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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


Man arrested in East Champaran for alleged link with Pak-based gangster

BETTIAH, Sept. 28 -- Police in Dhaka in East Champaran district, arrested a 22-year-old man for his alleged links to Ali Gujjar, an associate of Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti, and for alleged... Read More


15-yr-old swept away after boat overturns: Cops

BETTIAH, Sept. 26 -- A 15-year--old girl was swept away, while 13 others swam to safety after a boat carrying them capsized in one of the tributaries of the swollen Bagamati river in Muzaffarpur distr... Read More


Tiger kills 35-year-old woman in VTR

BETTIAH, Sept. 24 -- A 35-year-old woman was allegedly killed in a tiger attack on the fringes of Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) on Wednesday, officials said. A day after an elderly farmer, Aklu ... Read More


Gandhi museum walls defaced in Motihari

BETTIAH, Sept. 22 -- Anti-social elements allegedly defaced the boundary walls of the Gandhi museum in Motihari, East Champaran, on Monday by scrawling inflammatory language and misquoted statements a... Read More


Official say 'no damage' as bihar bridge develops crack 20 days after unveiling

BETTIAH, Sept. 21 -- A newly-constructed bridge over Dhanauti river near Majuraha in East Champaran's Motihari has reported to have developed a 20-feet long crack barely 20 days after being inaugurate... Read More


teacher beaten to death in east champaran: Cops

BETTIAH, Sept. 19 -- A 45-year-old government school teacher was allegedly abducted and beaten to death by villagers in Bihar's East Champaran district on Thursday afternoon, police said. The victim w... Read More


4 cops dismissed for graft

BETTIAH, Sept. 17 -- Four police constables from Govindganj police station in East Champaran have been dismissed following departmental proceedings against them for allegedly concealing Rs.3 lakh and ... Read More


Liquor mafia linked to April hooch tragedy nabbed from U.P.

BETTIAH, Sept. 16 -- Bihar Police arrested an alleged liquor mafia from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly supplying spirit that was used to make spurious liquor that claimed 11 lives in the district earlier... Read More