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  4 Kanwariyas Killed, Several Injured, As Vehicle Runs Over Them In Bihar

  At least four Kanwariyas died and several others were injured after a vehicle ran over them on Friday night in Bihar's Banka district, police said.

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  Bihar: Snake Pieces Found In College Mess Food, Students Fall Ill

  Students in Bihar fall ill after finding suspected snake pieces in their college mess food. Investigation underway.

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  Dead Snake Found In Mess Food, Outrage At Bihar Engineering College

  Ten students of a government engineering college in Bihar's Banka district had to be taken to a hospital last week after a dead snake was allegedly found in their mess food.

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  "Politically Connected" Delhi Man Dies By Suicide; Needed Money, Say Cops

  A "politically connected" man allegedly died by suicide in south Delhi's Greater Kailash Part 1, sources have said.

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  Differently-Abled Unmarried Woman Sterilised, Probe Ordered in Bihar

  A 25-year-old unmarried woman who cannot hear or speak was reportedly sterilised in Bihar's Banka district and a probe has been ordered into it.

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  The Muslim Artisans Behind Durga Puja Celebrations in Cuttack

  Thirty-year old Zaheer Khan of Banka Bazar, Cuttack, is in a rush to finish the zari work as the Durga Puja draws closer.

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  Can't Trust 'Arrogant' Nitish Kumar, Says PM Modi in Bihar Rally

  Attacking Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is "too arrogant" to be trusted with governance and asked people to back development agenda of BJP to change the state's fortunes.

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  'Bullet Will Destroy, Ballot Will Bring Development': PM Modi in Bihar

  In his first rally in Bihar since elections were announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for development today, pointing to how neighbour Jharkhand, ruled by the BJP, had jumped many places to now be ranked number 3 among Indian states in a World Bank survey.

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  'Bihar Will Celebrate 2 Diwalis This Time,' Says PM Narendra Modi: Highlights

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a rally in Bihar's Banka district, his first in the state since the five-phased elections were declared.

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  PM Narendra Modi to Address First Rally in Bihar After Announcement of Polls

  The 'Parivartan Rally' in Bihar's Banka district will be PM Modi's first programme, since the five-phased elections were declared in the state.

• Prisoner Beaten to Death in Bihar

  A 50-year-old prisoner, who was beaten up allegedly by an inmate in a jail in Bhagalpur district, died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital, an official said today.

• Five Killed in Lightning in Bihar

  Five persons including a woman were today killed after being struck by lightning during heavy downpour at different places in Banka district of Bihar.

• Six sentenced to life in 26-yr old murder case

  A court in Bihar's Banka district on Monday sentenced six persons to life imprisonment after convicting them in a 26-year-old murder case. Additional District and Sessions judge G K Sinha passed the order sentencing the six after finding them guilty in the murder of one Ganesh Saut, in May 1986.

• Encounter in Banka, six Naxals killed

  Six Naxals have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Banka district of Bihar.One Naxal has been arrested. The encounter is still on.More details are awaited.

• Ten killed, many injured in Bihar temple stampede

  At least ten people are feared dead and many are injured, seven of them serioulsy, in a stampede that took place during a ceremony at a Durga temple in Bihar's Banka district on the occasion of 'Navratri' festival. Around 30,000 devotees had gathered to offer prayers at the temple at Tildiha village."Ten deaths have been confirmed so far," district...