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NIA summons Bihar official for alleged links with LeT terrorist Abdul Naeem Sheikh

The NIA, which arrested suspected LeT operative Abdul Naeem Sheikh from Uttar Pradesh last month, has summoned a District Transport Officer (DTO) of Bihar for his alleged links with the terrorist

Assassination plot against Sheikh Hasina: Ten militants sentenced to death

The convicts had hatched the plot to kill Hasina in 2000 by planting a high-powered explosive device in an open ground at her village home in southwestern Gopalganj where she was scheduled to address a public rally

Bihar floods: Death toll rises to 202 in 18 districts; thundershowers likely to continue today

The toll in Bihar floods rose to 202 on Saturday as the flood situation worsened affecting around 1.21 crore people across 18 districts in the state

Seven NDRF teams to conduct mock exercises in flood-prone areas of Bihar

Fearing flood threats in Bihar, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Tuesday deployed its seven teams in different flood-prone areas in the state.

Bihar Floods: CM Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey to review erosion in Gopalganj

Meanwhile, flood situation has eased in Bihar with almost all major rivers except four flowing below danger-level.

Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar vows action against perpetrators

The toll in the hooch tragedy in Bihar's Gopalganj district has risen to 16, even as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced tough action against those responsible for it, including manufacturers of liquor banned in the state

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 17 as 25 gets cops suspended and six arrested

Twenty-five policemen were suspended, six people arrested in Bihar's Gopalganj district even as the death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to 16.

Bihar hooch tragedy: Strict actions will be taken against people, says Nitish Kumar

With the death toll in alleged Bihar 'hooch tragedy' rising to 13, the state government has gone into a damage control mode by dismissing opposition's claim that the tragedy happened because of consumption of spurious liquor

Bihar hooch tragedy: BJP blames Nitish Kumar as 13 die after allegedly consuming poisonous liquor

Senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav said: "If there is total ban on liquor in Bihar, how come the poor are dying after consuming it?

Hooch tragedy: 'Desi' alcohol kills 13 in Bihar, allege families; police orders probe

At least 11 people died overnight under mysterious circumstances in Gopalganj district of Bihar. The administration on Wednesday morning ordered a probe after families claimed it to be a hooch tragedy, police said