crore people still reeling under effect of disaster

Floods in Bihar and Assam have claimed 170 lives till Monday with 1.07 crore people still reeling under the effect of the deluge in the two states.

Floods continue to wreak havoc in Bihar and Assam; death toll mounts to 166, 1.11 crore people affected so far
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Floods continue to wreak havoc in Bihar and Assam; death toll mounts to 166, 1.11 crore people affected so far

Floods continued to wreak havoc in Bihar and Assam, with around 1.11 crore people continuing to reel under the deluge in the two eastern states where the death toll reached 166 on Sunday.

Daily Bulletin: Two Independent MLAs move SC seeking direction to conclude Karnataka Assembly floor test today; Chandrayaan-2 launch at 2.43 pm; day's top stories
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Daily Bulletin: Two Independent MLAs move SC seeking direction to conclude Karnataka Assembly floor test today; Chandrayaan-2 launch at 2.43 pm; day's top stories

Karnataka political crisis: Two Independent MLAs move SC seeking direction to conclude Assembly floor test today; Chandrayaan-2 launch at 2.43 pm today from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota launchpad; day's top stories

Bihar floods: Toll rises to 102 as five more dead in Madhubani; over 72 lakh affected in 12 districts
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Bihar floods: Toll rises to 102 as five more dead in Madhubani; over 72 lakh affected in 12 districts

Five more people died in Bihar flood, taking the death toll to 102 Sunday, as over 72 lakh people were affected in 12 districts.

Bihar floods: Nitish Kumar to visit Sitamarhi to review rescue, relief ops today; Sushil Modi to travel to Darbhanga, Madhubani
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Bihar floods: Nitish Kumar to visit Sitamarhi to review rescue, relief ops today; Sushil Modi to travel to Darbhanga, Madhubani

As the flood situation in Bihar turns grim, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to visit Sitamarhi on Sunday to take stock of the rescue and relief operations, government officials said.

Bihar floods: Toll reaches 67, with over 46 lakh people affected; disaster management officials to focus on prevention of disease
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Bihar floods: Toll reaches 67, with over 46 lakh people affected; disaster management officials to focus on prevention of disease

Additional relief camps have been set up in the last 24 hours in Bihar, the total number of which has risen from 199 to 221. The number of people taking shelter at these has also reached 1.26 lakhs and they were being provided food through 748 community kitchens.

Monsoon kills dozens in North India, North East; lakhs affected in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura
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Monsoon kills dozens in North India, North East; lakhs affected in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura

In Bihar, the flood situation turned grim on Sunday with the death of four people as around 18 lakh were affected in nine districts of the state

Bihar floods: Four killed, 18 lakh affected in nine districts; Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey
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Bihar floods: Four killed, 18 lakh affected in nine districts; Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey

The flood situation in Bihar turned grim with the death of four people as around 18 lakh were affected in nine districts of the state, an official report said.

Bihar locals accuse govt of inaction as incessant downpour floods villages in Darbhanga, Madhubani districts
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Bihar locals accuse govt of inaction as incessant downpour floods villages in Darbhanga, Madhubani districts

Several villages in Darbhanga and Madhubani districts of Bihar have been flooded following incessant downpour in parts of the state. 'The water level is rising. The government officials come for inspection but they do nothing', a local said. The districts include Sheohar, Sitamarhi, North Champaran, Jaynagar in Madhubani, Araria, and Kishanganj.

Two children die in Kishanganj after rain wreaks havoc in Bihar; six districts severely affected, relief work underway
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Two children die in Kishanganj after rain wreaks havoc in Bihar; six districts severely affected, relief work underway

As heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Bihar, two children have lost their lives in Kishanganj.

Man lynched in Bihar's Araria on suspicion of cattle theft; police say victim was accused of same crime in past, register case
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Man lynched in Bihar's Araria on suspicion of cattle theft; police say victim was accused of same crime in past, register case

A 44-year-old man was lynched to death in this district of Bihar over suspicion of cattle theft, police said Thursday.

With 60% polling in phase 3, voters seal fate of Sharad Yadav in Madhepura, Mukesh Sahni in Khagaria; Supaul, Araria to reveal depth of grand alliance
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With 60% polling in phase 3, voters seal fate of Sharad Yadav in Madhepura, Mukesh Sahni in Khagaria; Supaul, Araria to reveal depth of grand alliance

The phase 3 polls in Bihar sealed fate of senior leader Sharad Yadav who is facing a tough challenge from Pappu Yadav in Madhepura and Mukesh Sahni who is his trying his luck for entry to Lok Sabha from Khagaria, among others

Forced to choose between communalists and criminals as their netas, Bihar voters get played by cunning secularists
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Forced to choose between communalists and criminals as their netas, Bihar voters get played by cunning secularists

The choice of Bihar Mahagathbandhan candidates for Darbhanga, Madhubani and Siwan Lok Sabha seats raises questions about the ‘secularism’ practised by non-BJP parties and the responses to it by Muslim voters

NDA seat-sharing in Bihar: JD(U) gets Valmiki Nagar, Jhanjharpur, Gopalganj, Siwan and Gaya constituencies
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NDA seat-sharing in Bihar: JD(U) gets Valmiki Nagar, Jhanjharpur, Gopalganj, Siwan and Gaya constituencies

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), which returned to the NDA less than two years ago, has succeeded in securing for itself both its seats of Nalanda and Purnea, besides getting five which were represented by the BJP in the outgoing Lok Sabha and another held by Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP.

Three RJD leaders returning from Tej Pratap's wedding killed in road accident in Bihar's Araria district
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Three RJD leaders returning from Tej Pratap's wedding killed in road accident in Bihar's Araria district

Three Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders were among the four killed in a road accident in Bihar's Araria district early while they were returning from the wedding of party supremo Lalu Prasad's son, Tej Pratap Yadav, police said.

BJP-JD(U) rift signals imminent danger for Nitish Kumar; Bihar CM at risk of becoming a political has-been
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BJP-JD(U) rift signals imminent danger for Nitish Kumar; Bihar CM at risk of becoming a political has-been

Instead of being a contender for the top job in Delhi a few years ago, Nitish Kumar is now in danger of losing Bihar and his own political equity.

Nitish Kumar's tough tightrope walk: Keeping Bihar free of communal polarisation while balancing alliance with BJP
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Nitish Kumar's tough tightrope walk: Keeping Bihar free of communal polarisation while balancing alliance with BJP

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has broken his silence. The JD(U) chief has sent out a strong statement to ministers from party ally BJP — that communal politics won't be tolerated.