In a tragic series of events, as many as 46 people, including 37 children, lost their lives in separate drowning incidents across Bihar over the past 24 hours. | News

At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials said. The fatalities were confirmed across 15 districts in the past 24 hours.

At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned and three others went missing in Bihar during the `Jivitputrika` festival. The incidents occurred in 15 districts.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar condoles the deaths and announced an ex gratia of ₹4 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.

Patna: As many as 46 people, including 37 children, lost their lives and three others went missing while taking holy dips in various water bodies in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, media reports said. The incidents were reported across 15 districts of the state on Wednesday, according to an NDTV report.

By bno - Chennai Office At least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned in the Indian state of Bihar as they bathed in rivers and lakes during the Hindu ‘Jitiya’ festival. The state's water bodies have been overflowing following heavy rains,

At least 43 people, including 37 children, drowned in rivers and ponds across India's eastern state of Bihar during a three-day Hindu festival, authorities said on Thursday. The devotees performed holy dips on Wednesday for Jivitputrika,