The death toll in the two high intensity quakes that rattled Bihar on Tuesday rose to 19 on Wednesday, with two more deaths reported from Vaishali and Siwan districts.
As many as 27 children of a government school fell ill and were taken to hospital on Thursday at Hajipur in Bihar's Vaishali district after eating mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was found later.
"Eight bodies have been fished out while three to four persons are still missing and feared drowned," officials said.
Swirling waters inundated 12 districts of Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Vaishali, Saran, Begusarai, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur and Katihar.
His Bhoothnath might not have done well at the box office inspite of big names like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. But that hasn't deterred director Vivek Sharma from making his next -- Kal Kisne Dekha, starring newcomers Jaccky Bhagnani (producer Vashu Bhagnani's son) and Vaishali Desai (filmmaker Manmohan Desai's grand-niece).
With four more deaths, the toll in Bihar floods on Saturday increased to 153, while 12 more panchayat areas were inundated affecting a total population of 34.69 lakh in twelve districts.
The suspect has been identified as Bhabhen Saikia, who was deployed as a guard at the Infosys unit, and is being brought to Pune, he said.
The minister was on his way to Motihari to attend PM Modi's rally. He never made it.
The court had denied bail to her twice last month.
Over 40 people died in rain-related incidents, majority of them in Uttar Pradesh, while incessant rainfall in Bihar left the streets of state capital Patna and other areas waterlogged and residences of at least two ministers marooned.
Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the eighth and penultimate round, ending the Indian challenge in the Isle of Man International Chess tournament on Sunday.
A SIT has begun process to freeze bank accounts of arrested accused in the Bihar toppers scam. M I Khan/Rediff.com reports from Patna.
Articulate segments of Muzaffarpur have been at the the forefront of all anti-establishment mobilisation, which makes their silence over the atrocities in a shelter home in the town puzzling. Could it be that if those accused of horrific crimes belong to dominant castes and if the victims belong to the vulnerable groups, then the middle classes become mute, asks Mohammad Sajjad.
Vashu Bhagnani is ready to launch his son Jaccky in Kal Kissne Dekha, opposite another newcomer Vaishali Desai. He tells us about his journey to stardom.
"It would be insulting to our martyrs if Ajmal is let off on humanitarian grounds without any punishment," Vaishali, daughter of Tukaram Ombale who was killed during the terror siege, said in an interview to Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna on Friday
The state government has also cancelled the recognition of Vaishali-based VinshuRaiCollege, as the two toppers who failed in the re-test were students of the college, Prasad said.
The arts topper Rubi Rai conveyed to the board that she was unwell. M I Khan reports
With substantial number of employees having been with Jet Airways for around 20 years, getting another job is also not easy considering the age factor and the job market situation.
The probe panel, constituted by Bihar's National Democratic Alliance government, on Tuesday confirmed that Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh's kin had engaged two child labourers for tilling an agricultural land at Shahpur village in Vaishali district on December 9. The finding dealt a severe blow to Singh's assertion that some TV channels had stage-managed the story.
Two suspected vehicle lifters were beaten to death by angry villagers in Haripur Kala near Yasodapatti Chowk under Bhargam block, approximately 40 km from Araria, late on Friday night. The villagers caught them when they tried to flee after stealing a two-wheeler and beat them up fatally, police said. A suspected thief was beaten to death by angry villagers at Sahdullapur, under Lalganj police station in the district, on Friday night.
They were arrested from the Vaishali Expres, which was bound for Gorakhpur.
Swirling waters inundated 12 districts in the state.
Sources in police headquarters in Patna told rediff.com on Thursday that the CID has filed the charge sheet in the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hajipur court in Vaishali district.
The lake, situated at Braila village under Patepur block, is a lifeline to several biological creatures like Pragmitis, Tifa, Hydrila, Utroculeria and other micro-organisms.
The Patna High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former member of Parliament and Janata Dal United leader Lovely Anand, who was recently sentenced to life for the murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994. On October 3, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ramshreshtra Rai had sentenced Lovely Anand , a former MP from Vaishali, to life along with three other accused for inciting a mob to lynch Krishnaiah.
A Hajipur court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants against the 10 persons accused of lynching 10 suspected thieves in Bihar's Vaishali district, police sources said on Saturday.
The polling for the sixth phase on May 12 covers 6 states and one Union Territory.
IG (Headquarters) Anil Sinha will conduct a simultaneous inquiry into administrative lapses leading to the brutal killings, they said, adding that the government has decided to bring to justice the perpetrators of the crime.
The incident comes days after a mob gouged out the eyes of three young men who had snatched away a motorcycle in Nawada district of the state.
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Arrested BSEB 'topper' Ruby Rai has told the Bihar police about the links between her father and toppers scam 'kingpin' Bachcha Rai. M I Khan/Rediff.com reports from Patna.
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Singh had gone underground after resigning from the board two weeks ago ever since his name figured in the Class 12 toppers' scam.
The Bihar government has launched a massive programme to bring over 23 lakh out-of-school children to educational institutions in the state.
Smitten by India, world's leading news broadcaster BBC has decided to go local with its communication strategy by developing a campaign that has been developed for the first time outside London in its history.
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