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No fund for permanent campus, Motihari central varsity in limbo

Ahead of the 2015 Bihar assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a central university in Bihar’s Bhagalpur as part of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package to the state. But a decade later, the varsity plan remains on paper with the draft detailed project report awaiting the Union…

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Bihar: ‘No desire to get involved with BJP again’, clears CM Nitish Kumar

After Nitish's statement in Motihari, there were speculations in the media that JDU is again leaning towards BJP. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: In rerun of Motihari horror, 2 die, 3 lose eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Muzaffarpur; 2 held

In a near rerun of the horrific events of April this year, two people died and another three lost their eyesight in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NIA arrests two operatives of PFI from Bihar’s Motihari

NIA arrests two suspected PFI operatives in Motihari, Bihar. Raids conducted with local police, yielding a country-made revolver. Yakub alias Sultan alias Usman, nabbed last month, provided information. NIA to interrogate suspects and file supplementary chargesheet against four persons in Patna district.

The Hindu

Two Chinese nationals arrested at Raxaul check post in Bihar, sent to jail

MOTIHARI: Two Chinese nationals were arrested by the immigration officials at Raxaul integrated check post (ICP) on the Indo-Nepal border for not having valid documents on Saturday evening.

The Times of India

Fifth standard student allegedly beaten to death by teachers for smoking in Bihar

A fifth-standard student Bajrangi Kumar (14) died after allegedly being caught smoking and thrashed by the teachers of a private school in Motihari of East Champaran district of Bihar.

The Hindu

Bihar: 1 dead in truck-oil tanker collision on NH 28 in Motihari

A truck driver was killed after a truck and an oil tanker collided resulting in a fire on NH 28 in Motihari. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Police constable found dead in Bihar's Motihari, probe on

MOTIHARI: A 49-year-old police constable was found dead with a bullet wound on his head in Bihar's East Champaran district, officials said on Sunday.

The Times of India

NIA detains four PFI members, searches on at eight more locations in Bihar's Motihari

PATNA: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained four suspected members of the now-banned terror outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI) on Saturday in East Champaran district. They have detained for interrogation in a joint raid conducted by the NIA team from Patna and Ranchi with the help of district police…

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Dreaded Bihar criminal carrying Rs 50k reward held in Lucknow by UPSTF

LUCKNOW: A team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) nabbed a self-proclaimed chieftain of banned outfit Azad Hind Fauj, which was active in Bihar’s Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Motihari and Muzaffarpur districts, in Lucknow on Monday.

The Times of India

'Bade log hain': Prashant Kishor on Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

MOTIHARI (Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' on Saturday won grudging praise, couched in sarcasm, from political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor.

The Times of India

Bihar: Chimney Of Brick Kiln Explodes, Seven Labourers Dead

At least seven laborers died and several more were injured after an explosion in the chimney of a brick kiln in Motihari, the police informed. Read on for details:

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Bihar Brick Kiln Blast Death Toll Goes Up To 9

The death toll due to the explosion in the chimney of a brick kiln in the Narirgir area of Bihar's Ramgarhwa has gone up to nine, the Motihari District Magistrate said on Saturday. Read on for details:

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Jewellery shop loot gang busted, 8 arrested in Patna

PATNA: Police on Monday arrested a gang of eight robbers and recovered looted jewellery worth Rs 17 lakh from them. Criminals involved in this gang are residents of Bettiah, Motihari and Patna and they used to target jewellery shops in the city.

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Patna: LPG price hike adds to woes of people

MOTIHARI: The hike in LPG cylinder price by Rs 50 earlier this week has added to the woes of common people who were already hard-pressed with rising inflation. With this increase, a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 1,151 in Patna.

The Times of India

Fire breaks out in train in Bihar, all passengers safe; major mishap averted

MOTIHARI: A DMU train's electric engine caught fire near Bhelwa station on Raxaul-Narkatiyaganj section of East Central Railway in Bihar on Sunday morning.

The Times of India

Agnipath protests: Four policemen injured, two dozen protesters arrested in Motihari

MOTIHARI: Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic at several places and vandalized the window panes of Awadh-Bandra down express train near Chanmari railway crossing at Motihari.

The Times of India

Bihar: Champaran man kills 82-year-old dad over petty issue

MOTIHARI: A man allegedly killed his 82-year-old father with a sharp-edged weapon over a petty dispute at his home in Gonahi village under the Patahi police station area in East Champaran district on Saturday.

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Bihar: Move to make Raxaul airport functional

MOTIHARI: After Darbhanga, the chances of opening of second airport in North Bihar have increased with East Champaran district administration accelerating its efforts to make the Raxaul airport functional.

The Times of India

Bihar: Farmers of East Champaran hail govt's decision on nilgais

MOTIHARI: Around 30,000 small and marginal farmers of 27 blocks in East Champaran district are jubilant after getting the information from the state environment, forest and climate change department that more than 2,500 nilgais (antilope) which were damaging their standing crops would be either killed or chased with the support…

The Times of India

Start organic farming on large scale to boost income, says minister

MOTIHARI: Union minister for fishery, animal husbandry and dairying, Parshottam Rupala, on Friday called on young farmers to start organic farming on large scale with the help of organic fertilisers, mostly prepared with indigenous cow dung, which will add to their income income while consumers will get safe food and…

The Times of India

A Virender Sehwag fan, a world record holder and a young cricketer who owes everything to his brother: The Sakibul Gani story

NEW DELHI: There is a distinct buzz in Agarwa mohalla in Motihari district of Bihar these days. And the reason is a cricketer who has put his hometown on the world map.

The Times of India

World record: Bihar lad Sakibul Gani hits 341 on debut

NEW DELHI: The sleepy town of Motihari in Bihar found itself under the spotlight on Friday when local lad Shakibul Gani (22) scripted cricketing history, hitting a triple century on first-class debut --- the first in the world to do so.

The Times of India

World record: Bihar lad Sakibul Gani hits 341 on debut in Ranji Trophy

NEW DELHI: The sleepy town of Motihari in Bihar found itself under the spotlight on Friday when local lad Sakibul Gani (22) scripted cricketing history, hitting a triple century on first-class debut --- the first in the world to do so.

The Times of India

Bihar: Identical paper goes viral before Matric exams start

MOTIHARI: The East Champaran district administration confirmed that a question paper that went viral on social media was identical to the one distributed to students on the first day of the Bihar School Examination Board’s Matriculation exams on Thursday.

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