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West Champaran: Woman critically injured by bear in Valmiki Reserve

BETTIAH, March 23 -- A 40-year-old woman was critically injured after being attacked by a bear in a forested area on the fringes of Dumari forest range of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar's West C... Read More


Mining official arrested for colluding with sand mafias; flees police stn

BETTIAH, March 22 -- Police in Bihar's Jadopur on Saturday registered a second case against mining inspector Saurabh Abhishek following his dramatic disappearance from police station with the alleged ... Read More


Pumpkin seeds worth Rs.37 lakh seized, two smugglers held in Champaran

BETTIAH, March 20 -- A joint team of the 71st battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two smugglers and seized a large quantity of pumpkin... Read More


Separated from mother, tiger found dead at VTR

BETTIAH, March 19 -- A one-and-a-half-year-old tiger, believed to have been searching for its own territory after separating from its mother, was found dead in the forests of Valmiki Tiger Reserve on ... Read More


Clerk caught with Rs.10K bribe

BETTIAH, March 18 -- Close on the heels of arresting a dairy field officer, the Bihar Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday nabbed a head clerk of a community health centre (CHC) for allegedly accepting a bribe... Read More


Hearths, braziers back to serve kitchen duties

BETTIAH, March 16 -- The glow of wood-fire and embers in desi choolhas (hearth) and angeethis (braziers) is back to light up houses and businesses, particularly in villages and small towns as the LPG ... Read More


12 students fall ill after drinking water from school hand pump

BETTIAH, March 11 -- At least 12 students were hospitalised after they allegedly fell ill after drinking water from a hand pump installed on the premises of a government school in Bihar's West Champar... Read More


Prachi failed 3 prelims but didn't lose hope to crack coveted exam

BETTIAH, March 8 -- Prachi Honey, 25 , who secured the 28th rank in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after failing to clear even the pr... Read More


Teenagers found hanging from a tree in West Champaran

BETTIAH, March 8 -- A 17-year-old girl and her 19-year-old male co-villager, who had left their home on Friday late evening, were found dead after hanging from a tree in a village in Bihar's West Cham... Read More


'Was planning to restart prelims prep'

BETTIAH, March 7 -- Brimming with vim and vigour, 25-yr-old Raghav Jhunjhunwala, who secured the fourth rank in the Civil Services Examination 2026 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on ... Read More