Two minors die, 19 injured after touching high-tension wire

BETTIAH, Oct. 12 -- Two minor devotees were killed and 19 others, 17 of them minors, injured after they came in contact with a high-tension wire during a religious ceremony on the first day of Shardiy... Read More

2 bodies stuffed in gunny bags found, probe on

BETTIAH, Oct. 10 -- In two similar cases reported from separate districts of Bihar's Champaran region, police have found the bodies of a two-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, both allegedly murdere... Read More

Jeweller shot in loot bid in East Champaran

BETTIAH, Oct. 9 -- A 28-year-old jeweller, Sujeet Kumar, was critically injured after being shot by three motorcycle-borne criminals in East Champaran district after he resisted their attempt to loot ... Read More

Suicide case reopened after viral video shows assault in Sangrampur

BETTIAH, Oct. 7 -- The Sangrampur police has registered a case against five people and opened an investigation into the death of a woman, who was believed to have died by suicide a year ago, was shown... Read More

Dead body carried on cart for post-mortem in Bihar; SI suspended

BETTIAH, Oct. 5 -- East Champaran Superintendent of Police (SP) Swarn Prabhat on Sunday suspended a sub-inspector (SI) and issued a show-cause notice to the Raghunathpur station house officer (SHO) fo... Read More

Charas worth Rs.1 crore seized at Raxaul: Police

BETTIAH, Oct. 5 -- Hariya police in East Champaran, in coordination with the 47th battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), arrested a Nepali national and seized a large quantity of charas, valued a... Read More

4 minor girls drown as marooned people cope with pain & loss

BETTIAH, Oct. 3 -- Four minor girls drowned in East Champaran district on Friday and a pathway collapsed in West Champaran even as receding floodwaters have opened a new chapter of woes across the Cha... Read More

Flood crisis worsens as Muzaffarpur and Saran embankments burst open

BETTIAH/PATNA, Oct. 2 -- Amid the recent spell of rain in Nepal and Uttar Pradesh and continuous discharge of water from the Gandak barrage, the flood situation in Bihar worsened on Thursday after rig... Read More

With houses inundated, families forced to take shelter

BETTIAH, Sept. 30 -- A vast chunk of villagers dwelling in the low-lying villages along the Gandak river in Nautan and Bairiya block of West Champaran district were forced to spend a night in the open... Read More

Libraries run by locals, kin turn dacoit dens into education hubs

BALUWA (West Champaran), Sept. 30 -- A commercial establishment owned by former West Champaran district board chairman Amar Yadav - son of dreaded dacoit Bhangar Yadav, whose name was once synonymous ... Read More

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