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Speeding car crushes 3 at wedding venue in W Champaran

BETTIAH, Nov. 18 -- At least three people died and seven others were injured after they were crushed by a speeding car at a wedding venue in a village in Bihar's West Champaran late Sunday evening, po... Read More


East Champaran: 17 poll personnel booked for dereliction of duty, 4 others suspended

BETTIAH, Nov. 17 -- Areraj sub divisional magistrate (SDM) and returning officer Arun Kumar had ordered the registration of FIR against 17 poll personnel, a majority of them government school teachers... Read More


Over 14K voters boycott polls over lack of infra in West Champaran

BETTIAH, Nov. 12 -- Though Bihar recorded an unprecedented voter turnout of 67.14 per cent in the second phase of polling on Tuesday, villagers of the Done area under Ramnagar block in West Champaran ... Read More


Cash for vote: Four held in Motihari, FIR against 2 for distributing cash

BETTIAH, Nov. 11 -- In an alleged crackdown on cash for votes, Bihar's East Champaran police arrested four people and recovered cash, alleged to be used to influence voters, and FIR against two candid... Read More


'NRIs of Bihar': Migrant workers hope next govt will utilise their potential

BETTIAH, Nov. 10 -- Set to vote in the Assembly elections, migrant workers from different age groups who overstayed in their respective constituencies after Chhath puja have described themselves as th... Read More


headmaster faces action for electioneering

BETTIAH, Nov. 9 -- A headmaster of a government school was suspended for allegedly campaigning for a political party during the ongoing electioneering in Bihar's East Champaran district, official said... Read More


Irked over govt apathy to development, villagers plan poll boycott in Champaran

BETTIAH, Nov. 8 -- Surrounded by hilly rivers on all sides, cut off from neighbouring villages, neglected by the government, and grappling with multiple hardships - from erratic electricity supply to ... Read More


Renu Devi, two ex-mins locked in close contest

BETTIAH/NAUTAN, Nov. 7 -- Rohit Sikaria, an Independent candidate, is locked in a battle against BJP nominee Renu Devi for the Bettiah seat in West Champaran district. Sikaria is the husband of Bettia... Read More


Tejashwi widens reach to women, pledges Rs.30K aid

BETTIAH, Nov. 6 -- Mahagathbandhan chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav upped the ante on women's empowerment Wednesday, vowing Rs.30,000 financial aid to poor women if the alliance wins Bihar... Read More


Villagers around VTR hope for electricity after years of darkness

BETTIAH, Nov. 4 -- As darkness envelops Jhandu Tola, about 40 km from Bagaha in West Champaran district, the hamlet flickers with the glow of lamps, torchlights and bulbs powered by private solar pane... Read More