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1 held as cops bust Police Mitra hiring racket

BETTIAH, Feb. 5 -- Police in East Champaran on Wednesday arrested a man involved in duping youth on the pretext of recruitment as police mitra from different parts of the district, superintendent of p... Read More


10 arrested with fake Indian, Nepali currencies from East Champaran and Sitamarhi districts

BETTIAH, Feb. 2 -- A joint team of East Champaran police, Sastra Seema Baal (SSB) and Special Task Force (STF) arrested ten people involved in fake currency racket, three of them Nepalis, and seized a... Read More


Class 8 student dies, five injured after ambulance hits them

BETTIAH, Feb. 1 -- A Class VIII student was crushed to death and five others, including another student, were injured after a private ambulance, allegedly driven by an intoxicated driver, hit them in ... Read More


22-km-long rail section poses daily risk with 18 crossings sans gatemen

BETTIAH, Jan. 31 -- Ever heard of a journey -- often described as too short to finish a cup of tea -- turning into a major logistical nightmare? Believe it or not, a mere 22-kilometre stretch between ... Read More


Elderly farmer injured in bear attack in VTR

BETTIAH, Jan. 30 -- An elderly farmer Sukhal Mahato (60), was critically injured after being attacked by a bear in a forested area on the fringes of the Goverdhana forest range of the Valmiki Tiger Re... Read More


4 absentee govt teachers suspended

BETTIAH, Jan. 30 -- The West Champaran district education officer has suspended four teachers of Uchchtar Madhyamik Vidyalaya after they were found absent from the school despite having marked their a... Read More


Male tiger dies after coming into contact with live wire

BETTIAH, Jan. 29 -- A three-year-old male tiger allegedly died after coming into contact with a live electric wire illegally laid by a farmer to protect his wheat crop on the fringe of forested areas ... Read More


Infant 'sexually assaulted', worker held under POCSO

BETTIAH, Jan. 28 -- A one-half-year old daughter of a labourer was allegedly sexually assaulted by a migrant worker in Bihar's Gopalganj district on Monday evening, triggering outrage and sharp politi... Read More


Man arrested for throwing acid on woman in E Champaran

BETTIAH, Jan. 28 -- Patahi police on Monday evening arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly throwing acid on the face of a 21-year-old woman after she refused his proposal to enter into a love affair... Read More


E Champaran: 1 held for selling adulterated fuel

BETTIAH, Jan. 26 -- Bihar's Kalyanpur police arrested a man and seized 2,200 litres of alleged adulterated fuel being sold in villages across the district after mixing it with chemicals to increase it... Read More