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in tarai, price hike, political instability and unemployment top voter issues

RAXAUL/BIRGANJ, March 4 -- As Nepal heads into another crucial election, the mood on the streets reflects a mix of hope, frustration and cautious optimism. In the bustling marketplaces of Parsa and Ba... Read More


Under-construction bridge collapses; AE and JE sacked

BETTIAH, March 3 -- An under-construction two-pillared bridge being built over the Ghoghari river by the Rural Works Department (RWD) collapsed in the Siddhwalia block of Bihar's Gopalganj district, o... Read More


One charred to death in W Champaran

BETTIAH, Feb. 27 -- A middle-aged man was charred to death and several trees were destroyed after a major fire broke out at two locations, including the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), in West Champaran ... Read More


Inmates take to books, write board exams from behind bars

BETTIAH, Feb. 23 -- With the examinees of the ongoing matriculation examination being engrossed in lessons and solving practice papers, East Champaran's Seraj Alam and Pravez are no exception. Nor is ... Read More


Three minors detained for lewd comments

BETTIAH, Feb. 22 -- Police detained three minor boys for hours before releasing them on personal bonds after they allegedly barged into a government school and hurled lewd comments on girls in a villa... Read More


Ramnagar royal family member held for 'fraud'

BETTIAH, Feb. 21 -- Bihar's Ramnagar police on Thursday arrested Sanjay Vikram Shah, a member of the Ramnagar Raj family, in connection with a case of fraud and extortion. He was allegedly demanding m... Read More


Man drowns as tractor hits motorcycle on narrow bridge

BETTIAH, Feb. 19 -- A youth drowned and another was injured after a tractor allegedly rammed their motorcycle off a narrow bridge into a canal in Ramnagar block of West Champaran on Wednesday morning,... Read More


6 Bihar workers among 7 dead in Raj factory fire

BETTIAH, Feb. 17 -- Of seven people burnt alive in an illegal firecracker-manufacturing factory in the Bhiwadi town of Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district on Monday, six are from Bihar, leaving the ... Read More


2 ex-naxalites arrested in East Champaran

BETTIAH, Feb. 16 -- Police in East Champaran district arrested a father-son duo in Patahi area for their alleged past links with a banned ultra-Left organisation, officials said on Saturday evening. A... Read More


21-yr-old languishing in Dubai jail, kin in Bihar struggle for his release

BETTIAH, Feb. 16 -- The Malakar family of Bettiah in West Champaran is facing an agonising wait as their son Ravi Kumar has been incarcerated in a jail in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for over a yea... Read More