Paying condolence to eminent jurist and senior advocate Fali S Nariman Prime Minister who breathed last on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him one of the most "outstanding legal minds" and said his thoughts are with Nariman's family.
While nine people died on the spot, five were admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment. The deceased and injured were identified as mostly residents of Jamalpur in Munger district.
A car collided with an auto-rickshaw in which three people died on the spot, while others sustained injuries in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district, a police official said.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose arrives at Islampur Circuit House in North Dinajpur district on Tuesday to meet the family members of the four children, who died allegedly after a mound of soil caved in during drainage expansion near the India-Bangladesh border in the Chopra area.