Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Two teenagers were killed in Bihar’s West Champaran district after being hit by the Amrit Bharat Express while recording a video reel near a railway track, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred on the Bettiah–Narkatiaganj railway line, between Gulab Nagar railway crossing and Sathi railway station, near railway pillar number 234/31.Confirming the incident, Sathi railway station superintendent Santosh Kumar said that the Amrit Bharat Express was travelling from Mu…
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Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) Following the formation of the new NDA government in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday launched the ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ to review the progress of development projects and welfare schemes across the state.The yatra commenced from Bettiah, the district headquarters of West Champaran.On the first day of the march, CM Kumar laid the foundation stones for 125 development projects worth Rs 153 crore and inaugurated 36 projects worth Rs 29 crore.An official program in this…
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) The Gopalganj district administration in Bihar is facing a major challenge in transporting the world’s largest and heaviest Shivling due to the deteriorating condition of a bridge over the Gandak River, also known as the Narayani River in the region.The Shivling reached Gopalganj on Sunday morning. District Magistrate Pawan Kumar Sinha said that teams from Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have been called to i…
Patna, Dec 30 (IANS) Panic spread across the region after a tiger attacked and killed a Nilgai (blue bull) in a sugarcane field in the Sarai area of Bhangaha village in Bettiah, West Champaran district, on Tuesday. The incident has created fear among villagers living in and around the area.On Tuesday, villagers heading to their fields noticed the mutilated carcass of the nilgai lying in a sugarcane field.The carcass was surrounded by clear tiger paw prints, confirming the presence of the big cat…