Articles by Sandeep Bhaskar
12 deaths in village 15 days, but residents won’t take a Covid test
BHABHATA/HARPUR (West Champaran) At least 12 people have died in last fortnight, almost all having Covid-like symptoms, in a village in West Champaran district, although these may not be recorded as Covid deaths since they didn’t get tested, either because of lack of facility or because of reluctance by villagers
Published on May 19, 2021 08:51 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Stigma a major hurdle to Covid-19 containment in rural Bihar
Navin Prasad, the village head, said 12 people, including two children, have died after showing symptoms of Covid-19 over a fortnight and yet residents of Bhabhata remained averse to testing because of social stigma
Published on May 19, 2021 10:10 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Bihar teachers in 2 districts die of Covid-19 amid financial crisis
Teachers union alleges that the Bihar government had put them at additional risk of contracting Covid-19 disease apart from leaving them vulnerable by not paying their salaries on time.
Published on May 11, 2021 03:54 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Rapid response team formed at Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve to keep eye on wildlife amid pandemic
Officials of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar’s West Champaran district have formed two rapid response team (RRT), headed by veterinary experts, to keep an eye on wildlife in two divisions of forest amid the second wave of the pandemic
Published on May 07, 2021 05:37 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Villagers refuse to get vaccinated
BETTIAH Flat refusal by villagers to get vaccinated for Covid-19 has presented a new problem in parts of East Champaran district
Published on May 05, 2021 08:55 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Lord Budhha’s idol smuggled from Nepal, seized in Bihar; 4 arrested
Bihar’s West Champaran police have arrested four people including two Nepalese citizens with an idol of Lord Buddha, allegedly stolen from Nepal recently, police said Tuesday late evening
Published on Apr 28, 2021 03:08 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Steam inhalation kiosks come up at rly stations
BETTIAH In a bid to keep its employees safe from coronavirus infection, the Railways has set up steam inhalation kiosks at half a dozen railway stations under Samastipur division in the form an innovative contraption that expels steam from pipes connected to a pressure cooker used in kitchens
Published on Apr 26, 2021 09:23 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Oxygen plant goes live at GMCH
BETTIAH A medical oxygen generation plant, recently commissioned at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here, has started functioning to meet the sudden surge in oxygen demand amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic
Published on Apr 26, 2021 12:38 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Woman dies, 7 cops hurt as villagers clash with raiding police team
BETTIAH An 80-year-old woman died and seven policemen were injured on Wednesday morning when a police team raiding the house of a suspected liquor smuggler in East Champaran allegedly came under attack
Published on Apr 21, 2021 10:15 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Bettiah: 24 vehicles gutted in fire at gas godown
A major mishap was averted after a gas godown caught fire near Sant Ghat under Bairiya police station area at the outskirts of Bettiah on Thursday night, causing explosion of more than 100 LPG cylinders that gutted and about two dozen vehicles
Published on Apr 16, 2021 10:14 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
March from historic Vrindavan ashram to mark Gandhi’s 1st visit to Bihar
Vrindavan ashram houses private cottages, orchards and Gandhian memorials. Gandhi had addressed a gathering here after the conclusion of the fifth Gandhi Seva Sangh Conference in 1939.
Updated on Apr 02, 2021 09:43 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Canadian woman travelling without valid docs held
A Canadian woman was arrested from Ramgarhwa in East Champaran on Wednesday after she entered the Indian territory from Nepal without any valid documents
Published on Mar 31, 2021 10:00 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
PACS chairman shot dead in Bihar, angry villagers clash with police
On Tuesday morning four criminals on two motorcycles, barged into a shop and shot Matiyariya panchayat PACS president Pawan Gupta from a close range, killing him at the spot. The villagers nabbed one of the attackers and thrashed him.
