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Police constable kills colleague with service rifle in Bihar; arrested
Both had joined the armed constabulary force in 2013 and were working together in West Champaran’s Sikta. They had recently been transferred to this location
Published on Apr 20, 2025 02:07 PM IST
Bangladesh national trying to cross into Nepal on Indian passport arrested: Police
Police said the suspect, G M Sohag of Patuakhali district in south-central Bangladesh, was stopped by Indian immigration officials at Raxaul
Published on Jul 15, 2024 07:20 PM IST
A tale of two Champarans
In British Raj, farmers suffered at the hands of the colonial rulers who forced them to cultivate indigo. Today’s Champaran faces an exodus of young workforce
Published on May 25, 2024 10:50 AM IST
FIR against 4 Bihar government school teachers after photo with RJD candidate goes viral
The four teachers are accused of taking part in electioneering and their photograph with a candidate has gone viral on social media, police said
Published on May 22, 2024 03:22 PM IST
West Champaran: Three-time BJP MP relies on Modi factor in fourth bid
Sanjay Jaiswal has won the West Champaran seat thrice since 2009. His father late Madan Prasad Jaiswal won the erstwhile Bettiah Lok Sabha seat thrice, in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
Published on May 20, 2024 09:39 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Will contest LS election, says Bihar’s Manish Kashyap who faces fake video cases
Manish Kashyap contested and lost the 2020 Bihar assembly election from the Chanpatia assembly segment in Paschim Champaran
Published on Apr 11, 2024 07:27 PM IST
Back from jail after 2 years, Bihar man kills wife, three young daughters
Ranjan Kumar, Areraj sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) said the prime suspect, who was on the run, was recently released on bail in another case of killing his fourth daughter
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 02:18 PM IST
3 wagons of spl train carrying vehicles derails in West Champaran, no casualties
The incident took place near Bagaha on the Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj section of the East Central Railway in West Champaran.
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 09:19 PM IST
₹23 lakh cash looted from SBI ATM in Bihar’s Gopalganj: Police
According to the police, the accused persons broke open a State Bank of India ATM in Gopalganj’s Nauraniya area around 4.30am
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 05:18 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi Central University bars dean from convocation on police request
A top university official said the dean has been barred from attending the university’s first convocation on October 19 at the instance of the district police
Published on Oct 18, 2023 07:08 PM IST
SSB jawan shot dead in front of his mother in Bihar robbery attempt at midnight
Constable Dharmendra Kumar of Bihar’s East Champaran district, was with the SSB’s 18th battalion. He was shot dead for resisting an attempt to rob his family
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:35 PM IST
3 including woman killed after vehicle hits 3 motorcycles in Bettiah
Three people, including a woman, died after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Bettiah. The driver has been arrested and one patient is critical.
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 02:58 PM IST
Odisha train tragedy: Bihar toll rises to 21 as 13 more die
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, secretary, disaster management, said that so far 66 passengers have been brought to Bihar from the place of accident by two buses.
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 10:01 PM IST
25-yr-old woman home-delivered illicit liquor in 2 Bihar districts, caught: Cops
Chakiya’s station house officer (SHO) Dhananjay Kumar said the woman, identified as Rani Devi (25) of Sahebganj locality, was arrested with 50 litres of liquor.
Updated on May 16, 2023 07:15 PM IST
Motihari hooch tragedy: BJP questions CM’s silence on hooch tragedy, Manjhi demands all-party meet
Opposition BJP and partners of the Grand Alliance have criticised the Bihar state government over its inability to control hooch tragedies as the death toll from the Motihari hooch tragedy rose to 22. Although chief minister Nitish Kumar has defended prohibition, the BJP claims such tragedies are happening due to unscrupulous elements. The chief minister has argued that hooch tragedies are a bigger problem in states without prohibition. However, Nitish's ally, the Hindustani Awam Morcha, has called for an all-party meeting to discuss the future of prohibition, arguing that deaths are consistently taking place.
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:01 PM IST
14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar called the incident sad incident and said that he has asked for all information related to the incident.
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 10:12 PM IST
Speeding car runs into group of women in Bihar’s Gopalganj, 2 dead: Police
A car in Bihar hit a group of women watching a wedding procession, killing two and injuring three. The driver fled the scene and police are searching for them.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 02:23 PM IST
Bihar YouTuber held under NSA over fake migrant video
The action comes a day after the Madurai district court remanded Kashyap to judicial custody for 15 days.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:28 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
10 minor girls rescued from Bihar’s East Champaran district
The raid was conducted after the NCPCR told the district police that 4-5 minor girls had been trafficked from West Bengal and were being confined at a location in the district.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 02:01 PM IST
Transport dept set to ban diesel buses in Patna from Oct 1 to curb pollution
According to the officer, the state government would provide financial support to owners of those diesel buses, who operate city bus service in Patna, to switch over to compressed natural gases (CNG) buses under the clean energy scheme.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 10:53 PM IST