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Five women shot at over land dispute in Bihar

The incident happened in Bihar’s West Champaran district. Police said they have arrested one person and raids are on to nab the other people

The injured women have been admitted to government medical college hospital (GMCH) at Bettiah (Representative Image)

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Published on Dec 24, 2022 07:21 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Seven killed in chimney blast in East Champaran

East Champaran’s district magistrate (DM) Shirsat Kapil Ashok said the incident occurred at a brick kiln near Champapur village under Ramgarhwa police station limits of the district.

The DM said that the deceased, include the labourers from Uttar Pradesh as well. (Photo for representation)

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Published on Dec 23, 2022 11:00 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: 4 cops injured in alleged attack by people involved in liquor trade

Senior police officials said four persons including three women have been arrested so far in the case and investigations are under way

A large number of locals, many of them women, suddenly attacked the raiding team with stones and bricks. (File image | Representative)

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Published on Dec 20, 2022 03:00 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

13-yr-old found dead in Bihar, kin allege rape

The matter came to the fore after the passersby spotted a body buried in a pit near the bank of a river on Sunday morning and informed the police.

The minor had gone missing on December 15, the victim’s mother told the police. (Representational Photo)

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Published on Dec 18, 2022 11:45 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Bettiah

VTR installs system to check wild animals from straying outside

In a bid to reduce the incidents of man-animal conflict around the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar’s West Champaran district, which have claimed a number of human lives, forest officials have begun installing animal intrusion detection and repellent systems (ANIDERS) on the fringes

VTR is the lone tiger reserve in Bihar and has more than 30 big cats as per the last count. (HT file)

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Published on Dec 10, 2022 10:04 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

₹8 lakh looted from SBI branch, 5 held

West Champaran SP Upendra Nath Verma said a total of eight people were involved in the robbery, during which ₹8.29 lakh in cash was looted, of which ₹2.42 lakh has been recovered from the arrested suspects

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Published on Dec 07, 2022 10:12 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar teen ‘dies by suicide’, father mutilates her body to implicate rivals: Cop

Police said the investigation into the cause of the girl’s death was still open and they are waiting for the final postmortem report to conclude if she was killed or she died by suicide

East Champaran SP Kumar Ashish said the accused, said to be in his late 40s, was a farmer (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Dec 07, 2022 09:27 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Minor girl allegedly raped by two persons in Bihar district; no arrests yet

A case was lodged against two people under Sections 376 (rape), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and the POCSO Act

The girl’s mother alleged there was delay in the registration of the case. (File image | Representative)

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Published on Dec 05, 2022 09:21 AM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Sand miners open fire, female mining official alleged threat to life

A man opened fire and took back their vehicles laden with sand her team had seized from Sattarghat on the banks of Gandak river. One of the accused has been arrested.

Bihar is among the top two states as far as availability of sand is concerned, with reserves in 29 of the 38 districts. File Photo (HT file)

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Published on Dec 02, 2022 10:25 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar: Farmer injured in bear attack near Valmiki Tiger Reserve

VTR’s wild conservator and field director Neshamani K confirmed the incident and said the victim has been referred to the government medical college and hospital (GMCH) at Bettiah

A forest officer said the patrolling in the area has been intensified (Representative Photo)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2022 03:20 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: Five injured after locals attack wedding procession in West Champaran

The police said that the incident took place when some local villagers raised objections to the dance and music in the procession

For representational purposes only. (AFP File Photo)

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Published on Nov 29, 2022 02:43 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Migrant worker from Bihar found dead in Srinagar, kin say shot

The family of the deceased, identified as Balister Choudhary from Dumwaliya in Bagaha subdivision, came to know about the incident after a caller informed his wife on Tuesday night and shared the social media account of Srinagar police, which had circulated the body’s picture and a message for the purposes of identification.

According to police, Prima facie, it seems an unnatural death. (Picture for representation)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2022 10:07 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Liquor smuggler killed, another injured in shoot-out with police

East Champaran’s SP, Dr Kumar Ashish, who is also in-charge of Bettiah police in West Champaran, said that acting on a tip-off about arrival of a huge consignment of liquor from Uttar Pradesh through waterways, a police team laid a trap between Bharauwa Ghat and Birbhal Ghat under Srinagar police station.

A total prohibition is in force in Bihar since April 2016. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 07, 2022 09:46 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Srinagar (west Champaran)

Nitish rule has destroyed education system in Bihar: PK

Kishor has been on a padyatra (foot march) as part of his Jan Suraj campaign in Bihar since October 2, staring from Mahama Gandhi’s Bhitiharawa ashram. He intends to cover a 3500 kms on foot in the state.

