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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


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