PANAJI - Congress candidate Vishwajeet Rane Thursday won the Valpoi legislative assembly by-poll, defeating his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opponent by a margin of over 8,000 votes.

PATNA - A government school teacher on election duty in Bihar’s Katihar district died of heart attack Thursday, police said.

WASHINGTON - Amid reports that President Barack Obama has dropped plans to visit the Golden temple in Amritsar to avoid wearing a headscarf that could make him look like a Muslim, the White House has stressed his schedule isn’t “finalised.”

PATNA - The first phase of Bihar assembly elections began Thursday amid tight security in 47 constituencies across the Kosi-Seemanchal and Mithilanchal belts.

PATNA - The first phase of Bihar assembly elections began Thursday in 47 constituencies across the Kosi-Seemanchal and Mithilanchal belts.