Prashant Kishor during his Jan Suraj Sanvad programme in West Champaran district. (PTI)

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Published on Nov 04, 2022 10:22 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Lawyer arrested for carrying revolver to courtroom during hearing

The incident happened on Wednesday when Additional District Judge (ADJ) DK Pradhan noticed that advocate Pankaj Mahant was allegedly carrying a weapon in his courtroom during the hearing of a case.

The lawyer, while speaking to the media, accused the ADJ of implicating him in a false case. (Picture for representation)

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Updated on Nov 03, 2022 09:43 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

UP: Attack on security personnel amid liquor mafia’s arrest; 9 injured

Police personnel attacked by locals in UP’s Muzaffarpur over liquor mafia’s arrest. Excise department officers injured, vehicles damaged

Case against eight persons following attack on Muzaffarpur police. (Representative Image)

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Updated on Nov 02, 2022 03:38 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar bypoll results will trigger tiff within ‘mahagathbandhan’: Prashant Kishor

Kishor said the Bihar chief minister has not closed his channels with the BJP even after snapping ties with NDA in the state

Political strategist and Jan Suraj Abhiyan chief Prashant Kishor (centre) in West Champaran district of Bihar on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

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Published on Nov 02, 2022 12:53 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

My ex-clients funding ‘Jan Suraaj’ campaign: PK

The political strategist said that the financial assistance are coming from my former clients, six of them are chief ministers now.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor during the Jan Suraaj campaign in West Champaran district on October 21. (PTI)

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Published on Oct 26, 2022 10:04 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Patilar (west Champaran)

6 CMs, former clients lending financial aid for Jan Suraaj, says Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor described his campaign ‘less expensive’ compared to political parties as expensive requirements such hiring planes, buses, political rallies and advertisements have been avoided

Prashant Kishor has been on the Jan Suraaj Padayatra since October 2 in Bihar. (PTI)

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Updated on Oct 26, 2022 08:04 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Tiger linked to 9 deaths shot dead by authorities in Bihar

The forest department, however, has not provided any conclusive evidence to prove the tiger was responsible for all nine deaths, which had led to protests by villagers living near the reserve, seeking killing of the big cat to end the fear.

The tiger, which was being searched for the past 27 days, has been killed, said VTR’s wildlife conservator and field director Neshamani K. (Agencies)

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Updated on Oct 09, 2022 04:51 AM IST

ByReena Sopam, Sandeep Bhaskar, Patna/bettiah

‘Maneater’ tiger shot dead in Bihar’s VTR after 27-day hunt

The big cat, blamed for six human deaths in the area within a month, killed two more people in the morning on Saturday, hours before it was shot dead.

The tiger was killed on Saturday after 27 days of hunt. (HT photo)

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Published on Oct 08, 2022 09:39 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar and Reena Sopam, Bettiah

Bihar issues order to kill tiger linked to 7 deaths

The directive came after a 34-year-old man of Dumari village under Singahi panchayat in Ranghiya forest range of VTR was reportedly mauled to death by the tiger on Friday morning, making him the second victim in 24 hours and fourth since last month.

Bihar government issued an order to kill a tiger that killed four people in and around VTR in west Champaran district since Sept. (Rupjyoti Sarmah)

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Published on Oct 07, 2022 11:43 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar orders to shoot maneater tiger in VTR

The Bihar government on Friday issued “shoot at sight” orders for a tiger in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) which is believed to have killed at least four people in the last one month, two of them in the last two days, even as the ongoing hunt for the “maneater” has been intensified, forest officials said

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Updated on Oct 07, 2022 10:08 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Tiger mauls man to dead near Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve

VTR field director Neshamani K identified the man as Sanjay Mahato and said the same tiger killed a 12-year-old on Wednesday night

Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Shutterstock)

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Published on Oct 07, 2022 04:34 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

12-yr-old girl mauled by tiger in VTR, third death in a month

So far, efforts by the forest department to engage a Hyderabad-based hunter-cum tranquiliser expert and a large contingent of trackers, sharpshooters, rescuers, forest jawans, and veterinary experts to catch the tiger has turned futile.

