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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


Rich candidates turn to rooted campaigns

BETTIAH, Nov. 2 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) nominee for the Narkatiaganj seat, Deepak Yadav, managing director of Bagaha-based Tirupati Sugars Limited; Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) candidate Rankau... Read More


Tushar Gandhi fears 'vote theft' by NDA

BETTIAH, Oct. 30 -- Giving a clarion call for "Vote Kranti", Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi on Wednesday feared "vote theft" by the ruling national democratic alliance (NDA) after two p... Read More