Published on Mar 17, 2021 01:39 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Bihar worker finds mention in PM Modi’s ‘Maan ki Baat’
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the efforts of migrant worker, Pramod Baitha, in his monthly radio address ‘Mann ki Baat’ while sharing the examples of individuals who have been striving towards self-reliant India
Published on Feb 28, 2021 09:43 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Bettiah
Tiger’s carcass found in Bihar’s Valmiki Reserve
The tiger appeared to be 3-4 years old; the exact cause of death will only be confirmed once the post-mortem report is in
Updated on Feb 01, 2021 03:28 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Man arrested for rape of 13-year-old mute girl in Bihar village
The accused reportedly took the girl to a sugarcane field in his village on January 15 where he sexually assaulted her
Updated on Jan 18, 2021 09:04 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Bihar Police rescue 7 minors in Motihari, arrest alleged trafficker
Police said the children were being taken to Telangana to work in a factory.
Published on Jan 06, 2021 09:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar
‘Complaints are there in big project’: Bihar deputy CM on tap water promise
A toll free number has been given and any complaint received would be resolved proactively, said deputy chief minister Renu Devi.
Published on Dec 07, 2020 10:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar
Bihar villager believed dead found in Bangladeshi jail after 3 years
It is not yet known why and how the 60-year-old Ramdev Mahato crossed the border and ended up in a Bangladeshi jail.
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 12:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar
1st woman dy CM, RSS veteran to be the second-in-command in Bihar
Tarkishore Prasad, who was also elected leader of the BJP legislature party on Sunday, started his political career as a student leader in the anti-Emergency movement and has deep ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological fount of the BJP.
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 07:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah/Katihar | Sandeep Bhaskar and Aditya Nath Jha
Bihar election results: NDA candidates lead in Champaran region after initial rounds
In West Champaran, BJP’s Renu Devi was ahead of Congress’ Madan Mohan Tiwari on Bettiah seat by 2000 votes after eight rounds.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: UP CM invokes Ayodhya, nationalism in his election rallies
Attacking the RJD, Yogi urged the public not to be carried away by gimmicks of 1 million jobs for the state’s youth
Updated on Nov 02, 2020 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar
Back home, migrants prepare to vote in Bihar after long
The pandemic upended the lives of tens of thousands of migrant workers, brought untold sufferings, and forced many of them to walk back to their homes. But it has also pushed people like Kumar to stay put and get back on their feet in Bihar, which means they can also vote, something that they hardly ever did.
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 05:27 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Yogi Adityanath to address two rallies in Champaran today
Of the nine seats scheduled to go to polls in the two districts in the second phase, five seats are held by BJP. Yogi will address a rally each at Areraj (in East Champaran) and Chanpatiya (in West Champaran)
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 11:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar
Police, protestors face off in Bihar’s Bettiah after 2 hurt in road mishap
The protestors claimed the police action was unprovoked.
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 01:31 PM IST
HIndustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Video of headmaster taking money from students in Champaran goes viral
Authorities said they were verifying the authenticity of the video and that action would be taken against the accused only after the charges against him were found true.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 10:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Sandeep Bhaskar
Helipad, 360 degree camera: Nepal’s actions at India borders raises concern
The tensions with Nepal have risen since it declared three territories in India as its own.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah/Dehradun | Sandeep Bhaskar and Kalyan Das | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Nepal starts construction of helipad on disputed border area in Bihar
The helipad is nearing completion at Narsahi village, a short distance from Thari border outpost (BOP) of Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) near Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district.
Published on Aug 06, 2020 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Divya Shakti of Bihar cracks UPSC civil services exam 2019 in second attempt, bags AIR-79
Born and brought up in a doctor’s family, Divya opted for PCM (physics, chemistry mathematics) in after her matriculation, choosing to avoid biology, a subject sin quo non to become a doctor, at tender age itself. “All of our siblings have liberty to do what we wanted to study and all of three are now settled in professions other than medicos,” said Divya Shakti, who did her master in economics in 2016.
Published on Aug 04, 2020 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar| Published by: Nandini
Nepal plans helipad on disputed location in Bihar’s West Champaran district
Officials of the Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) say a tender for the helipad has already been floated.
Published on Aug 03, 2020 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | Sandeep Bhaskar| Edited by Sabir Hussain