According to officials, the latest incident has taken the toll to six in the past few months in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) range, three of them within a month. (Picture for representation)

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Published on Oct 06, 2022 10:56 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Nitish leaked confidential info on CBI raids to RJD: BJP chief

Bihar BJP president Dr Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday accused chief minister Nitish Kumar of leaking confidential information about the impending raids by central probe agencies to shield leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is the largest constituent in the ruling Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in the state

Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal. (HT Photo)

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Published on Aug 30, 2022 10:06 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar man hired contract killer for father’s murder, said he was off to Goa

East Champaran SP Kumar Ashish said the suspect believed that his father was in a relationship with a tenant in Motihari and may transfer some parcels of land in her name

Sanjay Kumar Thakur, a peon with Areraj sub divisional court, was shot dead on August 20 moments after he got off at the bus stop near the court. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Aug 30, 2022 08:56 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Leopard’s carcass found in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve

An official said prima facie the death appears to have been caused due to the fight with a tiger, citing multiple injuries

VTR has 98 leopards. (HT Photo ((Representative))

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Published on Aug 29, 2022 04:31 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: 37 children, cook hospitalised after allegedly consuming mid-day meal

The students complained of uneasiness, stomach ache hours after they ate their mid-day meal in their village school

The doctors treating the children said they were stable. (File image)

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Updated on Jul 28, 2022 01:10 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Madrasa teacher held by NIA in E Champaran

The room in which Asghar Ali lived in the mosque is said to have been allocated in the name of the imam of the mosque, Maulana Nesar Ahmed.

The teacher was arrested for his alleged involvement in anti-national activities, police said . (Picture for representation)

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Published on Jul 20, 2022 10:35 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

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The incident happened in Bihar’s West Champaran district. Police said they have arrested one person and raids are on to nab the other people

East Champaran’s district magistrate (DM) Shirsat Kapil Ashok said the incident occurred at a brick kiln near Champapur village under Ramgarhwa police station limits of the district.

Senior police officials said four persons including three women have been arrested so far in the case and investigations are under way

The matter came to the fore after the passersby spotted a body buried in a pit near the bank of a river on Sunday morning and informed the police.

In a bid to reduce the incidents of man-animal conflict around the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar’s West Champaran district, which have claimed a number of human lives, forest officials have begun installing animal intrusion detection and repellent systems (ANIDERS) on the fringes

West Champaran SP Upendra Nath Verma said a total of eight people were involved in the robbery, during which ₹8.29 lakh in cash was looted, of which ₹2.42 lakh has been recovered from the arrested suspects

Police said the investigation into the cause of the girl’s death was still open and they are waiting for the final postmortem report to conclude if she was killed or she died by suicide

A case was lodged against two people under Sections 376 (rape), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and the POCSO Act

A man opened fire and took back their vehicles laden with sand her team had seized from Sattarghat on the banks of Gandak river. One of the accused has been arrested.

VTR’s wild conservator and field director Neshamani K confirmed the incident and said the victim has been referred to the government medical college and hospital (GMCH) at Bettiah

The police said that the incident took place when some local villagers raised objections to the dance and music in the procession

Kishor has been on a padyatra (foot march) as part of his Jan Suraj campaign in Bihar since October 2, staring from Mahama Gandhi’s Bhitiharawa ashram. He intends to cover a 3500 kms on foot in the state.

The incident happened on Wednesday when Additional District Judge (ADJ) DK Pradhan noticed that advocate Pankaj Mahant was allegedly carrying a weapon in his courtroom during the hearing of a case.

Police personnel attacked by locals in UP’s Muzaffarpur over liquor mafia’s arrest. Excise department officers injured, vehicles damaged

Kishor said the Bihar chief minister has not closed his channels with the BJP even after snapping ties with NDA in the state

The political strategist said that the financial assistance are coming from my former clients, six of them are chief ministers now.

Prashant Kishor described his campaign ‘less expensive’ compared to political parties as expensive requirements such hiring planes, buses, political rallies and advertisements have been avoided

The forest department, however, has not provided any conclusive evidence to prove the tiger was responsible for all nine deaths, which had led to protests by villagers living near the reserve, seeking killing of the big cat to end the fear.

The big cat, blamed for six human deaths in the area within a month, killed two more people in the morning on Saturday, hours before it was shot dead.

The directive came after a 34-year-old man of Dumari village under Singahi panchayat in Ranghiya forest range of VTR was reportedly mauled to death by the tiger on Friday morning, making him the second victim in 24 hours and fourth since last month.

VTR field director Neshamani K identified the man as Sanjay Mahato and said the same tiger killed a 12-year-old on Wednesday night

So far, efforts by the forest department to engage a Hyderabad-based hunter-cum tranquiliser expert and a large contingent of trackers, sharpshooters, rescuers, forest jawans, and veterinary experts to catch the tiger has turned futile.

East Champaran SP Kumar Ashish said the suspect believed that his father was in a relationship with a tenant in Motihari and may transfer some parcels of land in her name

An official said prima facie the death appears to have been caused due to the fight with a tiger, citing multiple injuries

The students complained of uneasiness, stomach ache hours after they ate their mid-day meal in their village school

The room in which Asghar Ali lived in the mosque is said to have been allocated in the name of the imam of the mosque, Maulana Nesar Ahmed.

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