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'NDA owes apology to rain-hit people of Patna': Giriraj Singh slams Bihar government over floods
•The firebrand BJP leader also attacked the Nitish Kumar government saying an alert had been sounded ahead of the downpour but it failed to ensure attentiveness in the administrative machinery, which could have lessened the severity of the crisis.
'What happened in America?': Nitish Kumar, facing questions on Bihar floods, loses cool with journalists
Fp Staff •As the toll following heavy rains and floods in Bihar rose to 42 on Wednesday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lashed out at journalists who were posing questions before him while he surveyed the affected areas in the state
Bihar floods claim 30 lives: CM, private entities launch relief efforts; here is how you can help
Fp Staff •Torrential rain and resultant floods have claimed 29 lives across Bihar, apart from causing damage to property and displacing thousands of people. NDRF, SDRF, Indian Air Force are conducting relief and rescue operations in full swing
Rain-related fatality mounts to 148 including in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh; highest rainfall this monsoon since 1994, says IMD
•The weather department has forecast a long delayed withdrawal of Monsoon and more rains for Bihar, including capital Patna, where several areas still remain submerged, and food and relief material are being air dropped.
Bihar floods: Toll rises to 29 as state govt requests IAF for two helicopters to airdrop food packets, medicines in affected areas
•The death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday
Bihar floods: Heavy rain claims 29 lives; parts of Muzaffarpur, Patna submerged in water
Fp Staff •Continuous rains have flooded extensive parts of Bihar, including the state capital of Patna
Bihar floods: Heavy rains claim 7 lives; IMD issues red alert for 9 districts, including East-West Champaran, Siwan, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi
Sauravkumar •Heavy rains in several parts of Bihar has thrown normal life out of gear affecting rail traffic, healthcare facilities and schools. Weather forecaster have predicted more rains in the coming days. The residences of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav and BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy resembled marooned islands, reports have said
Nitish Kumar reviews situation following heavy rains in Patna, other parts of Bihar; water enters two hospitals in state capital
•The weather department has predicted heavy rainfall for Patna till 30 September and the district administration has ordered closure of all schools till Tuesday
Daily Bulletin: ICJ verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case likely today; SC to pass order on rebel Karnataka MLAs’ resignations; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India hopes for relief as ICJ set to deliver verdict today; Karnataka crisis: SC reserves order in rebel MLAs' case for today at 10.30 am; day's top stories
Floods in Assam, Bihar claim 55 lives, over 70 lakh people affected; red alert sounded in Kerala
•The flood fury continued in Bihar and Assam Tuesday with the death toll in the region mounting to 55, even as a red alert was sounded in Kerala after the weather office predicted extremely heavy rains in the state