Baghlan (Afghanistan), April 22: In a second bombing in Afghanistan on Sunday, six persons were killed and five injured as a bomb went off close to a voter registration centre in Baghlan.

All victims were members of the same family, Tolo News reported.

The family was driving past the centre in Pul-e-Khumri city when the IED detonated shortly after 12 noon, health officials said.

Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd lining up to get access to an election-related registration site in Kabul, killing 31 people and injuring 54, officials said.

The blast occurred at around 10 a.m. in front of a school located in Kabul's Qala-e-Nazir area, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Mangaluru: Senior journalist, storyteller, and news editor of Vartha Bharati, B.M. Basheer, will release his new book titled Agnipath on Saturday, May 10, at a special event to be held in Mangaluru.

The book release programme is being jointly organised by Kavita Prakashan, Mysore, and the Kannada Department of St Aloysius Deemed University. It will take place at 3:30 pm at the Sahodaya Auditorium of the university campus near Bavutagudde.

The book Agnipath, published by Kavita Prakashan Mysore, will be released by noted thinker and columnist Shivasundar. Senior writer Vasudeva Belle will introduce the work to the audience.

The event will be presided over by renowned author Chandrakala Nandavar. St Aloysius Deemed University Vice Chancellor Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis and Ganesh Amingad from Kavita Prakashan are expected to attend the function, as per the official announcement.