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In Poll-Bound Bihar, Politics Over Compensation for Earthquake Victims
A political tussle has broken out in Bihar over the compensation that is being paid to the families of the 70 people who lost their lives in the two massive earthquakes that struck the region in the past month.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Prays at Mahabodhi Temple For Earthquake Victims
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took part in a special prayer in the world famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya for the people killed in the devastating earthquake which hit Nepal and the state.
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Rahul Gandhi to Visit Earthquake-Hit Bihar Today
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit earthquake-hit areas of Bihar today to meet victims and to take stock of the ongoing rescue and relief operations, party leaders said.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Reviews Earthquake Relief Work in Border Areas
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reviewed the earthquake relief operations in border areas of the state even as schools and colleges reopened after two days due to the tremors.
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This Family Lost 2 in Nepal Quake, was Then Fleeced
25-year-old Firoz Alam waited for over two hours at a relief camp in Bihar's Raxaul town on the border with Nepal, for a two-minute meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday.
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Anger and Anxiety Mount in Earthquake-Hit Nepal as Stranded Indians Struggle to Get Home
After three days of agonizing wait, tempers were running high as thousands of stranded Indians jostled with each other to get on-board one of the 100 buses leaving from quake-hit Nepal, anxious to return home.
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Nepal Earthquake: Bihar Motor Transport Vehicles Defers Strike
Bihar truckers and bus operators today decided to defer their one-day strike on April 30 against the Centre's Transport Safety Bill and collection of toll tax on 49 bridges by the Bihar government for relief operations in earthquake-devastated Nepal and Bihar.
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Government Deploys Nearly 100 Buses to Earthquake-Hit Nepal to Bring Back Stranded Indians
Nearly 100 buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation are queued up at the bus stand, and luggage is being loaded on them, batch by batch. A first batch of five buses, carrying hundreds of Indians, left for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. Another batch would leave for Bihar in the afternoon.
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Thunder Squall and Rains Hit Bihar
Already battling Saturday's high intensity earthquake and aftershocks, major parts of Bihar were today hit by thunder squall followed by rains hampering relief work.
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India Steps Up Relief Work in Nepal. Land Routes Operational as Airport Gets Congested
As the number of deaths in Saturday's earthquake climb to 72 in India, India's relief efforts in Nepal, where over 4,000 people have died, have been stepped up. But though medical teams and relief material is flowing into Kathmandu, aircraft are encountering difficulty landing into the congested Tribhuban airport.
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Ram Vilas Paswan Slams Bihar Government for 'Sloppiness' in Relief Work
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today charged the Bihar government with showing "sloppy" attitude to natural calamities like storms and earthquakes saying while the Centre was time and again promising to extend all help, the Nitish Kumar Ministry was not utilising it.
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Government Rushes 13 Aircraft to Earthquake-Hit Nepal; Over 1300 Indians Rescued So Far
Six military aircraft are operational in Kathmandu but India hopes to push the figure to 13 by tonight, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said after a review of relief operations following the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Over 2,400 people died after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. More than 60 people died in India.
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Earthquake Claims 50 Lives in Bihar, Says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
As many as 50 people have been killed in yesterday's earthquake in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said and directed government officials to carry out relief work for the affected on a war footing.
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In Poll-Bound Bihar, Politics Over Compensation for Earthquake Victims
A political tussle has broken out in Bihar over the compensation that is being paid to the families of the 70 people who lost their lives in the two massive earthquakes that struck the region in the past month.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Prays at Mahabodhi Temple For Earthquake Victims
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took part in a special prayer in the world famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya for the people killed in the devastating earthquake which hit Nepal and the state.
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Rahul Gandhi to Visit Earthquake-Hit Bihar Today
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit earthquake-hit areas of Bihar today to meet victims and to take stock of the ongoing rescue and relief operations, party leaders said.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Reviews Earthquake Relief Work in Border Areas
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reviewed the earthquake relief operations in border areas of the state even as schools and colleges reopened after two days due to the tremors.
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This Family Lost 2 in Nepal Quake, was Then Fleeced
25-year-old Firoz Alam waited for over two hours at a relief camp in Bihar's Raxaul town on the border with Nepal, for a two-minute meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday.
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Anger and Anxiety Mount in Earthquake-Hit Nepal as Stranded Indians Struggle to Get Home
After three days of agonizing wait, tempers were running high as thousands of stranded Indians jostled with each other to get on-board one of the 100 buses leaving from quake-hit Nepal, anxious to return home.
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Nepal Earthquake: Bihar Motor Transport Vehicles Defers Strike
Bihar truckers and bus operators today decided to defer their one-day strike on April 30 against the Centre's Transport Safety Bill and collection of toll tax on 49 bridges by the Bihar government for relief operations in earthquake-devastated Nepal and Bihar.
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Government Deploys Nearly 100 Buses to Earthquake-Hit Nepal to Bring Back Stranded Indians
Nearly 100 buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation are queued up at the bus stand, and luggage is being loaded on them, batch by batch. A first batch of five buses, carrying hundreds of Indians, left for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. Another batch would leave for Bihar in the afternoon.
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Thunder Squall and Rains Hit Bihar
Already battling Saturday's high intensity earthquake and aftershocks, major parts of Bihar were today hit by thunder squall followed by rains hampering relief work.
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India Steps Up Relief Work in Nepal. Land Routes Operational as Airport Gets Congested
As the number of deaths in Saturday's earthquake climb to 72 in India, India's relief efforts in Nepal, where over 4,000 people have died, have been stepped up. But though medical teams and relief material is flowing into Kathmandu, aircraft are encountering difficulty landing into the congested Tribhuban airport.
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Ram Vilas Paswan Slams Bihar Government for 'Sloppiness' in Relief Work
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today charged the Bihar government with showing "sloppy" attitude to natural calamities like storms and earthquakes saying while the Centre was time and again promising to extend all help, the Nitish Kumar Ministry was not utilising it.
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Government Rushes 13 Aircraft to Earthquake-Hit Nepal; Over 1300 Indians Rescued So Far
Six military aircraft are operational in Kathmandu but India hopes to push the figure to 13 by tonight, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said after a review of relief operations following the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Over 2,400 people died after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. More than 60 people died in India.
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Earthquake Claims 50 Lives in Bihar, Says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
As many as 50 people have been killed in yesterday's earthquake in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said and directed government officials to carry out relief work for the affected on a war footing.
