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school students held captive for plucking jamuns

BETTIAH, Aug. 2 -- Laukaria police in Bagaha subdivision on Saturday initiated legal action against a woman for allegedly holding five government school students captive after they plucked jamun from ... Read More


2 killed by VTR tigers in 2 days as man-animal conflicts spike amid monsoon

BETTIAH, Aug. 1 -- A 45-year-old woman was allegedly killed in a tiger attack on the fringes of the forest in Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) on Friday as monsoon-triggered man-animal conflicts. T... Read More


Tiger that attacked farmer found dead in VTR

BETTIAH, July 31 -- A tiger believed to have critically injured an elderly farmer on Thursday morning was later found dead in the forest of Valmiki Tiger Reserve forest, officials said, prompting an i... Read More


VTR marks International Tiger Day

BETTIAH, July 30 -- On International Tiger Day on Wednesday, forest department at Bihar's lone tiger habitat, the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), expressed optimism over further rise in the big cat popul... Read More


Land dispute: Man murders mother to frame brother in East Champaran distt

BETTIAH, July 28 -- Dumariaghat police in East Champaran district on Monday arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly murdering his 65-year-old mother at Saraiya Baduraha village under Dumariaghat poli... Read More


Crocodile menace: Villagers erect makeshift bridge across water body in W Champaran

BETTIAH, July 28 -- Several villagers at Sirisiya Gurlahiya under Naurangiya police station area of Bagaha police district in Bihar's West Champaran district on Monday erected a 50-foot long bamboo 'c... Read More


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