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Boyfriend arrested in Bettiah nurse death case

BETTIAH, July 25 -- Town police in Bettiah on Thursday evening arrested the boyfriend of a nurse whose body was found under mysterious circumstances on the third floor of a private clinic earlier this... Read More


Farmer, 45, killed by crocodile

BETTIAH, July 24 -- The body of a 45-year-old farmer, who had been missing since Sunday after allegedly being dragged away by a crocodile near Naurangiya in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, was fished out from ... Read More


2 drown in Akadaha in West Champaran

BETTIAH, July 23 -- Two girls drowned while collecting shells in a river near Puraina Sareh under Majhaulia police station in West Champaran on Wednesday. Majhauliya's circle officer Dolly Kumari said... Read More


Locals dismantle houses, move to safer spots in W Champaran

BETTIAH, July 23 -- Several residents dwelling along the banks of the Gandak river at erosion-hit Narhwa village in Madhubani block, about 65 km from Bettiah, headquarters of West Champaran district o... Read More


Nurse found dead at private clinic

BETTIAH, July 22 -- A 24-year-old nurse, who was missing since Sunday morning, was found dead on Tuesday with her body allegedly lying on a mattress at a private clinic in Bettiah, police said. Police... Read More


Bear hit by train dies in W Champaran

BETTIAH, July 21 -- A bear that had strayed out of the forest of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) was killed after being hit by a train while crossing a railway track near Valmikinagar Road railway sta... Read More


Mini cartridge factory busted in Champaran, four arrested: Police

BETTIAH, July 20 -- A joint police team comprising personnel from five police stations, led by two Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs), on Sunday arrested four people, including the alleged masterm... Read More


Uzbek woman held at India-Nepal border

BETTIAH, July 19 -- Personnel of the 47th Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Thursday evening apprehended a 32-year-old woman from Uzbekistan who had allegedly been overstaying in India for... Read More


2 bodies found even as flooding rivers recede

BETTIAH, July 19 -- As the major rivers flowing through West Champaran receded, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Saturday recovered the bodies of two of the three people who had drowned in ... Read More


Villagers in tents as Gandak floods into houses

BETTIAH, July 17 -- Amid incessant rainfall in Nepal and its catchment areas, coupled with continuous release of water from Valmikinagar barrage, villagers on Thursday were forced to spend a second da... Read More