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Unable to pay to local panchayat representatives, headmaster ends life

BETTIAH, March 28 -- The headmaster of a government school died by suicide after he was allegedly pestered by the local representatives for a monetary favour from the fund allocated for the constructi... Read More


Tiger found dead in Valmiki Reserve in Bihar's West Champaran district

India, March 25 -- The forest officials in Bihar's West Champaran found a tiger lying dead in the forest of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) on Sunday evening in yet another incident of territorial fight r... Read More


Two shot at in 'chicken biz rivalry' on Holi eve

BETTIAH, March 25 -- Driver and helper of a pickup van carrying chickens from neighbouring UP were shot at and injured in West Champaran on Sunday in a suspected case of business rivalry, police said.... Read More


Court clerk, wife die after run over by train

BETTIAH, March 25 -- A 35-year-old court scribe (peshkar) and his wife died after being run over by a train in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Sunday, police said. Muzaffarpur's senior superintendent... Read More


Three held in Rs.8-cr drugs haul in Bihar

BETTIAH, March 23 -- Three smugglers were arrested with a huge quantity of narcotics worth over Rs 8 crore in East Champaran district of Bihar in the late hours of Thursday, police said. The arrests ... Read More


3 wagons of spl train carrying vehicles derails in West Champaran, no casualties

India, March 19 -- Three wagons of a special military train carrying vehicles headed to West Bengal jumped off the track in Bihar's West Champaran district on Tuesday evening, people familiar with the... Read More


JD(U) leader booked for thrashing, stripping woman in Motihari: Cops

BETTIAH, March 19 -- A Janata Dal (United) leader in Bihar's East Champaran district has been booked for thrashing and stripping a woman in Motihari town, police said. Chhatauni police station's stat... Read More


Man dies, five injured after truck hits auto

BETTIAH, March 19 -- A middle-aged man died and five others, including two minor girls, were injured after the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a truck in East Champaran district of... Read More


cyber criminals with int'l links held from three Bihar districts

BETTIAH, March 18 -- Bihar's Muzaffarpur police on Sunday claimed it has busted a gang of thugs with international links that duped people posing as policemen and students bank acounts to fleece the v... Read More


Rs.13 lakh stolen from two SBI ATMs

MOTIHARI, March 10 -- Criminals looted Rs.13 lakh from two automated teller machines (ATMs) of State Bank of India (SBI) under separate police stations in East Champaran district of Bihar on Friday ni... Read More