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Bihar government lying about floods toll, says ex-chief minister

newdelhinews.net
15 hrs ago 5 related
        

Former chief minister Jagannath Mishra Tuesday accused the Bihar government of suppressing the toll in the recent floods, and said over 3,600 people were killed in the worst calamity the state has seen in 50 years.

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India: In The Kosi Flood Camps, No Relief

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12 hrs ago
        

By Manisha Prakash Specks of blue and yellow plastic form the landscape of Purnia in Bihar, a state that has witnessed one of the worst floods in recent history. At the camp near Mirchaiwadi Chowk in Banmanki sub-division of...

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ibnlive.com: WATERY NIGHTMARE: Flood phobia in Bihar has many queueing up to see psychiatrists. ibnlive.com

Scores deluged by flood phobia in Bihar

ibnlive.com
12-Nov-2008
        

Patna: More than three months after the Kosi flood, Sudha is still living the nightmare. The scenes of the dead bodies floating in the flood water keeps playing in her mind. She's now been undergoing psychiatric treatment. Her...

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Bihar politician booked for inciting mob

hindustantimes.com
09-Nov-2008 9 related
        

A police complaint was lodged against Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) leader in Bihar's Purnea district for inciting a mob that targeted a senior woman official from Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. Last month in response to the...

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ibnlive.com: NAME FOR A REASON: The parents have named their kids 'Kosi ibnlive.com

Bihar flood victims name babies after 'Kosi' river

ibnlive.com
08-Nov-2008
        

NAME FOR A REASON: The parents have named their kids 'Kosi' so that they can later tell them about the disaster. Purnia: After all the devastation and havoc that the Kosi river caused in Bihar, the flood victims are now naming...

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A rare display of social harmony on Chhath in Bihar

indiasnews.net
04-Nov-2008 47 related
        

It was an occasion for all - rich and poor, lower and upper castes. A rare show of harmony was on display when people cutting across social barriers gathered Tuesday to celebrate Chhath, one of the most popular Hindu festivals...

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Woman officer targeted in Bihar for Thackeray surname

mumbaimirror.com
02-Nov-2008 47 related
        

Patna: In response to the attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra, a woman government official with the surname Thackeray was the target of an angry mob that surrounded her office and shouted slogans against her in Purnia...

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kin of those missing to receive compensation within two years

newdelhinews.net
01-Nov-2008 2 related
        

New Delhi News.Net Saturday 1st November, 2008 (IANS) The kin of the thousands of people who are missing after this year's devastating floods in Bihar will receive compensation within two years, instead of having to undergo the...

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kin of those missing to receive compensation within two years

indiasnews.net
01-Nov-2008
        

India's News.Net Saturday 1st November, 2008 (IANS) The kin of the thousands of people who are missing after this year's devastating floods in Bihar will receive compensation within two years, instead of having to undergo the...

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Woman IAS officer targeted in Bihar for Thackeray surname

bombaynews.net
01-Nov-2008 10 related
        

In response to the attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra, a senior woman government official from the state, with the surname Thackeray, was the target of an angry mob that surrounded her office and shouted slogans against...

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