As many as ten people died by drowning while bathing in Bihar on Sunday. Notably, six children died by drowning in the Sone river in Tumba village of Rohtas district and four children due to drowning while bathing in the river near Saraiya Dhala in Kursela police station area of Katihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed condolences over the deaths of four children in Kushha village of Madanpur block under Aurangabad district and three children in Barun block who died due to drowning while bathing, stated Bihar CMO.
A 51-year-old man accused of sending a bomb threat email to the Bihar Chief Minister's office has been arrested by Bihar Police from Kolkata, a senior police officer said.
On July 16, the CMO received an email from an unidentified account claiming to be associated with Al-Qaeda. The sender of the email threatened that the CMO premises would be "blown up with a bomb," and stated that even the special police of Bihar could not prevent it.
At least four people died and around 50 people got injured after 21 coaches of the North-East Superfast train derailed near Raghunathpur station in Buxar district on October 11.
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 16 (ANI): Fifteen people died due to lightning strikes in six districts of Bihar following which an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the deceased, said the Bihar Chief Minister's Office.